Critics voice disapproval over the restructuring of research universities across Kazakhstan
Article Title: Kazakhstan's Agricultural Science Faces Criticism Over Compressed Research Time Frames
In the Global Innovation Index 2020, Kazakhstan found itself ranked below Armenia and Mongolia, indicating a need for improvement in the country's innovation capacity. One of the key areas of concern is the agricultural sector, where inefficiencies are believed to be rooted in compressed research implementation time frames.
Deputy Akhylbek Kurishbayev of Kazakhstan's upper house of Parliament has been vocal about these issues. He suggests that the inefficiency of agricultural science is due to the constraints imposed by short research periods. According to Kurishbayev, at least five years should be allocated for the development of a new breed or basic technologies in agriculture.
The current reform of research universities in Almaty, Kazakhstan, is facing criticism due to concerns about research implementation time frames and the inability to attract foreign scientists. Kurishbayev believes that extending research periods could potentially attract foreign scientists to Kazakhstan, helping to bridge the gap with developed countries such as Russia and Belarus.
The volume of innovative products in Kazakhstan is lower than in other countries. In 2019, the volume of innovative products accounted for 1.6% of the country's GDP, a figure that has remained unchanged compared to other nations. This lack of progress in the innovative product sector is another concern for Kurishbayev, who has highlighted the need for more time and resources to drive innovation in agriculture.
The reform of research universities in Almaty is being criticized by senators, as reported by Almaty.tv. The criticism focuses on the inefficiency of agricultural science and the need for extended research periods to attract foreign scientists and drive innovation.
While the Global Innovation Index does not directly cite Kazakhstan's agricultural science inefficiency linked with compressed research time frames, the general principles of innovation and research deployment suggest that such constraints can indeed hinder innovation effectiveness and impact national innovation rankings. The government's interest in enhancing efficiency in other sectors indicates a potential focus on addressing these issues in agricultural science as well.
[1] For more information on the government's efforts to improve efficiency in other sectors, please refer to the reforms in subsoil use.
- The inefficiencies in Kazakhstan's agricultural sector may be due, in part, to the implementation of compressed research time frames, as suggested by Deputy Akhylbek Kurishbayev.
- To address these issues, Kurishbayev proposes that at least five years should be allocated for the development of new breeds or basic technologies in agriculture.
- The reform of research universities in Almaty is facing criticism due to concerns about research implementation time frames and the inability to attract foreign scientists, issues that Kurishbayev believes could be resolved by extending research periods.
- The government's interest in enhancing efficiency in other sectors suggests a potential focus on addressing inefficiencies in agricultural science as well, which may be linked to compressed research time frames and could impact Kazakhstan's national innovation rankings.
