The New York State Office of Science, Technology and Academic Research (NYSTAR) was created by the Jobs 2000 for New York State Act (Chapter 684, Laws of 1999). The office funded research into and development of "job-creating technologies" at public and private institutions of higher learning within the State of New York. It also supported a network of non-profit Regional Technology Development Centers to help smaller manufacturers modernize their facilities and facilitate the development of high-tech industry. NYSTAR worked closely with the Empire State Development Corporation.
In 2005, the New York State Foundation for Science and Technology Innovation Act (Chapter 59) created the New York State Foundation for Science, Technology and Innovation.
From the New York State Archives, Cultural Education Center, Albany, NY. Agency record NYSV2125636-a
