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With a world population heading
towards nine billion people, tomorrow’s
scientists and engineers will face many
challenges. Biotechnologists will have
to find ways to grow more food on less
land and with fewer resources.
Engineers will have to recycle waste
more effectively and help the world
switch to clean, sustainable energy.
Environmental scientists must restore
Earth’s ecosystems and protect what is
left of its precious biodiversity.
The South African Agency for Science
and Technology Advancement (SAASTA)
helps to develop and nurture such a
forward-thinking science base in SA.
The agency’s educational programmes
grow a pool of quality learners who will
become the scientists and innovators
of tomorrow through initiatives such
as National Science Week, the National
Science Olympiad, Primary Science Day,
and role-modelling campaigns.
SAASTA’s science awareness platform
creates opportunities for South Africans
to experience hands-on science via
interactive exhibitions. Its portfolio of
science communication activities makes
people more aware of how science
affects their everyday lives through mass
media partnerships and creative writing
and photography competitions.
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