The NWO Organisation
The NWO Organization comprises several units. Eight Divisions for Sciences develop new research programmes, assess subsidy requests and monitor projects that NWO finances. This also applies to the NWO Foundation WOTRO, though its focus lies with research in aid of developing countries. For the use of large scale research facilities NWO often operates as an intermediary. In 1990 the Netherlands National Computing Facilities Foundation, a.k.a. NCF, was founded to mediate for computing power. To meet new trends in science and society, NWO has also set up various Temporary Task Forces. These task forces are aimed at speeding up the development of promising technologies. Furthermore, NWO encompasses nine Research Institutes with years of research expertise and hightech large scale instruments for research into earth's oceans, outer space, man, society, nature, technology, the smallest building blocks, and the bedrock principles of science.
NWO Organisation in Outline
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Governing Board and General Management |
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Corporate Departments Board and management are asssisted by several corporate operations departments. | |
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Divisions for Sciences NWO's eight Divisions for Sciences are stipulated by law. They grant subsidies judiciously to research projects. |
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Foundations WOTRO grants subsidies to research for the benefit of developing countries, and NCF manages and invests into large computer facilities. | |
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Four temporary task forces implement spearheads of (ministerial) policy with industry experts. | |
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Secretariats NWO in The Hague houses independent secretariats - EDCTP, SANPAD and BWM - to which it offers staffing and administrative services. | |
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Research Institutes NWO has nine research institutes across the country. Their findings are regularly lauded internationally. |
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