Science Development Foundation (Azerbaijan)

The Science Development Foundation (SDF) of Azerbaijan was established by presidential order on 21 October 2009. The Foundation was designed to implement scientific projects, organize scientific events, and support scientists and scientific organizations, and enhance the role of science in all social-economic fields. Funding for the Foundation is provided by the state budget. Mehriban Imanova was appointed Executive director of the SDF on 20 September 2019.

The SDF interacts with over a dozen science-related organizations in Azerbaijan. The Foundation also participates in international projects with scientific organizations in France, Belarus, South Korea, Georgia, and Russia.

History

Science Development Foundation was established in accordance with the presidential order dated October 21, 2009. The establishment of the Foundation aimed at implementation of scientific projects and organizing scientific events, activities of the scientists, supporting scientific collectives, scientific organizations, scientists of the academy and education system, state and non-state organizations.

Science of Development Foundation set up a system aiming at diffusing scientific information of Azerbaijan abroad, assisting young researches and scientists to extend their knowledge, experiences, to improve level of science in the country, to develop gadget base, to organize participation of scientists in international scientific conferences, seminars, trainings, to organize trainings, seminars over the country. An electron information bank was created in the Foundation. The information bank meeting European scientific standards includes the information on the most active young scientists and specialists working in Azerbaijan, as well as their scientific activities and the degree of activeness.[1]

In order to support young scientists materially and morally, the Foundation attracts them to scientific valuation. They attend the valuation as independent scientific experts. The foundation is in closely cooperation with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and the Ministry of the Youth and Sport.

The Foundation investigates the natural resources, cultural and historical heritage in the country. One of the goals of the Foundation is to enhance the role of the science in all social-economic fields, solving the social problems, develop scientific information and innovations, to study international experience gained in science, to establish relations with international scientific foundations, organizations, committees.[2]

Mehriban Imanova was appointed the Executive director of the SDF of Azerbaijan according to the Presidential order dated 20 September 2019.[3]

Financing

Science Development Foundation is financed at the expense of the state budget. The government allocated 7 022 400 manats to the Foundation in 2010 (No.187, 26 November 2009; paragraph 2.1.8.14),[4] 7 035 079 manats in 2011 (No.358, 24 November 2010; paragraph 2.1.8.2),[5] 7 034 930 manats in 2012 (No.546, 19 December 2011; paragraph 2.1.10.2),[6] 7 047 480 manats in 2013 (No.760, 13 December 2012; paragraph 2.1.9.2),[7] 7 960 548 manats in 2014 (No.55, 19 December 2013; paragraph 2.1.9.2.),[8] 7 585 697 manats in 2015 (No.413, 22 December 2014; paragraph 1.1.3.2.),[9] 7 525 505 manats in 2016 (No.698, 7 December 2015; paragraph 1.1.3.2.),[10] 500 000 manats in 2017 (1180, 27 December 2016; paragraph 1.1.3.2).[11]

International relations

In 2011 the Foundation signed a memorandum and intention protocol on announcing joint grant competitions with French Scientific Researches Center (CNRS) and Belarusian Republican Foundation for Fundamental Research. At the same time the Foundation cooperates with South Korea, Georgia and Russia.

In 2016 the First Deputy Chairman of the State Committee on Science and Technology of the Republic of Belarus Andrey Kosovskiy visited Science Development Foundation. The cooperation between two organizations has been established on the fields of science and innovations.

In 2017 partners of "TransTech Capital" Fund Simon Robeson, David Livesley and Mahmut N. Sinoplu visited the Science Development Foundation. The guests and head of Science Development Foundation spoke about the cooperation plans for 2017, touched some issues regarding with supporting events and trainings on innovative projects, transfer of the technologies.

  • Institute of Physics
  • Institute of Radiation problems
  • Institute of Information Technology
  • Institute of Mathematics and mechanics
  • Astrophysical Observatory named after N. Tusi
  • Institute of Petrochemical Processes named after Y.H. Mammadaliyev
  • Institute of Polymer materials
  • Institute of Oil and Gas
  • Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
  • Institute of Physiology
  • Institute of Zoology
  • Institute of Control Systems
  • Central Botanical Garden
  • National Museum of Azerbaijan History
  • Institute of History named after A. Bakhikhanov
  • Institute of Oriental Studies named after Ziya Bunyadov

References
  1. "Science Development Foundation under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan". sdf.gov.az. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  2. "Science Development Foundation under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijan)". Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  3. "Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the appointment of MN Imanova as Executive Director of the Science Development Foundation under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan". president.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  4. "187 - "Azərbaycan Respublikasının 2010-cu il dövlət büdcəsi haqqında" Azərbaycan Respublikası Qanununun tətbiq edilməsi barədə".
  5. "358 - "Azərbaycan Respublikasının 2011-ci il dövlət büdcəsi haqqında" Azərbaycan Respublikası Qanununun tətbiq edilməsi barədə". www.e-qanun.az. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  6. "546 - "Azərbaycan Respublikasının 2012-ci il dövlət büdcəsi haqqında" Azərbaycan Respublikası Qanununun tətbiqi barədə". www.e-qanun.az. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
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  9. "413 - "Azərbaycan Respublikasının 2015-ci il dövlət büdcəsi haqqında" Azərbaycan Respublikası Qanununun tətbiqi barədə". www.e-qanun.az. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  10. "698 - "Azərbaycan Respublikasının 2016-cı il dövlət büdcəsi haqqında" Azərbaycan Respublikası Qanununun tətbiqi barədə". www.e-qanun.az. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
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