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B. Organization, planning, and financing of research (S)

Responsibility for scientific and technical research is about equally divided between private and government organizations, i.e., universities, governmental research institutes, and institutes operate by foundations or under the Academy of Technical Sciences (ATV), Copenhagen. The Ministry of Education is the most important with respect to research and development through its administration of the higher educational institutions, the Atomic Energy Commission (AEK), and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. The ministry also has members in the Science Advisory Council. It does not become involved directly in the supervision of university research, but exerts influence through budgetary control. Funds for research at Copenhagen University, Copenhagen; Arhus University, Arhus; and the Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, a suburb of Copenhagen, are distributed through the general scientific fund of the ministry.

A major governmental organization concerned with research is the Danish Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (DTVF), which was established in 1960 to promote and coordinate research for the benefit of industry and commerce. Its 13 members are

'''FIGURE 1. Organizations for scientific and technical research (U/OU)''' (chart)

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