Main Functions

		Develop and manage a materials information system including patents, quality norms and environmental standards;
		Review and assess developments and applications in the field of materials, as required;
		Create an awareness service to provide information on technologies and opportunities in materials;
		Establish Internet collaborative projects with institutions of known competencies to serve the IMAAC objectives;
		Promote international joint projects and partnerships with reference to identified objectives;
		Organize IMAAC annual forums and training programmes in selected materials areas.