Academic institutions will have opportunity to be on a global science network.
Chief minister Siddaramaiah has planned to allocate Rs5 crore for setting up a science gallery in association with Science Gallery International in Dublin, Ireland. With the setting up of the gallery, academic institutions as well as universities based in Bangalore will have the opportunity to be part of a global network.
Science Gallery International, established in 2012, aims at creating a global network of science gallery locations in collaboration with leading universities and research centres in key urban locations across the world. The mission of such a network, according to the gallery’s website, is to ignite creativity and discovery where science and art collide, through the development of an international network of science engagement activities inspiring young adults through exhibitions, educational workshops, training programmes and public events.
At present, the network is managed by Science Gallery International, and aims to incorporate eight university-linked Science Gallery nodes worldwide by 2020, thereby engaging an audience of 2-4 million local visitors annually.
The Global Science Gallery Network was officially launched by Science Gallery International in 2012 with the support of a €1 million gift from Google.org. In 2012, King’s College London signed an agreement to establish the first Science Gallery beyond Dublin at a spectacular site in the London Bridge quarter. Apart from the Bangalore branch, Science Gallery International is also in discussions with New York and Melbourne about establishing hubs in those cities.
Apart from the science gallery in Bangalore, Siddaramaiah announced provision of Rs20 crore for continuing programmes recommended by the technology vision group headed by eminent scientist and chairman of the Nanotechnology Taskforce, Prof CNR Rao.
The chief minister has also proposed Rs1 crore for setting up a planetarium with 3-D projection facility at Dharwad Science Centre, and Rs5 crore for establishing a science and technology knowledge resource centre at Sutturu in Nanjangud taluk of Mysore district with assistance from the Centre. A sub-regional science centre will also be established at Bagalkot at a cost of Rs3 crore, besides developing the Karnataka Geographical Information system, costing Rs160 crore with 5 per cent assistance from the Union government.
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