LAW OF TURKMENISTAN

of August 15, 2009 No. 52-IV

About the status of the scientist

This Law determines the rights, obligations and responsibility of scientists, criteria for evaluation of their qualification, and also obligation of public authorities of Turkmenistan by providing guarantees of free scientific creativity and social protection of scientists, increase in prestige of scientific activities.

Chapter I. General provisions

Article 1. The basic concepts applied in this Law

In this Law the following basic concepts are applied:

1) the status of the scientist - the scientist's provision in Turkmenistan which is determined:

- the state assessment of level of his competence, responsible, creative and effective fulfillment of functional obligations by it in case of accomplishment of tasks of scientific activities;

- social protection of the scientist from the state characterized by provision to it necessary legal guarantees and conditions for fruitful work, the material and moral incentives directed to successful goal achievement and tasks which are set for it by the state;

2) the scientist - person having the higher education having necessary qualification and which is professionally engaged in research, scientific and technical activities and (or) experimental developments (further - scientific activities);

3) research activities - the activities directed to obtaining and use of new knowledge including:

- basic scientific research - the researches directed to receipt of new knowledge of the main patterns of structure, functioning and development of the person, society, the surrounding environment;

- applied scientific research - the researches directed mainly to use of new knowledge for achievement of the practical purposes and the solution of specific objectives;

4) scientific and technical activities - the activities directed to obtaining and use of new knowledge for the solution of technological, engineering, economic, social, humanitarian and other problems, ensuring functioning of science, the equipment and production as single system;

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