The Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP) is a private, not for profit research corporation registered under Section 25 of the Companies Act 1956, founded in 2005. CSTEP's mandate and vision is to undertake world-class research and analysis in chosen areas of engineering, science and technology and their intersection with policy and decision-making. Expertise includes materials science, information and communications technologies, energy and strategic domains, as well as in the use of data and computational modeling.