The National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan held the forum «1st business and science event». A large-scale event connecting science and business is organized for the first time in the country.
Almaty, NEGE. The event, aimed at showing the best scientific projects of scientists to business representatives and turning them into production, will give a significant boost to domestic science.
The head of the state Kassym-Jomart Tokaev said that business should cooperate with the scientific community to increase the volume of research work in the production sectors of the economy. The purpose of the «1st business and science event» forum is to strengthen the connection between science, industry and business. Within the framework of the event, eminent businessmen and scientists exchanged experience, master lectures on various topics were held. Agreements on cooperation were also reached. In particular, the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Physical and Technical Institute of the Republic of Kazakhstan under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan signed a memorandum on tripartite cooperation with «Miami solar» and «Tau nano group» LLP. Commercialization of science will be implemented in the near future.
«The Head of the State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has set great and important tasks for the Academy and the domestic science. Focusing on economic development, we need to turn to society and people and provide real benefits for them. We need business communities interested in the development of science. And science should try to offer solutions to problems in a scientific, innovative, technological way to business. It is very important to organize this bilateral movement in the same way,» said Kunsulu Zakaria, president of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
businessman Mukhtar Zhakishev, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Alageum Electric Yerkebulan Ilyasov, founder of «Sergek», CEO of «Freedom Telecom Holding» Kairat Akhmetov, director of «Korkem TELECOM» Aset Akhmetov, founder and founder of Astana Vision clinic network Vladimir Kim attended the event 300 About 100 scientists and entrepreneurs participated.
During the forum, a scientific-innovative exhibition was held, which included experimental models of scientists ready for commercialization.