International Research and Training Centre for Science and Technology Strategy (thereafter noted as "CISTRAT"), established in May 2012 as a Category II Centre under the auspices of UNESCO, is based in the Chinese Academy of Science and Technology for Development (CASTED), which is a research institute directly affiliated to the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) and one of the most significant S&T policy think tanks in China.
Since the initial agreement between UNESCO and MOST about CISTRAT is only valid until May 2...
As a Category II Center under the auspices of UNESCO, CISTRAT continued in this year to fulfill the agreement between UNESCO and the Chinese Government, by carrying out a series of work on international training and joint research, and by enhancing cooperation among developing countries in the field of scientific and technological innovation policy.
Firstly, the international training workshop continued to be held, which provided technical support for S&T development strategies and policy research of developing countries.
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As a Category II Center under the auspices of UNESCO, CISTRAT continued in this year to fulfill the agreement between UNESCO and the Chinese Government by carrying out the following tasks.
Firstly, the international training workshop continued to be held, which provided technical support for developing countries with regard to S&T development strategies and policy research.
The Fourth CISTRAT International Training Workshop, held under the title of “Research and Method of Scientific and Technological Innovation Policy: I...
As a Category II Center under the auspices of UNESCO, CISTRAT continued in this year to fulfill the agreement between UNESCO and the Chinese Government by carrying out the following tasks.
Firstly, the international training workshop continued to be held, which provided technical support for S&T development strategies and policy research of developing countries.
The Third CISTRAT International Training Workshop, held under the title of “STI Policy Research and Method: Reinforcing National Capacity on STI Asse...
Category 2 institutes and centres under the auspices of UNESCO are a global network of
institutions of excellence in the Organization’s domains of competence. Given their expertise,
these institutes and centres contribute to the implementation of UNESCO’s strategic priorities,
programmes, and global development agendas, through international and regional cooperation,
research, knowledge production, policy advice, and capacity development. Though independent of
UNESCO, category 2 institutes and centres are a privileged partner of the Organization with
access to UNESCO’s logo and international and intergovernmental bodies and networks and may
leverage on UNESCO’s international reach and convening powers,...