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executes strategic objectives like elaborating economic and social development
policy, long- and mid-term strategies and provide guidance, developing innovation
policy, long-term strategy and provide guidance, forming sector development,
investment coordination policy, long- and mid-term strategy, guideline.
NDIC identified major investment projects, in the framework of the long- and
medium-term, socio-economic, development policies of Mongolia, and submitted
them to the Cabinet. In October 2009, the Cabinet approved a list of 26 large
projects by Government Decree No. 320. These 26 large investment projects are
top-priority, government-initiated projects for mineral resources processing,
industrialization, those meeting infrastructure development requirements, or that
otherwise hold economic or social significance. One of these projects are the
''High-Tech Industrial Park'' project, as given a priority Developing Intensified
Agriculture and Implementing Industrialization Policy. Moreover, the ''Industrial
Training Complex for Information Technology'' project and ''Students town''
projects were reflected.

2.2.2 Information Communications Technology and Post Authority

Information Communications Technology and Post Authority (ICPTA), the poli-
cymaking authority of Mongolia is mandated under the Prime Minister to provide
primary areas of work related to the development of laws, regulations, and
development policies related to information technology, post, broadcasting, tele-
communications and technology development issues, development of unified
registration system, regulation and implementation of policies, programs, and
plans, coordination, monitoring, and evaluation.
ICTPA became a member of World Technopolis Association in 2010 and is
carrying the responsibility to establish and develop Information, communications
high-tech industry.

2.2.3 The Mongolian Academy of Science

Mongolia's first center of modern sciences came into being in 1921 when the
Government of newly independent Mongolia issued a resolution declaring the
establishment of ''Institute of Literature and Scripts,'' which was later upgraded to
''Institute of Sciences'' and then ''Institute of Sciences and Higher Education.'' In
1961, it was finally reorganized as ''the Mongolian Academy of Sciences'' (MAS).
At present, under its direct supervision the MAS operates 20 research institutes and
centers, including Informatics Institute which is to be a basic research facility for
the future high-tech industry development. 3

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Mongolian Academy of Science, http://www.mas.ac.mn/ .