From July 31 to August 9, 2024, the International Research and Training Center for Science and Technology Strategy (CISTRAT) of Chinese Academy of Science and Technology for Development (CASTED) successfully held the 11th International Training Workshop on Science and Technology Innovation Policy Research and Methods in Belt and Road Countries. Liu Dongmei, Secr...

On July 31, the second plenary meeting of the second Governing Board of CISTRAT was held in a hybrid format of both in person and online. Vice Minister Lin Xin of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (MOST) attended the meeting as the chairperson of CISTRAT GB. Representatives from the Department of Basic Sciences of the United Nations Educational, Sc...

The International Symposium of the Category 2 Institutes and Centres under the Auspices of UNESCO in the Field of Natural Sciences was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 15 to 17 May 2024. The symposium was co-hosted by UNESCO, International Science, Technology and Innovation Centre (ISTIC), the Permanent Delegation of Malaysia to UNESCO and the Malaysian Nati...

On April 24, the Vietnam delegation led by Ms Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Diep, Director General of the Department of Legislation of the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam, visited CASTED to discuss scientific and technological innovation (STI) policies and regulations. The meeting was hosted by CASTED Vice President Guo Rong. Representatives from the Ministry...

At the invitation of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the CISTRAT and CASTED sent a delegation on April 21st to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to participate in the "6th African Science, Technology and Innovation Forum" and exchanged views with delegates. ...

With the support of MOST and UNESCO, CISTRAT organized its 6th annual international training workshop on STI policy research and method. The workshop started from October 23, when Mr. Hu Zhijian, Executive Director of CISTRAT and President of CASTED, welcomed trainees from around the globe. During the 3-week-long training, CISTRAT organized 18 lectures and 7 ...

With MOST and UNESCO as sponsors, CISTRAT organized its 5th international training workshop named ‘International Workshop on STI Policy Research and Method’ from October 31 to November 19, 2016. The workshop, enrolling 13 international trainees and 7 Chinese trainees, arranged 48 hours of classroom lectures taught by 20 Chinese experts and 4 foreign exp...