The Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (TISTR) was firstly established as a state enterprise of the special category on 25th May 1963, under the Applied Scientific and Research Corporation of Thailand (ASRCT) Act B.E. 2506 (1963) in order to implement special science and technology policies of the Royal Thai government. After the establishment of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (MOSTE) in 1979, ASRCT Act was repealed and replaced by the Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research B.E. 2522 (1979) Act. Classified as a state enterprise of promotion category, TISTR has been financially supported via the annual budgets allocated by the government. Later, MOSTE has been renamed to the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) under the Government System Reform Act B.E. 2545 (2002).
Status
A state enterprise, established on 25 th May 1963 under the Ministry of Science and Technology.
Vision
TISTR is an organisation of integrated technologies and a centre of ASEAN countries in providing leading scientific services for the leverage of national competitiveness and services, and the creation of a learning society.
Mission
1. To commercialise integrated research and development (R&D) in food, health products, and alternative energy which
are of crucial economic, social and environmental values;
2. To provide scientific and technological services in compliance to the quality management system and international
standards 3. To use effective business management and marketing processes for the transfer of technologies and services to target customers in the production and service sectors, and also the communities;
4. To develop infrastructure which are supportive to the creation of a learning society in science and technology;
5. To manage the ultimate utilisation of resources and promote the good governance and organisational culture.
Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research
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tistr@tistr.or.th