Department of Research and Development (Nouvelle Alexandrie)
The Department of Research and Development, formerly the Department of Science, is the department that establishes and coordinates federal policy regarding science, technology, industrial strategy, and innovation. The Department is also tasked with the maintenance of National Science Initiatives, Patents, Trademarks, Copyright Law, and Intellectual Property.
The Department of Research and Development works closely with the Department of Education on matters of science education and innovation; and with the Department of Defense on matters of military science and technology. It also works with the Department of Energy and Environment regarding domestic civil nuclear research and development, agricultural science and technology, and ecology policies.
The Department is headed by a Secretary of Research and Development, who is appointed by the King on the advice of the President of the Government. The Secretary of Research and Development is a member of the Council of State. The department is equivalent to a science and Technology ministry in other nations.
The department was established in 1689 AN as the Department of Science. The succesor department remained headquartered at the Morning Wind Building in the Government Triangle neighbourhood of Cárdenas, FCD.
Organization
- Secretary of Research and Development
- Office for Climate Science
- Climate Adaptation and Resilience Division
- Climate Monitoring and Data Analysis Division
- Office for Energy Science
- Renewable Energy Section
- Nuclear Science Section
- Fossil Fuels Section
- Energy Efficiency and Conservation Section
- Office for Health and Life Science
- Biomedical Research Division
- Public Health Division
- Health Informatics Division
- Biotechnology and Genetics Division
- Office of Science Policy
- Science Education and Public Engagement Division
- Science Communication and Public Affairs Division
- Science and Technology Coordination Division
- Office for Climate Science
- Deputy Secretary of Research and Development
- Office of National Science Security
- Cybersecurity Division
- Threat Assessment and Management Division
- Emergency Management and Business Operations Division
- Federal Patents Office
- Examination and Prosecution Division
- Patent Education and Outreach Division
- Technology Assessment Division
- Office of Social Science and Humanities
- Behavioural Science Division
- Philosophy and Ethics Division
- History and Anthropology Division
- Political Science Division
- Literature and Media Studies Division
- Office of Engineering and Technology
- Quantum Computing Division
- Nanotechnology and Materials Science Division
- Robotics and Automation Division
- Electronic and Software Engineering Division
- Civil and Environmental Engineering Division
- Office for Marine Science
- Oceanography and Marine Geophysics Division
- Marine Ecosystems and Conservation Division
- Marine Bioresources Division
- Office of Agriculture and Food Science
- Crop and Animal Science Division
- Food Science and Technology Division
- Soil Science, Land Management, and Agroforestry Division
- Agriculture Education Division
- Office of Space Science
- Planetary Science Division
- Astrophysics Division
- Space Technology and Exploration Division
- Office of Urban Science
- Urban Planning and Design Division
- Urban Infrastructure and Sustainability Division
- Urban Analytics Division
- Office for Data Science and Analytics
- Data Infrastructure Division
- Data Analysis and Insights Division
- Data Security and Privacy Division
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Division
- Office of National Science Security
Subordinate Government Agencies
- Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Science & Research Council
- Federal Nuclear Agency
- Federal Innovation Foundation
- Federal Ecology Agency
- Federal Patents Office
- Federal Copyright Board
- Nouvelle Alexandrie Statistics Bureau
- Nouvelle Alexandrie Standards Council
