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The Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment of the Republic of Cuba (Spanish: Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente de la República de Cuba), also known as CITMA, is the Cuban government ministry which oversees state politics in matters of science, technology, environment and the usage of nuclear energy. Its headquarter is in a building of Calle Línea, a street of central Havana next to the Malecón, and part of Vedado, a ward of the municipal borough of Plaza de la Revolución.[1]
| Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente de la República de Cuba (CITMA) | |
| |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1994 |
| Headquarters | Calle Línea 8 entre N y O, Vedado, Havana[1] |
| Minister responsible | |
| Website | Official website |
It was founded in 1994, as successor of the Cuban Academy of Sciences. The current minister, Elba Rosa Pérez Montoya, in office from 2012, was preceded by José Miguel Miyar Barruecos, minister from March 2009 to March 2012.[2][better source needed]
CITMA promotes environmental policy and scientific research, as the peaceful usage of nuclear energy, in a coherent integration and coordinated way to contribute to the sustainable development of the state. Besides the common attributions to all the organisms of the central administration of the state, it has the following attributions and specific functions:[citation needed]
This Cuban ministry delegates its functions to numerous agencies, centers and institutions related to its management area, among which are:[citation needed]
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