Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Institute of
Research Organization

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Institute for Research Organisation

Director:	Márton TOLNAI, C.Sc.
Secretariat:	(36)-1-269-5195
Address:	H-1051 Budapest, Nádor utca 18.
Postal address:	H-1245 Budapest, P.O.Box 994
Telefax:	(36)-1-331-3161

General description

The Institute for Research Organisation (IRO) was established by the Presidium of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS) in 1965 as a small unit for studying the that time emerging science on science issues. Since 1980 the profile has been extended. Preserving a special, double-faced status within the Academy, the Institute's staff offers scientific and administrative services and conducts science, technology and innovation policy research. The scientific background of the research staff covers very different disciplines, e.g. economics, chemistry, physics, philosophy, sociology, communication science, biology.

The institute's responsibilities include:

• scientific and administrative services to the Academy's high officials and leading bodies;
• scientometric research;
• science and technology policy studies;
• development and operation of databases (national publication database, the Academy's public body database).