National Scientific and Technical Research Council

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National Scientific and Technical Research Council

Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Conicet offices in Buenos Aires
Agency overview
Formed	5 February 1958; 66 years ago (1958-02-05)
Headquarters	Buenos Aires, Argentina 34°34′57.24124″S 58°25′44.40274″W / 34.5825670111°S 58.4290007611°W / -34.5825670111; -58.4290007611
Employees	13,393 (2018)
Annual budget	US$ 205,000,000 (2018)[1]
Agency executive	Daniel Salamone, President
Website	conicet.gov.ar
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The National Scientific and Technical Research Council (Spanish: Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, CONICET) is an Argentine government agency which directs and co-ordinates most of the scientific and technical research done in universities and institutes.