The National Academy of Sciences under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan sums up the results of 2025

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2025 Results: Key Milestones and the New Architecture

The year 2025 marked a transition period for the NAS RK under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, moving from organizational setup to real practical actions.

The NAS RK Development Strategy until 2035 was officially approved.
4 specialized scientific divisions were established: "Life and Health Sciences", "Education and Social Development", "Earth, Space, and Communications", and "Agrobioresources and Ecology".
Status: 17 Academicians were elected, and 146 scientists were granted the status of Honorary Academicians.

🔮 Foresight Approach Implementation & Digital Transformation

70 regional and sector-specific sessions were conducted with the participation of businesses and state bodies.
220 promising tasks and 65 scientific and technical assignments were formulated for program-targeted funding.
Regional foresight centers initiated operations in 6 regions (Zhambyl, Abai, Atyrau, Mangystau, Kostanay, and East Kazakhstan).
Digitalization: The NAS RK Analytics and Foresight Platform was developed. In partnership with South Korea (KISTI), the "AI SilkNet" Center was launched to build a unified intelligent scientific data ecosystem.

🔍 System Diagnostics: An Honest Evaluation of Issues

An expert review of 114 scientific and technical assignments revealed:

Significant deficiencies were identified in 88 assignments (excessive fragmentation of topics, weak human resources).
Only 27% of assignments received 2 or more applications (indicating low competition).
Regional Imbalance: More than 60% of scientists and over 70% of budget funds are heavily concentrated in Almaty and Astana.

🚀 Flagship Consortium Programs (TRL-8)

A new consortium model of "University – Research Institute – Business" was implemented, leveraging private investment (at least 2.5 KZT of non-budgetary funds for every 1 KZT of state budget):

Agrobiotechnologies (genomic selection, seed production).
New Energy Technologies (energy storage, power grid integration, scientific support for NPP construction).
Biomedicine (GMP manufacturing, biomarker research).

🌍 "Strong Regional Science – Strong Region" Initiative

The Presidium of the Academy held 10 field sessions across various regions.
Joint regional science development plans were signed between regional Akims and the President of NAS RK, followed by the opening of regional branches.
Analytical briefs were submitted to the President of Kazakhstan (regarding the reform of the National Agrarian Science and Educational Center, the creation of the National Genetic Bank, etc.).

🧪 New International Centers and Platforms

Laboratory of Spatiotemporal AI and Sustainable Development (jointly with the PRC): Development of the Kazakhstani large AI model DeepBas powered by exascale supercomputers.
Carbon Polygon and "South" & "North" Breeding and Genetic Centers (jointly with the RAS): Exchange of over 3,000 biological samples.
Kazakh-German NEXUS Institute (at KazNAIU): Digitalization of the water sector and transboundary water management in Central Asia.
Institute of New Materials and Energy Technologies: Scientific support for the implementation of Nuclear Power Plants (NPP) and hydrogen energy development.
Center for Advanced Cardiological Research in Shymkent: Launch of "ecocardiology" and regional health monitoring.
Scientific-Industrial Platforms: Center of Competence for Intensive Farming (with KMG PetroChem), Silicon Cluster of Solar Energy (SEZ "Saryarka"), and the "Green Fund of Almaty".

👥 Human Capital and Scientific Culture

Competitions for state prizes and research fellowships were migrated to a transparent electronic platform hosted on Astana Hub.
The Young Scientists Council was established, and the Young Researchers Academy was launched (the inaugural Forum gathered over 400 school and university students).
Publication of the popular science magazine "Әл-Жәбрдің атасы" in the Kazakh language commenced.
The Code of Scientific Ethics and the Code of Bioethics were ratified (in cooperation with UNESCO).
A network of 13 scientific journals was unified under a newly established Council of Editors to facilitate their integration into global databases.
The Academy organized 52 scientific events, resulting in 926 media publications promoting domestic research.