Empowering our people with science

and its languages

Empowering our people with science

and its languages

A Latin American perspective Julia Tagüeña

Centro de Investigación en EnergíaUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de

México 

A Latin American perspective Julia Tagüeña

Centro de Investigación en EnergíaUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de

México 

Latin America:Challenges and opportunities

Latin America:Challenges and opportunitiesHeterogeneous societiesSocial inclusion and equityDemocratization of knowledgeScientific literacyScience centersScience communication

programs

Heterogeneous societiesSocial inclusion and equityDemocratization of knowledgeScientific literacyScience centersScience communication

programs

Our era: ¿era of knowledge? ¿energy-

climate?

Our era: ¿era of knowledge? ¿energy-

climate?“The third wave”, Alvin

Toffler (1979) “Hot, flat and crowded” ,

Thomas Friedman (2008)“Earth3.0”, Scientific

American (2008)

“The third wave”, Alvin Toffler (1979)

“Hot, flat and crowded” , Thomas Friedman (2008)

“Earth3.0”, Scientific American (2008)

Social CapitalSocial Capital

“The social capital is a resource coming from the solidarity feelings of a person or a group for other person or group. These feelings can be of admiration, concern, interest, empathy, consideration, respect, responsibility or love; as any other resource it could be administrated in a right or a wrong way. Adequately employed could be used to reduce poverty”

Juan Carlos Gallego, Colombia

“The social capital is a resource coming from the solidarity feelings of a person or a group for other person or group. These feelings can be of admiration, concern, interest, empathy, consideration, respect, responsibility or love; as any other resource it could be administrated in a right or a wrong way. Adequately employed could be used to reduce poverty”

Juan Carlos Gallego, Colombia

Collaboration networkCollaboration network

“ The structure of a network is based on reciprocity and trust…the network must have a unifying goal …..independent and voluntary members integrated by solidarity…they create social capital, well being and make the economy progress by innovation and capacity to change..”

Juan Carlos Gallego

“ The structure of a network is based on reciprocity and trust…the network must have a unifying goal …..independent and voluntary members integrated by solidarity…they create social capital, well being and make the economy progress by innovation and capacity to change..”

Juan Carlos Gallego

EducaciEducacióón n No FormalNo Formal Periodismo Periodismo

cientcientííficoficoMuseos y Museos y Centros de Centros de CienciaCiencia

TRABAJO CONJUNTO

MaterialesMateriales

ASTCASTC

ECSITEECSITE

ASPACASPAC

SAATECSAATEC

NCSM CANSMCANSM

37 members

21 Museums M (59%)

10 Non Formal Education (26%)

5 Science communication (12%)

1 Formal educaction (3%)

Node South 15 (10 M, 4 NFE, 1 DIV)

Node Andes 6 (4 M, 2 NFE)

Node North y Caribbean 16 (9 M, 3 NFE, 3 DIV, 1 EF)

Fields: Museums, Non Formal Education, Materials for Science Communication and Scientific Journalism

3 Argentina5 Brasil3 Chile4 Colombia1 Costa Rica1 Guatemala13 México1 Nicaragua2 Perú2 Uruguay2 Venezuela

3 Argentina5 Brasil3 Chile4 Colombia1 Costa Rica1 Guatemala13 México1 Nicaragua2 Perú2 Uruguay2 Venezuela

11 países11 países

2 idiomas

Shared goalsShared CultureShared learningShared effortShared information

Shared goalsShared CultureShared learningShared effortShared information

Sustainable SuccessSustainable Success

Programa Iberoamericano de Ciencia y Tecnología

para el Desarrollo

PROGRAMA CYTEDRed Temática: REMIPCyT - Red de Medición del impacto

de la popularización de la Ciencia y la Tecnología en

Iberoamérica Coordinador: Dra. Graciela Merino

Copán (Honduras), Junio 2008

www.xireunionredpop.com

RESOURCESRESOURCES

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PODCASTS

The power of The power of Networks!Networks!

2 + 2 = 52 + 2 = 5

CoreCoreKnowledgeKnowledge

PartialPartialKnowledgeKnowledge

IndividualIndividualImpact of Impact of collaborationcollaboration

……the “network” effect, Hubert Saint-Ongethe “network” effect, Hubert Saint-Onge

Horizontal axis

... collaboration places more emphasis on the horizontal axis of the organization

Vertical axis

In our region: the prevalence of the vertical axisIn our region: the prevalence of the vertical axis

Ideas come when you are not looking for them!

To take emotional risksCreativity: to look where everyone

else is looking and see what no one else can see (a concept)

Invention: the practical embodiment of a novel idea

Innovation: the succesful exploitation of new ideas (a process)

Ideas come when you are not looking for them!

To take emotional risksCreativity: to look where everyone

else is looking and see what no one else can see (a concept)

Invention: the practical embodiment of a novel idea

Innovation: the succesful exploitation of new ideas (a process)

Alejandra León Castellá, Executive Director www.redpop.orgwww.cientec.or.cr