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The objectives and purposes for which the Academy is constituted are to: (1) promote the advancement of science and technology by establishing and enhancing standards of scientific and technological endeavour and achievement in Kenya, and to recognize outstanding contributions in the field of science and technology; (2) facilitate coordination among the different groups of scientists and the potential users of science and technology; (3) improve cooperation through international agreements and programmes between Kenyan scientists and the international scientific community. To promote the creation of scientific bodies in Kenya, provide professional guidance in their activities, and administer and improve resource utilization for purposes of research and projects; (4) provide the Government with scientific and technological information for policy formulation, execution and ways in which scientific projects may be instituted, carried out or revised; (5) synthesize and disseminate knowledge through publication of scientific and technological information; (6) cooperate with the National Council for Science and Technology [NCST] in the formulation of policies and programmes designed to encourage the development and application of science and technology for national development; and (7) organize, participate or collaborate in the organization of scientific meetings within and outside Kenya; to hold symposia, and to arrange visits for scientists from other countries to Kenya and vice versa.

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