THE COMPOSITION OF THE OST

15 member institutions constituted the OST GIP:

French Government Ministries:

• Ministry of Research and Higher Education
• Ministry of Defense 
• Ministry of the Economy, Finance, and Labor
• Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs
• Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Regional Planning

Research institutions:

• The Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)
• The Center for Agricultural Research for Developing Countries (CIRAD)
• The National Space Agency (CNES)
• The National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS)
• The National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA)
• The National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control (INRIA)
• The National Institute for Health and Medical Research  (INSERM)
• The Institute for Development Research (IRD)

A not-for-profit organization representing universities actors:

• The Conference of University Presidents (CPU)

A not-for-profit organisation representing private sector actors:

• The National Association for Technological Research (ANRT)

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

The Board of Trustees of OST is comprised of representatives of the member institutions of the constitutive Public Interest Group. Board membership is renewed every three years.

Every year the Board of Trustees sets out OST’s work programme and approves the budget.

The Board’s Chair is appointed for a renewable period of three years. The current Board’s chair is Thierry Weil, professor at Mines ParisTech.

The scientific council

The Scientific Council advises OST management and the Board of Trustees on the development of the GIP’s actions.

The President of the Council is elected by its members for a renewable term of three years. The current president is Jacques Mairesse, "Inspecteur Général" at INSEE (Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques), senior researcher at CREST (research in economy and statistics) and at Maastricht University associated to UNU-MERIT.

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