| Science and Technology: Argentina |
| This pathfinder includes scientific institutes and associations in or concerned with Argentina.
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| ACADEMIA NACIONAL DE INGENIERIA (http://www.acadning.org.ar/) |
| The National Academy of Engineering is a private, nonprofit institution, dedicated to the study, application and difussion of the engineering disciplines. In Spanish. |
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| AGENCIA NACIONAL DE PROMOCION CIENTIFICA Y TECNOLOGICA (http://www.agencia.secyt.gov.ar/) |
| "The Agency was created by Presidential Decree 1660 of December 26th, 1996. Its objective is the promotion of activities aimed at the development of science, technology and innovation. It is a distinctive feature of the Agency to be exclusively dedicated to promotion. Others S & T institutions in the country perform promotion functions along with their own R & D activities, usually directed to support the latter. The Agency provides support to research groups on the basis of a quality assessment, irrespective of their affiliation." In Spanish with some information in English. |
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| ANACITEC: ASOCIACION ARGENTINO-NORTEAMERICANA PARA EL AVANCE DE LA CIENCIA, LA TECNOLOGIA Y LA CULTURA (http://www.anacitec.org/) |
| The Argentine-North American Association for the Advancement of Science, Technology and Culture (ANACITEC)is a private non-profit organization chartered in 1985 to promote cultural, scientific, and artistic exchanges between Argentina and the United States, and to support ideas, projects and concerns of Argentine-American professionals and academics living in the United States. |
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| ANCEFN: ACADEMIA NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS EXACTAS, FISICAS Y NATURALES (http://www.ancefn.org.ar/) |
| "The Academia Nacional de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales was founded on the 26th March 1874 as a branch of the University of Buenos Aires, but seceded in 1925 becoming autonomous as a private civil institution with its own statutes and by- laws sanctioned by the National Government." The homepage includes institutional information, activities, prizes and scholarships, publications, and links. Also offers a link to its library. In Spanish with some information in English. |
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| COMISION NACIONAL DE ACTIVIDADES ESPACIALES (http://www.conae.gov.ar/caratula.html) |
| The National Commission on Space Activities, which oversees the National Space Plan, is a governmental organization depending on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Cult. The web site presents institutional information, activities, news, a catalog of satellital images and related links. In Spanish with some information in English. |
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| COMISION NACIONAL DE ENERGIA ATOMICA (http://www.cnea.gov.ar/) |
| The main aim of CNEA, established in 1950, is to develop the peaceful applications of nuclear energy in the fields of electric power, medicine, agriculture, industry and environment. In Spanish. |
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| CONICET : CONSEJO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS Y TECNICAS (http://www.conicet.gov.ar/home.htm) |
| Conicet is a governmental organization dedicated to promote the science and technology in Argentina. The site includes institutional information, activities, news and national and international related links. In Spanish. |
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| INFOCYT: RED DE INFORMACION C&T PARA AMERICA LATINA Y EL CARIBE (http://www.redhucyt.oas.org/infocyt/) |
| Electronic network that presents information on science and technology in America Latina and the Caribbean. In Spanish. |
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| INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGIA INDUSTRIAL (http://www.inti.gov.ar/default.htm) |
| INTI, National Institute of Industrial Technology, is responsible for promoting the development and transfer of technology to the industry, and for assuring the industrial standardization. The site includes institutional information, news and events, services, acces to its library, and links. In Spanish. |
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| SETCYP : SECRETARIA PARA LA TECNOLOGIA, LA CIENCIA Y LA INNOVACION PRODUCTIVA (http://www.setcip.gov.ar/home.htm) |
| Government office, part of the Ministry of Education. The web page presents institutional information, mission, projects, news, as well as legislation and indicators on science and technology. Includes a catalog of databases and informative resources on science, technology and innovation. In Spanish. |
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