The annual General Assembly of Mongolian Academy of Sciences (MAS) has today organized at the Presidium’s Office under the theme “The role of science in sustainable development: New trends and opportunities”.
In the age of globalization supported by the new technological revolution, it
is becoming more realistic that the development of the country is directly
linked to the country’s sustainable development of science and technology. Currently,
the most efficient path towards sustainable development is considered to be
through science, technology, and innovation as it creates economic growth, job
opportunities, and resources alongside being environmentally friendly.
Mongolia has not only actively participated in the process of global sustainable development since 1996, but also become a country that closely correlates the sustainable development agenda with the country’s long-term development policy. However, the answers to various matters such as the use of science and technological advancements in achieving sustainable development goals in the future, and the government’s support for the roles of scientific institutions, and scholars, have yet to be defined.
In the framework of this year’s forum, the scholars defined several matters
that should be prioritized in the sector of basic science, and innovative
research and development in Mongolia in aims of ensuring direct and concrete
participation of science in sustainable development. These include:
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to have the
agricultural sector of Mongolia based on genetic engineering, and bio and
nanotechnology, and prioritize the development of genetic engineering,
· to redefine the conditions and environment for the development of science in Mongolia, and have the work to be done in the framework of basic sciences to be based on detailed research in aims of building
the capacity of new information, technology, and
innovation,
· to transfer Mongolia's current economic development model that based on exporting natural resources and raw materials to a modern, accessible growth model absorbed by innovation and knowledge through
the development of a digital,
·
to develop the
sectors of digital technology as priority sectors, and introduce cloud-based
services by establishing computing centers.