Responsible Science Management
ISTC Fact SheetObjectives • Provide weapons experts in the CIS the opportunity to redirect their talents to peaceful activities • Contribute to the solution of national and international science and technology problems • Reinforce the transition to market economies • Support basic and applied research • Promote integration of CIS scientists into global scientific community Brief History • ISTC is an intergovernmental organization founded by the European Union, Japan, Russia and the United States in November 1992; operations began in March 1994. • Total member countries in the ISTC: 38 Activities and Operations (as of December 2013) •2,794 funded proposals, totaling $879.1M • Over75,075 scientists from Russia and the CIS have recieved grants from ISTC •$547.8M paid in research grants in total • Full range of supporting programs: Travel support (Mobility); Responsible Science; Science Workshops and Seminar; Patenting Support Programm; Japan Workshops; Probiotic & Health TI, Promotion of Innovative Environments Organization • Governing Board includes as permanent members: European Union, Japan, Russian Federation, the United States • ISTC Secretariat Headquarters in Moscow; regional offices in Yerevan, Minsk, Tbilisi, Almaty, Bishkek, and Dushanbe Support to Nonproliferation Regimes • Disposal of Weapons-Grade Plutonium • Destruction of Chemical Weapons • Support to Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty • Nuclear Material Control & Accounting Updated February 2014 |