Translation of "Plan directeur scientifique " (French → English) :

2. The Scientific Programme Board(s) shall advise the Governing Board and the Director, as necessary, on the adoption and implementation of the project plan and work programmes.

All the strategic initiatives being developed by the 13 institutes and by the cross-cutting initiative will respond to some aspects of those four broad areas (1100) The next page is a metric, if you will, our scientific directors have developed to speak to how to choose between the myriad of opportunities in health research these days, opportunities to advance science ethically, improve health integration, and improve the health care economy, if you will.

(2) These rules should again be revised to take account of the opinion of 18-19 October 2001 of the Scientific Steering Committee, which recommended that a survey of the incidence of TSEs should urgently be carried out with the available rapid tests using a statistically sound sample design and size.

Parallel sessions will address the topics of : . systems of innovation in regions . the role of industry in regional technological development . regional economic and social impact of RTD and innovation policy . evaluating RTD in the regions . technology transfer and RTD networks . human dimension in regional RTD . cooperation and competition - ST policies of the EU, USA and Japan . regions in the global information society The opening session, introduced and chaired by Professor J. Routti (Director General DG XII, Science, Research and Development), will take place from 9:00 ...[+++] to 11:00 on September 19th, with speakers including Mr G. Mitchell (Assistant Secretary of Technology Policy, US Department of Commerce), Dr N. Kumagai (Commissioner of the Prime Minister s Council of Science and Technology, Japan), Prof. U. Scapagnini (President of CERT, European Parliament), and Mr E. Landaburu (Director General DG XVI, Regional Policy and Cohesion, European Commission).

In my view, the legislation is well balanced and enables the Governing Council to make all decisions necessary in terms of funding programs, creation of institutes, appointment of scientific directors and advisory board members.

Another major change in the way decisions are made resulted from the creation in December 1992 of the Fisheries Resource Conservation Council (FRCC), an industry/science management body to examine research, stock assessment methodologies and quota levels, hold public hearings on resource assessments and conservation measures, and provide public written advice to the federal Minister of Fisheries (8) The Council's mandate specifically includes three guiding principles: fisheries resource conservation through an ecological approach (in its last two reports, the FRCC has recommended that the Department of Fisheries and Oceans move to an ecosystem approach in its management of the fisheries); creation of a partnership among go ...[+++]vernment, scientists and industry; and consultation with the Council's client groups in preparation of public recommendations to the Minister.