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| National Council of Science and Technology (CONCYTEC) | |
|---|---|
| Name | National Council of Science and Technology (CONCYTEC) |
| Native name | Consejo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Tecnológica |
| Formed | 1969 |
| Headquarters | Lima, Peru |
| Chief1 name | (President) |
| Jurisdiction | Republic of Peru |
National Council of Science and Technology (CONCYTEC) The National Council of Science and Technology (CONCYTEC) is the principal Peruvian public body responsible for coordinating national science, technology, and innovation policy, interacting with academic, industrial, and governmental actors to promote research, development, and technological transfer. CONCYTEC interfaces with universities, research institutes, ministries, and international agencies to implement strategic plans, competitive funding, and human capital programs across Peru, positioning the country within regional and global networks such as the Organization of American States, Inter-American Development Bank, and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. It advises presidents and cabinets, aligns with agencies like the Ministry of Production (Peru), and supports initiatives involving institutions such as the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, National University of San Marcos, and the Peruvian Institute of Nuclear Energy.
CONCYTEC was established in 1969 during the administration of Juan Velasco Alvarado as part of a public policy shift emphasizing industrialization and technical capacity, complementing initiatives associated with the National Agrarian Reform. Over the 1970s and 1980s CONCYTEC interacted with entities like the Central Reserve Bank of Peru, Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, and the Peruvian Academy of Language to develop scientific infrastructure, later adapting during the democratic transition after Alberto Fujimori and the neoliberal reforms of the 1990s. In the 2000s CONCYTEC expanded programs in partnership with the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, and European Union frameworks, coordinating projects with the Ministry of Economy and Finance (Peru), Ministry of Education (Peru), and regional governments such as the Regional Government of Cusco and Regional Government of Arequipa. Recent decades saw CONCYTEC engage with international research networks including the Global Research Council, Latin American Council of Social Sciences, and the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology.
CONCYTEC’s mandate is defined within Peruvian legislation and presidential decrees, interfacing with the Congress of the Republic of Peru and agencies such as the National Superintendence of University Education (SUNEDU) to formulate national science policy. It designs strategic plans referenced by ministries like the Ministry of Health (Peru) and Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (Peru), allocates funds through competitive grants involving partners such as the National Agrarian University La Molina and the Peruvian Society of Environmental Law, and certifies research centers akin to the Cayetano Heredia University. CONCYTEC also administers national registries related to intellectual property coordination with the National Institute for the Defense of Competition and Protection of Intellectual Property (INDECOPI), and collaborates with standardization bodies such as the National Institute of Quality (INACAL).
The governance of CONCYTEC typically includes a board chaired by a presidential appointee and composed of representatives from academia, industry, and ministries, connecting with institutions like the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Peru), Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria (SUNAT), and regional universities including Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia and Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina. Operational divisions coordinate programs across centers such as the National Institute of Health (INS), Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP), and science parks linked to the Peruvian Society for Environmental Management. Advisory committees have included experts associated with Nobel Prize laureates, visiting scholars from the Max Planck Society, collaborations with the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), and liaisons to bodies like the Peruvian Association of Scientific Editors.
CONCYTEC runs competitive funding programs that have financed projects at universities such as National University of San Marcos, private firms like Alicorp, and research institutes including the International Potato Center (CIP), the Cementos Pacasmayo R&D units, and the Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria (INIA). It administers scholarship and fellowship schemes engaging beneficiaries at institutions such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Cambridge, Harvard University, University of São Paulo, Universidad de Buenos Aires, and regional centers like Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Sectoral initiatives include health research networks tied to the Casa de la Ciencia de Arequipa, environmental projects with World Wildlife Fund, and mining innovation programs collaborating with companies like Compañía de Minas Buenaventura and upriver communities represented by the Peruvian Association of Small and Micro Enterprises. CONCYTEC also supports technology transfer offices modeled after those at Stanford University, Technical University of Munich, and Universidad de Chile.
Funding sources for CONCYTEC historically include allocations from the Ministry of Economy and Finance (Peru), competitive grants from the World Bank, loan programs with the Inter-American Development Bank, and cooperative agreements with the European Commission and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Budget lines have supported collaborations with private sector actors such as Gloria S.A., and public research infrastructure including observatories coordinated with the National Observatory of Ing. Àngeles and marine research stations associated with the Peruvian Marine Institute (IMARPE). Financial oversight intersects with audit institutions like the Contraloría General de la República and parliamentary committees of the Congress of the Republic of Peru.
CONCYTEC-funded projects have produced outputs in partnership with the National Institute of Health (INS), the Germplasm Bank of Peru, and universities such as Universidad Nacional del Santa, yielding publications in journals indexed by entities like the Scopus and collaborations with research consortia including the Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa) model and the Alliance for Latin American Research Universities. Innovations supported range from agricultural varieties developed with International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), to diagnostics developed with Fundación Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz), and materials science work connected to labs at Imperial College London and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Several CONCYTEC initiatives have informed policies implemented by the Ministry of Environment (Peru) and contributed to technology startups that engaged with accelerators like Wayra and incubators such as Startup Perú.
CONCYTEC maintains bilateral and multilateral partnerships involving the United Nations Development Programme, European Space Agency, Catalan Agency for Development Cooperation, and academic exchanges with institutions like the University of Oxford, Yale University, University of Tokyo, Seoul National University, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), and regional networks including the Red de Indicadores de Ciencia y Tecnología (RICYT). It participates in treaty-related discussions with the Andean Community and coordinates research mobility through programs aligned with the Horizon 2020 framework and multilateral science diplomacy forums such as meetings convened by the UNESCO World Science Forum. Collaborative projects have involved corporate research partners like IBM, Siemens, Bayer, and GlaxoSmithKline, and conservation partnerships with Conservation International and BirdLife International.
Category:Peruvian government agencies