Belgian Federal Science Policy Office
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The Belgian Federal Science Policy Office (Federaal Wetenschapsbeleid) or BELSPO is a Belgian
government institution responsible for coordinating science policy at a federal level. It designs and implements research programmes and networks and manages the participation of Belgium in European
and international organisations. BELSPO supervises Belgian federal scientific organisations.
In 1959 the structures were created for the political and administrative coordination of the Belgian science policy. These structures included the Interministerial Commission for Science Policy (ICSP) and the National Council for Science Policy (NCSP). In 1968, the Science Policy Office (SPO) was established as a Belgian State administration.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
government institution responsible for coordinating science policy at a federal level. It designs and implements research programmes and networks and manages the participation of Belgium in European
Europe
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and international organisations. BELSPO supervises Belgian federal scientific organisations.
History
BELSPO was previously known as the Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs (OSTC), which name was changed following the Copernic reform of Belgium's federal administration.In 1959 the structures were created for the political and administrative coordination of the Belgian science policy. These structures included the Interministerial Commission for Science Policy (ICSP) and the National Council for Science Policy (NCSP). In 1968, the Science Policy Office (SPO) was established as a Belgian State administration.
Federal scientific and cultural institutions
- Belgian Institute for Space AeronomyBelgian Institute for Space AeronomyThe Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy is a Belgian federal scientific research institute...
- Belgian Co-ordinated Collections of Micro-organismsBelgian Co-ordinated Collections of Micro-organismsThe Belgian Co-ordinated Collections of Micro-organisms is a Belgian government funded consortium of four scientific institutions, who manage and exploit a collection of fungi, bacteria and plasmids...
- Center for Historical Research and Documentation on War and Contemporary SocietyCenter for historical research and documentation on war and contemporary societyThe Center for Historical Research and Documentation on War and Contemporary Society is a Belgian federal research and documentation centre based in Brussels. The institute collects documentation and carries out research on the wars and conflicts of the 20th century and their impact on Belgium...
- Geological Survey of BelgiumGeological Survey of BelgiumThe Geological Survey of Belgium is a Belgian federal research institute for Belgian geology. It is a department of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences. The institute is as a resource centre and project partner which produces maps, books and databases of Belgian geology...
- National and Provincial State Archives
- PlanetariumPlanetarium (Belgium)The Planetarium of the Royal Observatory of Belgium is a Belgian planetarium and part of the institutions of the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office....
- Royal Belgian Institute of Natural SciencesRoyal Belgian Institute of Natural SciencesThe Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences is a museum in the Belgian capital of Brussels dedicated to natural history. Its most important pieces are 30 fossilized Iguanodon skeletons, which were discovered in 1878 in Bernissart. The dinosaur hall of the museum is the world's largest museum...
- Royal Institute for Cultural HeritageRoyal Institute for Cultural HeritageThe Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage is a Belgian federal institute of the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office . The institute studies and conserves the artistic and cultural assets of Belgium. Its mission consists in research and public service...
- Royal Library of BelgiumRoyal Library of BelgiumThe Royal Library of Belgium is one of the most important cultural institutions in Belgium. The library has a history that goes back to the age of the Dukes of Burgundy...
- Royal Meteorological InstituteRoyal Meteorological InstituteThe Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium is a Belgian federal institute of the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office . It is located in Uccle and in Dourbes...
- Royal Museum for Central AfricaRoyal Museum for Central AfricaThe Royal Museum for Central Africa is an ethnographical and natural history museum in Tervuren, just outside Brussels, Belgium. It was first built to show off King Leopold II's Congo Free State for the 1897 World Exhibition. It focuses mainly on Congo, Belgium's former colony...
- Royal Museums for Art and History
- Royal Museums of Fine Arts of BelgiumRoyal Museums of Fine Arts of BelgiumThe Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium , is one of the most famous museums in Belgium.-The museum:...
- Royal Observatory of Belgium
Federal scientific and cultural partner institutions
- Academia BelgicaAcademia BelgicaThe Academia Belgica is an academic organization. The goal of the Academy is to promote the cultural, scientific and artistic cooperation between Italy and Belgium....
at Rome - Euro Space CenterEuro Space CenterEuro Space Center is an educational tourist attraction located in Transinne, Belgium, near Redu, devoted to space and astronautics. The centre includes simulators of space flight and micro-gravity...
- Royal Academy of Overseas SciencesRoyal Academy of Overseas SciencesThe Royal Academy of Overseas Sciences is a Belgian institute and part of the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office . The academy was founded in 1928 in order to promote scientific knowledge in overseas regions...
- Royal Film Archive
- Von Karman Institute for Fluid DynamicsVon Karman Institute for Fluid DynamicsThe von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics is a non-profit educational and scientific organization which specializes in three specific fields: aeronautics and aerospace, environment and applied fluid dynamics, turbomachinery and propulsion...
See also
- Science and technology in BelgiumScience and technology in BelgiumScience and technology in Belgium is well developed with the presence of several universities and research institutes. As Belgium is a federal state, science is organized at several levels...
- Science and technology in the Brussels-Capital Region
- Science and technology in FlandersScience and technology in FlandersScience and technology in Flanders, the northern region of Belgium , is well developed with the presence of several universities and research institutes...
- Science and technology in WalloniaScience and technology in WalloniaScience and technology in Wallonia, the southern region of Belgium , is well developed with the presence of several universities and research institutes.-Technology institutes:Wallonia is home to several science and technology organizations....
- Belgian Academy Council of Applied SciencesBelgian Academy Council of Applied SciencesThe Royal Belgian Academy Council of Applied Sciences is a Belgian council, which consists of the Flemish Academy Committee for Science and Technology and Walloon Comité de l'Académie pour les Applications de la Science committees of the Flemish and French Academies of Science in Belgium. BACAS...
(BACAS) - Francqui FoundationFrancqui FoundationThe Francqui Foundation was founded in 1932 by Emile Francqui and Herbert Hoover with the goal "to further the development of higher education and scientific research in Belgium". The foundation is a private foundation under the legal from of a Belgian "Institution of Public Utility"...
- National Fund for Scientific Research
- AgoriaAgoriaAgoria is Belgium's largest employers' organisation and trade association. The companies represented by Agoria are active in 13 branches of the technology industry: aerospace, automotive, construction products, contracting & maintenance, electrical engineering, industrial automation, ICT,...