[en] On the thirtieth anniversary celebration of the ''Instituto de Asuntos Nucleares'', a historical review of its activities has been made, emphasizing on its politics of development, technological and scientific advances, including the goals and accomplishments attained for the uses and applications of nuclear technology in Colombia. This includes the technical assistance which is being provided by International Organizations. National and international influences are shown for each one of the technical areas: agricultural applications, industrial applications and metallurgy, biochemistry and radiopharmacy, development process, nuclear electronics, solar and non-conventional energies, gamma facility, nuclear physics, hydrology, raw materials, chemistry, health radiophysics, reactor, nuclear documentation and information center and administration

[en] The importance of IAN in the development of science and technology in the national contex is considered. The phenomen of science development was analyzed, through different institutions of Colombia

[en] Short history of the ''Instituto de Asuntos Nucleares''. A short historical review about IAN is made: from 1956 when it was called Instituto Colombiano de Asuntos Nucleares, showing its scientific and technical development and the most important events that have occurred in the last 30 years. The people who had contributed to the progress of the institution are also considered, making emphasis in the important happenings that have guided the routes of the IAN

[en] In this chapter the politics of IAEA for the development of pacific utilization of nuclear energy in countries in their way of development are considered. Qualitatively and quantitatively the contribution of the IAEA to this objective is shown

[en] The IAN has an administrative and juridical staff that carry out the administrative work needed by the Institution and take care of the law completion