Missions and activities

• The mission of the Federal Science Policy Office is to prepare, execute and evaluate science policy and its extensions, in particular :
  • the implementation, at the Government’s behest, via the Directorates-General Research & Space and Coordination & Information, of scientific and technical resources in support of the areas of competence of the Federal Authority,
  • the formation of a permanent expert capability in the universities and research centres to serve the Federal Authority in the scientific and technical fields,
  • the provision of support to the ten Federal Scientific Institutions, placed under the supervision of the Federal Science Policy Office, as well as to the Scientific and Technical Information Service (SIST) and to Belnet, the research communications network, in
    their administrative, financial and material management and the coordination and development of their research and scientific public service activities,
  • in addition, in January 2002, the Prime Minister and the Minister for Science Policy agreed to give the department responsibility for the question of the cultural artefacts seized from the Jewish community during the war.
• Legal bases
• Our budget
• Cooperation protocol with the Chamber of Representatives