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Forfás ((:fˠɔɾˠfˠaːsˠ)) was the national policy advisory board for enterprise, trade, science, technology and innovation in Ireland. The agency was established in January 1994 under the (Industrial Development Act, 1993 ) and was run by a board appointed by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, to whom the agency is responsible. It was dissolved on 1 August 2014 when Forfas’ policy functions were integrated with the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. ==Functions== Legally, Forfás had five separate but related functions: * Provided independent and rigorous research, advice and support in the areas of enterprise and science policy. This work informs the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and wider Government in its responses to the fast-changing needs of the global business environment; * Ensured the coherence of policies across the development agencies supporting enterprise; * Evaluated enterprise policy interventions; * Provided research and administrative support to independent advisory groups which currently include the: * *Advisory Council for Science, Technology and Innovation (ASC) * *Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN) * *Management Development Council (MDC) * *National Competitiveness Council (NCC) In its day-to-day business, the primary function of Forfás is to analyse developments in areas concerning Ireland's industrial and economic development and to make policy recommendations based on this analysis to Government. The Irish Government is not obliged to implement any recommendations that Forfás makes. Additional functions include: *Accreditation services of the Irish National Accreditation Board (INAB). INAB provides services for the accreditation of calibration and testing laboratories in Ireland. *Managing the national awareness programme, Discover Science and Engineering (DSE). DSE is the national science awareness programme for science, engineering, technology and innovation. The programme is managed by Forfás on behalf of the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. *Provision of certain shared corporate services for IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and Science Foundation Ireland; *Hosting the Office of the Chief Scientific Adviser to Government. As outlined above, Forfás also played a significant role in co-ordinating the activities of Government Enterprise Agencies (Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland and Science Foundation Ireland). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Forfás」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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