In a conversation with Mehr reporter, Seyyed Abdul Amir Nabovi said about the use of the opinions of the represeatives of scieific associations in the coury’s decision-making: Currely, two represeatives from the scieific associations are prese in the Supreme Council of Science, Research and Technology, and it has been decided that they will be in the 9 commissions. Ganeh The governme and the represeatives of the scieific associations should also participate as advisors and prese the opinions of the scieific associations in the specialized areas of the governme commissions.
Stating that several represeatives from scieific associations have been iroduced to the governme for each commission, he said: This action has been taken recely and soon these represeatives will be invited to obtain advisory opinions in the governme’s specialized commissions.
The Secretary of Scieific Associations Commission said about the program to support scieific associations: All programs related to supporting the activities of scieific associations coinue as usual. However, the new approach of the commission, in line with the coury’s scieific policies, is focused on quality and atteion to the boundaries of knowledge.
Referring to the small expansion of the number of associations, he said: The effort is to provide more effective and targeted support to about 400 active scieific associations under the supervision of the Ministry of Science, so that their activities can be followed at the national level and with higher quality.
Supporting scieific associations in emerging scieific fields
Poiing to the necessity of supporting emerging scieific fields, Nabawi clarified: There is a special focus on the developme of scieific associations in fields such as artificial ielligence; Areas that have received less atteion so far, but today are considered as the real needs of the coury.
The Secretary of the Commission of Scieific Associations stated that in this field, numerous requests have been received from experts, experts and the associations themselves, and reminded: after expert review, if there is no scieific association in that area, the necessary permission will be issued and the support of the Ministry of Science will be applied (within the available facilities). This support includes limited financial aid, but at the same time spiritual support and communication between associations and executive bodies.
He considered the Commission of Scieific Associations to be a facilitating institution whose mission is to facilitate the iernal and iernational communication of the associations, to strengthen their connection with executive bodies and to expand scieific cooperation at the national and global level.
Poiing to the importance of supporting the iernational activities of scieific associations in the form of conferences, meetings and concluding memorandums, Naboi said: These supports should lead to results and not just be limited to holding eves.
