Council of Science and Technology Advisors

The Council of Science and Technology Advisors (CSTA) was a Canadian institution active between 1998 and 2007. It was created to support the goals expressed in Science and Technology for the New Century – A Federal Strategy, issued by the Government of Canada in March 1996.^[1] Its primary task was to provide strategic advice to the Cabinet Committee for the Economic Union on the management of the federal science and technology enterprise.^[2][3]

Council of Science and Technology Advisors

Formation	1998
Dissolved	2007
Purpose	Support Canadian S&T Strategy

In 2006, CSTA consisted of 22 representatives from academia, industry and not-for-profit organizations. They were appointed by the Ministers of federal science-based departments and agencies.^[4] The CSTA was abandoned in 2007 alongside the Advisory Council on Science and Technology (ACST), the Canadian Biotechnology Advisory Committee (CBAC), and the Office of the National Science Advisor (NSA).^[5]

Reports

The CSTA issued the following reports:^[6]

1999

• Science Advice for Government Effectiveness (SAGE)
• Building Excellence in Science and Technology (BEST): The Federal Roles in Performing Science and Technology

2001

• Reinforcing External Advice To Departments (READ)
• Science and Technology Excellence in the Public Service (STEPS): a Framework for Excellence in Federally Performed Science and Technology

2002

• Employees Driving Government Excellence (EDGE): Renewing S&T Human Resources in the Federal Public Service

2003

• Science Communications and Opportunities for Public Engagement (SCOPE)

2005

• Linkages in the National Knowledge System (LINKS): Fostering a Linked Federal S&T Enterprise

External links

• Archive of CSTA Reports