Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation of Denmark

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The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation of Denmark (Danish: Ministeriet for Videnskab, Teknologi og Udvikling) is the Danish ministry in charge of research, telecommunication and information technology.

It was created in November 2001, when the former "Ministry of Information Technology and Research" was expensed with many new areas. The Ministry is formerly also known as "The Research Ministry" or "The Ministry of Research and Technology".

Its primary purpose is to promote and coordinate the interaction between the industry and trade, centres of research and education and strengthen industry and research policies.