World Federation of Industrial Research Associations
The World Federation of Industrial Research Associations (W-FIRA) was established in May 2013. The first organization of its type, W-FIRA’s mission is to increase and develop cooperation on a global scale to further the leadership of technological innovation throughout the world.
The founding members of W-FIRA are:
- Australasian Industrial Research Group (AIRG) – www.airg.org.au
- Associação National de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento das Empresas Inovadoras (ANPEI – National Association for Research and Development of Innovative Companies) www.anpei.org.br
- European Industrial Research Management Association (EIRMA) – www.eirma.org
- Innovation Research Interchange (IRI), formerly the Industrial Research Institute (IRI) – www.iriweb.org
- Korean Industrial Technology Association (KOITA) – www.koita.or.kr
Government
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) – www.nist.gov
- National Science Foundation – www.nsf.gov
- National Science & Technology Council (NSTC) – www.ostp.gov/cs/nstc
- Office of Science & Technology Policy – www.ostp.gov
Other International Organizations
- International Association for the Management of Technology – www.iamot.com
- Japan Techno-Economics Society – www.jates.or.jp/
Additional Resources
- The Alliance for Science & Technology Research in America (ASTRA) – www.aboutastra.org
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) – www.aaas.org
- American Chemical Society – www.acs.org
- American Institute of Physics – www.aip.org
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) – www.asme.org
- Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM). www.autm.net
- Council on Competitiveness – www.compete.org
- Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer- www.federallabs.org
- Market Research Media LTD – www.marketanalysis.com
- The National Academies – www.national-academies.org
- National Association of Manufacturers – www.nam.org
- National Council for Advanced Manufacturing (NACFAM) – www.nacfam.org
- Technology Conference – http://www.technologyconference.com
- University-Industry Demonstration Partnership – www.uidp.org
- U.S. Innovation – http://www.usinnovation.org/