The visiting meeting of the presidium of the National academy of sciences under the president of the Republic of Kazakhstan, held on may 21 at the M. H. Dulati Taraz regional university, was devoted to the development of regional science in the country.
The event was attended by akim of Zhambyl region E.Karashukeev, president of the board of the National Academy of sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan under the president of the Republic of Kazakhstan A.Kurishbayev, vice -ministers of agriculture science and higher education, water resources and irrigation, ecology and natural resources, deputies of both houses of Parliament, heads of NAO «NASEC», NCE «Atameken», JSC «Science Foundation», universities, research institutes, regional business entities, as well as media representatives.
During this retreat, the participants discussed a number of specific measures aimed at the development of regional science in the Republic of Kazakhstan. In particular, the issues of fulfilling the instructions of the Head of state on the creation of regional Councils for science and technology on the ground, and turning them into effective structures for coordinating the activities of government agencies, scientific, educational and public organizations, the business community in terms of scientific support for production and development of innovations on the ground, as well as personnel training.
The meeting was attended by vice-rector for science of Zhangir khan university, candidate of agricultural sciences Alzhan Shamshidin, who led the work of the expert group on foresight in the direction of «Sustainable development of the agro-industrial complex and safety of agricultural products». According to Alzhan Shamshidin, today it is impossible to overestimate the contribution of science to the socio-economic and technological development of any country. – Thus, in countries with high and medium scientific potential, science contributes to the effective use of knowledge by the country for its economic and social development, while in countries with low scientific potential there is a weak link between science and economic development. Science is the main element in the formation and development of a post-industrial society, a knowledge-intensive and innovative economy, which is confirmed by the experience of technology-leading countries, where research and development, as well as technology and innovation are the core of economic and social development. And foresight, as a fairly practical and flexible tool, is designed to become the basis for determining the priorities of scientific and technical development of Kazakhstan, give a new impetus to its scientific and technological development and increase the country’s share in the global market of high-tech products in the future.
