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Science and technology has always been an international activity. NSTDA is working to raise its profile in the global scientific community by building partnerships with leading research agencies and educational institutions around the world. The resulting networks enable the international flow of knowledge, technology and people, and allow NSTDA researchers to benchmark their own research against some of the best research taking place in the world today.

NSTDA maintains healthy relationships with a wide range of agencies and institutions located in countries across the globe, many of which are formalized by official agreements such as MOUs.  NSTDA has bilateral collaborations with more than 20 countries in the world, including Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Israel, Japan, Korea, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Nepal, Russia, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States, Uganda, and Vietnam.

In addition, NSTDA actively participates in a number of multilateral committees/working groups including the APEC Industrial Science and Technology Working Group (ISTWG), ASEAN Committee on Science and Technology (COST), ASEAN Foundation, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA).

NSTDA and Brazil

Brazil is one of the strategic country that NSTDA aims to partner with. Brazil has one of the strongest and fastest growing science bases outside the OECD, and is an increasingly important and competitive research economy. Brazil has 0.92 researchers for every 1,000 workers. In 2008 Brazil had 46,700 people with graduate degrees, including 10,700 with doctorates and now produces…

NSTDA and EU FP7

The European Union Seventh Framework Program for Research and Technological Development (FP7) is the main mechanism by which the European Union funds research and development, both within the European Union as well as outside of Europe. This funding program has a budget of more than €50 billion between 2007 and 2013. FP money is spent on grants to European and…

NSTDA and Germany

On average, Germany registers one patent at the European Patent Office every 22 minutes–more than any other country in the world.  Germany's R&D landscape offers a unique network of university and non-university research that cooperates closely with business, industry and commerce.  Excellent academies of science, networks and clusters, as well as scientific associations also contribute to Germany’s success in the…

NSTDA and Israel

Israel, a small country but widely recognized for its science and technological achievements, has been targeted as one of NSTDA’s strategic partner countries.  Israel ranks number 1 in the world in terms of  R&D expenditure in relation to GDP (about 4.8%), and has built an extensive knowledge-based society in a relatively short time.  This small-but-cutting-edge country has sharply defined scientific…

NSTDA and Japan

Japan rose to become one of the world’s largest economies with esteem of their science and technology, which is among the best in the world.  With the recent economic crisis, Japan is now set to achieve the next new heights through research and innovation in a sustainable way while fostering human resources and making a unified effort to improve the…

NSTDA and UK-Thailand: Partners in Science

The UK and Thailand have long enjoyed a productive history of collaboration in science and technology (S&T).  Many of Thailand’s preeminent scientists began their academic and research careers at British universities and today Thailand’s universities are actively involved in joint research activities with leading UK universities.  The UK and Thailand also share a strong and vibrant economic relationship.  The European…
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