Useful Links about Science and Technology in Asia-Pacific

Bangladesh	Bhutan	Brunei	Cambodia	PDR Korea	Hong Kong
India	Indonesia	Japan	Laos	Macau	Malayisa
Maldive	Mongolia	Myanmar	Nepal	Pakistan	Philippines
China	Korea	Singapore	Sri Lanka	Taiwan	Thailand
Vietnam	Chille	Mexico	Syria
		Third World	APEC	ASEAN	SAARC

Country Information Sources (in alphabetic order)

Bangladesh

• Official Homepage of the Government
  http://www.bangladeshonline.com/gob/mofa/

• Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
  http://www.bangladeshgov.org/

• Ministry of Science and Technology
  http://www.most-bd.org/

• Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
  http://www.buet.ac.bd  or http://www.buet.edu

Bhutan

• ??????????　

Brunei

• Ministry of Development
  http://www.mod.gov.bn

• Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources
  http://www.industry.gov.bn/

• Ministry of Education
  http://www.moe.gov.bn/　

Cambodia

• Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports
  http://www.moeys.gov.kh

• Ministry of Commerce
  http://www.moc.gov.kh/

• Ministry of Post and Telecommunication
  http://www.mptc.gov.kh/

Universities and Colleges

• Royal University of Phnom Penh
  　
• University of Health Sciences
  　
• Royal University of Agriculture
  　
• Moyarishi Vedic University (located in Province)
  　
• Institute of Technology of Cambodia

  　

Chile

• Ministerio de Educación [Ministry of Education] 
• Comision Nacional de Investigacion Cientifica y Tecnologica (CONICYT) [Commission for National Scientific and Technological Research]

  　

China, People's Republic of

Government

• Ministry of Communications
• Ministry of Construction
• Ministry of Culture
• Ministry of Education
• Ministry of Electronics Industry
  • Information Center
  • Chinese Electronics Standardization Institute
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation
• Ministry of Health
• Ministry of Information Industry
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• Ministry of Science and Technology
• China Meteorological Administration
  • National Meteorological Center
  • National Satellite Meteorological Center
  • National Climate Center

• State Oceanic Administration
• State Administration of Radio, Film and TV 
• State Education Commission
  • China Scholarship Council

• State Family Planning Commission
• Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence
• State Statistical Bureau
• State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping 
• China State Bureau of Technical Supervision
  • China Standardization and Information Classifying and Coding Institute

• Patent Office
• Office for Special Economic Zones
• State Information Center
• China Central Television
• China Radio International

Universities and Colleges

• Chinese Universities Directory by Xinyang Shen
  http://hong.commerce.ubc.ca/www/shen/univ.html

Public Research Institutes

• to be filled

Hong Kong

India

Ministries, Departments and Projects

• Government of India Official Website
  http://goidirectory.nic.in

• Department of Atomic Energy (DAE)
  http://www.dae.gov.in/

• Ministry of Information Technology (MIT)
  http://www.mit.gov.in

• Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)
  http://www.mst.nic.in/

  • Department of Science and Technology (DOST)
    http://mst.nic.in/dst/

  • Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR)
    http://dsir.nic.in/

  • Department of Biotechnology
    http://dbtindia.nic.in/

• Software Technology Parks of India (STPI)
  http://www.stpn.soft.net

Government / Autonomous Research Institutes 

• National Centre for Software Technology (NCST)
  http://konark.ncst.ernet.in

• Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)
  http://www.cdac.org.in

Universities and Colleges

• Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore (IIIT-B)
  http://www.iiitb.ac.in

• Indian Institute of Information technology, Hyderabad (IIIT-H)

• Indian Institute of Science , Bangalore (IISc)
  http://ece.iisc.ernet.in/iisc.html

• Indian Institute of Management , Bangalore
  http://www.iimb.ernet.in

• Indian Institute of Management , Ahmedabad (IIMAHD)
  http://www.iimahd.ernet.in

• Indian Institute of Management , Lucknow
  http://www.iiml.ac.in

• Indian Institute of Technology , Madras (IITM)
  http://www.iitm.ernet.in

• Indian Institute of Technology , Kharagpur (IITKGP)
  http://www.kgpnet.org

• Indian Institute of Technology , Bombay (IITB)
  http://www.iitb.ernet.in

• Indian Institute of Technology , Kanpur (IITK)
  http://www.iitk.ernet.in

• Indian Institute of Technology , Delhi (IITD)
  http://kriti.iitd.ernet.in/menu/iitd-home.html

Indonesia

• RISTEK (Ministry of Science and Technology)
  http://www.ristek.go.id

• BPPT (Agency of Assessment and Application of Technology)
  http://www.bppt.go.id

• Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB)
  http://www.ee.itb.ac.id (Electronics Department)

• Berita Iptek
  http://www.beritaiptek.com

• Institute for Science and Technology Studies (ISTECS)
  http://www.istecs.org/top_i.html

Japan

• Science and Technology Agency (STA)*　STA and MESSC will be merged after January 1, 2000.
  http://www.sta.go.jp

• Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI)
  http://www.miti.go.jp

• Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture (MESSC)*  
  http://www.monbu.go.jp

• Statistics Bureau
  http://www.stat.go.jp/english/1.htm

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Korea, Republic of

• Office of the President
  • National Intelligence Service
• Office of the Prime Minister
  • Ministry of Planning and Budget
  • Ombudsman of Korea 
• Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
• Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy
  • Korean Industrial Property Office
    http://www.kipo.go.kr/
  • Small and Medium Business Administration
  • Korea Trade & Investment Promotion Agency
    • National Institute of Technology and Quality
  • Korea Trade Commission
• Ministry of Construction and Transportation 
• Ministry of Education
• Ministry of Environment
• Ministry of Finance and Economy
  • Supply Administration
  • National Tax Administration
  • Korea Customs Service 
  • National Statistical Office
  • Korea Institute for International Economic Policy 
  • Korea Consumer Protection Board
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
• Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs
  • Korea Institute of Public Administration
• Ministry of Health and Welfare
• Ministry of Information and Communication
  • National Computerization Agency
• Ministry of Justice
• Ministry of Labor
• Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
  • National Maritime Police Agency
• Ministry of National Defense
• Ministry of National Unification
• Ministry of Science and Technology
  http://www.most.go.kr/ 
• Korean Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF)
  http://www.kosef.re.kr/
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Public Research Institutions

• Korea Institute of Industrial Technology
• Korea Institute of Industry and Technology Information
• Korea Meteorological Administration
• Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)
• Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology 
• Science and Technology Policy Institute  (STEPI)
• Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technolgy (KAIST)
• Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
• Korea Institute of Geology, Mining and Materials
• Korea Institute of Energy Research
• Korea Institute of Machinery and Metals
• Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science
• Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI)
• Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology 
• Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI)
• Korea Institute for Advanced Study
• Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety
• Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)
• Korea Research and Development Information Center
• National Institute of Health
• Korea Institute of Health Services Management
• National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology
• National Livestock Research Institute
• Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute
• National Fisheries Research and Development Institute
• National Oceanographic Research Institute
• Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Korea Information Society Development Institute 
• Radio Research Laboratory
• National Geography Institute
• National Institute of Environmental Research 

Universities and Colleges

• to be filled
  

Laos

Malaysia

• Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (MOSTE)
  http://www.mastic.gov.my/kstas

• Malaysian Science and Technology Information Centre (MASTIC)
  http://www.mastic.gov.my

• Standard and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM)
  http://www.sirim.my

• Malaysian Institute of Microelectronics (MIMOS)
  http://www.mimos.net.my

• Malaysian Rubber Board (Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia)
  http://www.lgm.gov.my

• Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
  http://www.usm.my

• Univwersiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
  http://www.utm.my

• University of Malaya (UM)
  http://www.cc.um.edu.my

• Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
  http://www.ukm.edu.my

• Universiti Pertanian Malaysia (UPM)
  http://www.upm.edu.my

• Multimedia University (previously known as Universiti Telekom)
  http://www.mmu.edu.my

• MARA Institute of Technology (ITM)
  http://www.itm.edu.my

• JST Malaysia Office
  http://www.jstmy.com.my/jstmy/

Mexico

• Secretaría de Educación Pública (SEP)  [Secretariat of Public Education]
• Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) [National Council of Science and Technology]
• Instituto Nacional de Ecología (INE) [National Institute of Ecology]

Mongol

Myanmar

Nepal

• Tribhuvan University

• Kathmandu University
  http://www.panasia.org.sg/nepalnet/ku/

• Nepal Engineering College, Kathmandu
  http://www.nepeng.edu.np

Pakistan

• FAST Institute of Computer Science, Karachi
  http://www.fastics.edu.pk

• COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
  http://www.ciit.edu.pk

• Karachi Institute of Information Technology
  http://www.kiit.edu.pk

• University of Engineering and Technology-Lahore
  http://webs.com.pk/uet

• University of Engineering and Technology-Peshawar
  http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Quad/2406/uetmain.html

• University of Engineering & Technology
  http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/4135/uet.htm

• SZA Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology
  http://www.szabist.edu.pk

• Gulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology
  http://www.giki.edu.pk

Peru

Philippines

• DOST (Department of Science and Technology)
  http://www.dost.gov.ph

• University of the Philippines-Diliman (UPD)
  http://www.upd.edu.ph

• University of Santo Tomas (UST)
  http://www.ust.edu.ph

• Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU)
  http://www.admu.edu.ph

• De La Salle University (DLSU)
  http://www.dlsu.edu.ph

Singapore

Government Agencies

• Agency for Science, Technology and Research (ASTAR or A^*STAR)
  http://www.a-star.edu.sg/
  former NSTB: National Science and Technology Board

Public Research Institutions

• Kent Ridge Digital Labs. (KRDL)
  http://www.krdl.org.sg

• Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB)
  http://www.imcb.nus.edu.sg

• Institute of Microelectronics (IME)
  http://www.ime.org.sg

• Environmental Technology Institute (ETI)
  http://www.eti.org.sg

• Data Storage Institute (DSI)
  http://www.dsi.nus.edu.sg

Universities

• National University of Singapore (NUS)
  http://www.nus.edu.sg

• Nanyang Technology University (NTU)
  http://www.ntu.edu.sg

Sri Lanka

• Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)
  see Sri Lankan Government Website
  http://www.priu.gov.lk

• University of Colombo
  http://www.cmb.ac.lk

Syria

Taiwan

• National Science Council (NSC)｛行政院國家科學委員會｝
  http://www.nsc.gov.tw

• Science and Technology Information Center (STIC)
  http://www.stic.gov.tw

Thailand

Ministries, Agencies and Projects

• Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (MOSTE)
  http://www.moste.go.th

• National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA)
  http://www.nstda.or.th

• Thai Industrial Standard Institute (TISI)
  http://www.tisi.go.th

• Thailand Research Fund (TRF)
  http://www.inet.co.th/org/trf/

• The National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT)
  http://www.???????????

• Thailand Software Park
  http://www.swpark.or.th

• Thailand Science Park
  http://nstda.or.th/sciencepark

Government Research Institutes

• National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC)
  http://www.nectec.or.th

• National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC)
  http://www.biotec.or.th

Universities and Colleges

• Chulalongkorn University (CU)
  http://www.chula.ac.th

• Thammasat University (TU)
  http://www.tu.ac.th

• King Mongkut's Institute of Technology, Thornburi (KMITT)
  http://www.kmitt.ac.th

• King Mongkut's Institute of Technology, Ladkrabang (KMITL)
  http://www.kmitl.ac.th

• Mahidol University
  http://www.mahidol.ac.th

• Kasetsart University (KU)
  http://www.ku.ac.th

Viet Nam

Government

• Ministry of Science, technology and Environment (MOSTE)
  http://www.moste.gov.vn

• Directorate for Standards and Quality (STAMEQ)
  http://www.tcvn.gov.vn/english/main_en.htm

Universities and Colleges

• Vietnam National University
  http://www.vnu.edu.vn/

• Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Min City
  http://www.vnuhcm.edu.vn/

Third World Cooperation

• The Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
  http://www.twas.org/

• Third World Network of Scientific Organizations (TWNSO)
  http://www.twnso.org/

• Third World Organization for Women in Science (TWOWS)
  http://www.twows.org/

Regional Information Sources

APEC

• ASTWeb: The APEC Science & Technology Website (ASTWeb) is an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) initiative to promote global communication and the sharing of information about science and technology issues.
  http://www.apecst.org/site/index.cfm

• APEC Secretariat, Singapore
  http://www.apecsec.org.sg

• APEC Center for Technology Foresight, Bangkok, Thailand
  http://www.apectf.nstda.or.th

• APEC Industrial Science & Technology Indicators Project Site
  http://www.apec-isti.org

ASEAN

• ASTNET: The ASEAN Science & Technology Network (ASTNET) is a regional effort of the ASEAN Committee on Science and Technology (ASEAN COST) to network S&T resources of member countries and to provide an effective information link to its activities.
  http://www.astnet.org

• SEAMEO: Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization
  http://www.rihed.seameo.org

• ASEAN Secretariat
  http://www.aseansec.org

• ASEAN University Network (AUN)
  http://www.aun.chula.ac.th/

Member Universities of ASEAN University Network
Universiti Brunei Darussalam	Royal University of Phnom Penh	University of Indonesia	University of Gadjah Mada	National University of Laos
Universiti Sains Malaysia	Universiti Malaya	Institute of Economics, Yangon	University of Yangon	University of Philippines
De La Salle University	National University of Singapore	Nanyang Technological University	Chulalongkorn University	Burapha University
Vietnam National University	Vietnam National University-HoChiMinh City

SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation)

• SAARC Secretariat
  http://www.south-asia.com/saarc

• Science Organizations Around the World by NSF
  http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/int/map.htm

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