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Sistema Nacional de Investigadores. Sistema Nacional de Investigadores or SNI is a governmental agency established in Mexico in 1984 to promote both the quantity and quality of research in Mexico, especially in the sciences. In the 1980s, the country suffered from "brain drain," with talent leaving Mexico for better economic opportunities in other places in the world. SNI first worked to establish compensation guides to keep researchers in the country, but since has also been involved in the reform of Mexico's graduate-level education. Membership in the system is prestigious, especially in Levels II, III, and Emeritus, which require demonstration of significant contributions in research as well as teaching and the promotion of research in Mexico.

organization Mexico

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Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee. The Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC) is an inter-governmental forum whose aim is to co-ordinate efforts to deal with debris in orbit around the Earth founded in 1993. The primary purposes of the IADC is information exchange on space debris research activities, facilitating opportunities for joint research, and reviewing progress of ongoing activities. All of these are designed to support identification of space debris mitigation options.

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Central Bank of Costa Rica. The Central Bank of Costa Rica or Banco Central de Costa Rica, is the central bank and primary monetary authority of Costa Rica. Its functions include maintaining inflation, supporting the government to make economic decisions, and implement the policies enacted by the government. The Central Bank of Costa Rica also maintains a substantial collection of pre-Columbian artifacts including coins, and visual arts.

central_bank Costa Rica

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Mayors for Peace. Mayors for Peace (founded as The World Conference of Mayors for Peace through Inter-city Solidarity, renamed in 2001) is an international organization of cities dedicated to the promotion of peace that was established in 1982 at the initiative of then Mayor of Hiroshima Takeshi Araki, in response to the deaths of around 140,000 people due to the atomic bombing of the city on August 6, 1945.

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Overseas Countries and Territories Association. Overseas Countries and Territories Association is an international organisation founded on 17 November 2000 during the conference of prime ministers of overseas countries and territories in Brussels, Belgium. It includes almost all special member state territories of European Union whose purpose is to improve economic development in overseas countries and territories and cooperation with the European Union. It currently has 13 members. On 25 June 2008, a Cooperation Treaty between the EU and OCTA was signed in Brussels.

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West Nordic Council. The West Nordic Council is a cooperative forum for the parliaments and governments of Greenland, the Faroe Islands, and Iceland. It was initially founded in 1985 as the West Nordic Parliamentarian Council of Cooperation, but the name was changed in 1997. The council is composed of six MPs from each nation appointed by their respective parliaments. The annual general meeting of the council rotates between the members and is its highest authority. A presidium of three members, including the council's president, oversees the organization of its work and activities.

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Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe. The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is the central bank of Zimbabwe and is headquartered in the national capital, Harare.

central_bank Zimbabwe

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Acad??mie des Sciences Morales et Politiques. The Acad??mie des Sciences Morales et Politiques is a French learned society. It is one of the five academies of the Institut de France.

organization France

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Digital Preservation Coalition. The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) is a UK-based charity that works with global partners to 'a welcoming and inclusive global community, working together to bring about a sustainable future for our digital assets'.

business_enterprise organization United Kingdom

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International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is an international body that represents the interests of library users and information professionals. Founded in Scotland in 1927, IFLA operates as a non-governmental, not-for-profit organization with its headquarters located at the National Library of the Netherlands in The Hague.

international_organization Netherlands

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Wetland City Network

organization South Korea

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Committee for Development Policy. The Committee for Development Policy is a subsidiary body of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The task of the CDP is to provide independent advice to the Council on development policy issues. The Committee is also responsible for deciding which countries can be considered least developed countries (LDCs).

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Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers. The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) is an international trade association of non-profit publishers created in 1972. It is the largest association of scholarly and professional publishers in the world, with over 300 members in 30 countries.

organization United Kingdom

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Global Satellite Operators Association. satellite operators collaboration organization

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Palestinian Central Council. The Palestinian Central Council, also known as the PLO Central Council, is one of the institutions of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). The PCC makes policy decisions when the Palestinian National Council (PNC) is not in session, and acts as a link between the PNC and the PLO Executive Committee.

organization Palestine

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Global Academic Integrity Network. academic network

organization Ireland

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International Association of Scientific, Technical, and Medical Publishers. The International Association of Scientific, Technical, and Medical Publishers, known for short by the initials for the last part of its name, STM, is an international trade association organised and run for the benefit of scholarly, scientific, technical, medical, and professional publishers. It was conceived as the STM Group at the Frankfurt Book Fair of 1969 following discussions at the 1968 meeting of the International Publishers Association. It obtained its current name and was registered in Amsterdam as a foundation in 1994.

organization Netherlands

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Global Citizen Science Partnership. organization

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Maghreb Economic Area

economic_union regional_organization

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Saudi Allegiance Council. The Allegiance Council, also known as the Allegiance Commission or Allegiance Institution or Succession Commission, is the body responsible for determining future succession to the throne of Saudi Arabia. It was formed on 7 December 2007 by King Abdullah. At the time of its formation, the Council's intended function was to appoint a Crown Prince once a new King succeeds to the throne.

organization Saudi Arabia

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United Nations Statistical Commission. The United Nations Statistical Commission (StatCom) is a Functional Commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, established in 1946. The Statistical Commission oversees the work of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD). Since 2000, the commission has met every year, before then generally biannually.

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European System of Central Banks. The European System of Central Banks (ESCB) is an institution that comprises the European Central Bank (ECB) and the national central banks (NCBs) of all 27 member states of the European Union (EU). Its objective is to ensure price stability throughout the EU, and improve monetary and financial cooperation between eurozone and non-eurozone member states of the EU.

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The Association of Palestinian Local Authorities APLA

organization Palestine

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Hydrogen Europe

non_governmental_organization organization Belgium

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