International Programme Office

The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology of Japan (NICT) will host the WDS International Programme Office

The ICSU Executive Board, at its last meeting (29-30 October 2010), has accepted the generous offer from the Japanese National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) to host and financially support the International Programme Office for ICSU WDS (WDS IPO). The office will manage and coordinate the establishment and operations of the WDS, and take responsibility for outreach and promotional activities. The IPO will act under the guidance of the ICSU World Data System Scientific Committee.