Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, was informed about the work of the National Academy of Sciences and the plans for the upcoming period. The meeting also focused on the current issues in the scientific field, El.kz cites Akorda.
As Tokayev said , the Academy should play a key role in the development of domestic science in its new status. According to the Head of State, it is necessary to adopt new approaches to the development of science focusing on greater interaction between scientific-technological and economic policies of the state.
The President noted that the State creates necessary conditions to promote domestic science. There is the National Council for Science and Technology under the President; the volume of research financing has been significantly risen, and its mechanisms have improved.
The Head of State emphasised the relevance of the scientific projects and research being funded, as well as their practical application in the real sectors of the economy.
Tokayev set a number of concrete tasks regarding widespread attraction of talented youth scholars to the scientific field before the Academy’s President.
The Kazakh Leader pointed out that the scientific intelligentsia contributes greatly to the development of the country and wished Zakarya success in her work.