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Belarus' research strategy for 2015 is aimed at developing over 1,500 advanced technologies

Belarus' research strategy for 2015 is aimed at developing over 1,500 advanced technologies
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"The strategy highlights power engineering, energy efficiency, nano-materials, IT, medicine and others, which corresponds to the science and technology policies of the world's major powers. We also take into account the dynamics of world market prices for resources and energy, and seek to achieve European-level goals in biofuel, energy-saving, agricultural technologies and informatization, Mikhail Myasnikovich said. According to him, hundreds of new manufactures will be created with the framework of the government innovation development programme. "We believe that a range projects envisaged in the strategy will be included into the state innovation development programme and the social and economic development programme of Belarus for 2011-2015," Mikhail Myasnikovich said. He urged the ministries and departments, the government to speed up the process of adopting a new strategy of scientific research.

According to Mikhail Myasnikovich, it is also important to adopt the world's best achievements and adjust their to Belarus' environment. "It is also important to outline the areas where we have laid the groundwork and identify those technological areas where we would rather cooperate with our foreign partners," he said.

Speaking about the goals for 2010, Mikhail Myasnikovich has stressed that it is necessary to take every effort "not to lose this most productive scientific core". The EU countries have significantly increased the allocations on science in amid the crisis. "Our GDP science-related index will not exceed 0.68% in 2009. According to the forecast it would reduce to 0.61% in 2010," Mikhail Myasnikovich said.

In his words, Decree No 144 "On additional measures to stimulate the scientific, science and technology, and innovation activity" of 7 September 2009 "gives an opportunity to stabilize the situation in the R&D organizations during this difficult time". The scientific activity is regulated by Decree No 9 of 4 August 2009.

BelTA has earlier informed that the Belarusian scientific research strategy for 2011-2015 is aimed to promote the country's innovation development and development of scientific products competitive on the international market. The programme prioritizes such areas as power engineering and energy saving, chemical technologies, biotechnologies, medicine, communications and space technologies, industrial technologies, innovation technologies in the agricultural industry, ecology, natural resources, economy, culture, society, the defensive potential, others.

The programme also envisages to increase the GDP science intensity to 1.8-2%, stimulate the export of high technologies, expand the international technological integration between the R&D organizations, and create favorable conditions for foreign investments.

Date:  09.12.2009

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