Federal Public Planning Service Science Policy

The Federal Public Planning Service Science Policy (Dutch: Programmatorische Federale Overheidsdienst Wetenschapsbeleid; French: Service public fédéral de programmation Politique scientifique; German: Föderaler Öffentlicher Programmierungsdienst Wissenschaftspolitik) or Belgian Science Policy Office, Federal Science Policy, known by the acronym BELSPO, is the federal government body responsible for research policy in Belgium. 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.

History

Formal political and administrative coordination of the Belgian science policy was begun with the creation of the first government organisations in 1959. These 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.

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.

Federal scientific and cultural institutions

Federal scientific and cultural partner institutions

References

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External links

v t e Federal Public Services of the federal government of Belgium
Horizontal services	FPS Chancellery of the Prime Minister FPS Policy and Support (merger of FPS Budget and Management Control, FPS Personnel and Organisation and FPS Information and Communication Technology)
Vertical services	FPS Economy FPS Employment FPS Finance FPS Foreign Affairs FPS Health FPS Interior FPS Justice FPS Social Security FPS Mobility and Transport Ministry of Defence
Planning services	PPS Social Integration, Fight against Poverty and Social Economy PPS Science Policy

Authority control databases
International	ISNI VIAF
National	United States