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Activity of the President on June 14–27, 2004
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e-journal #33 |
Code on science and innovation
On June 15 during a session of the majority faction President Voronin presented the Code on Science and Innovation. In fact it was known back in March that such a draft is being developed when the President outlined the main objectives of the government regarding science reform during a meeting with institutions part of the Academy of Science of Moldova. In his presentation to the majority faction Vladimir Voronin reviewed the current state of science and innovation in the country and from there he talked about the tasks lying ahead:
- establishing /…/ an innovation climate by creating juridical, fiscal and organizational incentives for those who are doing science, bolstering innovations and transfer of know-how;
- establishing a social comfortable and dynamic social climate, thereby science, education and innovations would become prestigious, where dispersed professional resources would turn into an ever-growing intellectual capital;
- establishing a new democratic administration culture, based on knowledge, openness and competence.
The Code is structured under 5 chapters and includes 166 articles. According to President Voronin it would be necessary to make appropriate changes to other codes, as it provides that all science and innovation institutions will be exempted from VAT, customs duties on the imported equipment necessary for conducting research. In addition, the draft provides for the accreditation of organizations working in the field of science and innovation, with private and non-governmental organizations being eligible as well. This would enable them to become associated members of the Academy of Science and apply under co-funding terms for the tender on public funds.
Another important provision is the establishment of the Agency for Protecting Intellectual Property by merging the Agency for Protecting Industrial Property and Copyright Agency.
The Code would acknowledge and strengthen the role of the Academy of Science, which shall become “the only public institution of national importance working in the field of science and innovation”. In addition, all the scientific projects shall be exclusively funded via the Academy, for which purpose it would conclude a four-year Partnership Agreement with the Government.
Session with the Government
On June19, President Vladimir Voronin convened on a session Government members where he insisted on improving its activity. According to a press release issued by the Presidency, the President recommended Government members to pay more attention to: improving the quality of adopted decisions, better control their enforcement, eliminate personal and departmental interests when spending public money, improve cooperation between Government structures.
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