French Ministry for Education, Research and Technology Regional delegation for research and Technology in Haute-Normandie The regional delegation for research and technology (DRRT) is an administrative department mission in charge of the decentralized work of the Government in research, technology and innovation, disseminating scientific and technical culture to the socio-economic world and the general public. The regional delegation for research and technology (DRRT) reports to the regional director for industry, research and the environment (DRIRE). Under the authority of the Prefect for the Region and adviser to the Vice-chancellor for Research, the DRRT works in close cooperation with the secretariat-general for regional affairs and has an interdepartmental role in connection with all the decentralized services of the Government and the vice-chancellorship. The DRRTs report to the Ministry for Education, Research and Technology and have the following as their principal tasks: - To inform the regional partners of national policy guidelines and the action plans set up by the ministry in charge of research. -· To inform the ministry of regional initiatives. -· To coordinate in the region the work of publicly-owned establishments and organisations under the supervision of the ministry in charge of research. -· To strengthen the regional technology centres and to bring research closer to the business and social world. -· To develop and organize technology transfer. -· To encourage the dissemination of scientific and technical culture. -· To provide informed reports about the policy of the ministry in charge of research in the region. Michel LEDOUX DRRT/DRIRE 21, avenue de la Porte des Champs 76037 Rouen Cedex E-mail: drrt.hn@industrie.gouv.fr Tel.: +33 (0)2 35 52 32 10 Fax: +33 (0)2 35 52 32 57