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The NATO Science & Technology Organization


In NATO, S&T is defined as the selective and rigorous generation and application of state-of-the-art validated knowledge for defense and security purposes. S&T activities embrace scientific research, technology development, transition, application, field-testing, experimentation, and a range of related scientific activities that include systems engineering, operational research and analysis, synthesis, integration, and validation of knowledge derived through the scientific method.

In NATO, S&T is addressed using different business models:

 

  • The Collaborative business model where NATO provides a forum where NATO Nations and partner Nations elect to use their national resources to define, conduct and promote cooperative research and information exchange.

 

  • The In-House delivery business model where S&T activities are conducted in a NATO dedicated executive body, having its own personnel, capabilities, and infrastructure.

There are several instances where this could happen: the S&T Organisation, the Science for Peace and Security Program, and/or the NATO agencies.

 

The Science and Technology Organization - STO

The STO is a NATO subsidiary body having the same legal status as the NATO itself and was created within the framework of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington in 1949. It has been established with a view to meeting to the best advantage the collective needs of NATO, NATO Nations, and partner Nations in the fields of Science and Technology. The STO is operated under the authority of the North Atlantic Council which has delegated the operations of the STO to a Board of Directors (the Science & Technology Board – STB) comprising the NATO Nations S&T managers. The STB is chaired by the NATO Chief Scientist who is a high-level recognized S&T leader of a NATO Nation, being permanently assigned to the NATO headquarters in Brussels and also serving as the senior.

 

How the STO is Organized

The STO is composed of the STB, the Chief Scientist, and the following three executive bodies:

 

  • The Office of the Chief Scientist (NATO HQ, Brussels) provides executive and administrative support to the Chief Scientist in exercising his/her three roles as STB Chairperson, Scientific Advisor, and Head of the Office.

 

  • The Collaboration Support Office (Paris, France) provides executive and administrative support to the activities conducted in the framework of the Collaborative business model and its level2 committees and level 3 groups.

 

  • The Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (La Spezia, Italy) organizes and conducts scientific research and technology development and delivers innovative and field-tested S&T solutions to address the defense and security needs of the Alliance. Its mission is centered on the maritime domain but it may extrapolate to other domains to meet customers’ demands.

 

The three executive bodies of the STO report to the STB which exercises the governance over these bodies. The NATO Chief Scientist ensures, daily and routinely, that all the STB’s decisions are complied with by the executive bodies, the CSO and CMRE.

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