New York State Department of Economic Development Minutes, Agendas and Meeting Files of Government and Advisory Boards

Arranged by name of governing or advisory board and then chronological.

The Science and Technology Foundation (STF) became part of the Department of Economic Development (DED) in 1995. The New York State Office of Science, Technology, and Academic Research (NYSTAR) was created by the Jobs 2000 for New York State Act (Chapter 684, Laws of 1999). The office funded research into and development of "job-creating technologies" at public and private institutions of higher learning within the State of New York. It also supported a network of non-profit Regional Technology Development Centers to help smaller manufacturers modernize their facilities and facilitate the development of high-tech industry. NYSTAR worked closely with the Empire State Development Corporation.

In 2005, the New York State Foundation for Science and Technology Innovation Act (Chapter 59) created the New York State Foundation for Science, Technology and Innovation.

This series contains board meeting minutes and agendas of the New York State Science and Technology Foundation; New York State Foundation for Science, Technology and Innovation; and New York State Office of Science, Technology, and Academic Research (NYSTAR) from 1968-2008. There are also NYSTAR Advisory Council Meeting minutes (2001-2005) and NYSTAR Foundation Board Meeting minutes (2006-2011).

B2102Series B2102, Foundation for Science, Technology and Innovation archived Web sites, contains related records.

Folder list.

This series was transferred to the State Archives under records disposition number 90372.

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