October 1, 2014 at All-Russian scientific-research institute of aviation materials (VIAM) the sitting of enlarged Council of Association of state scientific centers «NAUKA» (ASSC). Both members of the Council of Association and leaders of some state scientific centers (SSC) were present at the event.
The chairman of the Council of Association – the president of SSC Association, General Director of VIAM, academician of RAS Evgeny Nikolaevich Kablov opened the meeting. In his report he told participants about drawing up of summarized opinion of «NAUKA» Association on correction of priority directions of science development and the list of critical technologies in Russia. According to him, it has already been transferred to the Ministry of education and science of the Russian Federation.
Evgeny Kablov reminded also, that a decision about drawing up a joint document was adopted in the course of the meeting, which was held on September 19 at VIAM by deputy Minister of education and science of the Russian Federation Lyudmila Mikhailovna Ogorodova.
It should be noted, that at the meeting of enlarged Council of Association a decision was taken about preparation of a number of inquiries and addresses in the name of ASSC to ministries and departments of the country. Besides, participants of the meeting approved a decision about conducting a general meeting of Association «NAUKA», that is planned on November 11, 2014.
FOR REFERENCE
Association of state scientific centers «NAUKA» was founded in the year of 1995 by scientific organizations, to which by the government of the Russian Federation the status of state scientific center of the Russian Federation was given aimed at coordination of their activity , protection of rights and presentation of general interests of its participants. Association «NAUKA» is a non-commercial structure, which promotes a consolidation of activity. Today it unites 48 scientific organizations, situated in seven subjects of RF.
The tasks of the Association «NAUKA» are: conducting of interaction with federal bodies of legislative and executive power, protection of rights and legal interests of SSC RF, assistance in promotion of technologies, search of partners, investors both inside the country and abroad, organization and assistance in holding symposia, conferences, exhibitions, professional training of SSC RF specialists. Besides, the Association takes an active part in the work on legislative guarantee.