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to promote and foster the development of science, engineering and technology;

to provide a forum for the interchange of ideas among scientists, engineers and technologists;

to promote national awareness, understanding and appreciation of the role of science, engineering and technology in human progress;

to promote creativity among scientists, engineers and technologists;

to promote national self-reliance in the field of science, engineering and technology;

to act as a forum for maintaining awareness on the part of the Government of the significance of the role of science, engineering and technology in the development process of the nation and for bringing national development needs to the attention of the scientists, engineers and technologists;

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to analyze particular national problems and identify where science, engineering and technology can contribute to their solution and accordingly to make recommendations to the

Government;

to keep in touch with developments in science, engineering and technology and identify those developments which are relevant to national needs and to bring such developments to the attention of the Government;

to prepare reports, papers or other documents relating to the national science, engineering and technology policy and make the necessary recommendations to the

Government;

to initiate and sponsor multi-disciplinary studies related to and necessary for the better understanding of the social and economic implications of science, engineering and technology;

to encourage research and development and education and training of the appropriate scientific, engineering and technical manpower;

to establish and maintain relations between the Academy and overseas bodies having the same or almost similar objectives in science, engineering and technology as the

Academy;

to do such other things as may be requested by the

Government from time to time; and

to do such other acts which are consistent with this Act as may be required in order to further the advancement of science, engineering and technology in Malaysia and the welfare and status of the Academy.

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