The government of Omar Perotti, through the Secretariat of Science, Technology and Innovation of the Ministry of Production, promotes a Provincial Network of Science and Technology Clubs which has more than 3,000 participants, distributed in 34 clubs in 18 locations throughout the territory of Santa Fe.
At the moment, the 2023 call is open “SF Science and Technology Clubs”, which seeks to promote the creation of new Clubs throughout the province and the strengthening of existing ones.
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The main objective of the call is Generate and promote training spaces for scientific-technological talentexperimentation, appropriation of scientific knowledge in state-of-the-art technologies and science laboratories, manufacturing and multimedia, audiovisual, video games, environment and climate change, digital transformation and industry 4.0.
In this way, girls, boys and young people will be able to develop the scientific method skills and soft skills such as empathy, autonomy, tolerance for failure and critical thinking, while acting on local problems and creating scientific-technological projects to thereby further promote the training of critical, participatory and committed citizens with their community.
In this regard, the Secretary of Science, Technology and Innovation, Marina Baima, stated: “This is a bet of the government of Santa Fe to invest in the first Provincial Science and Technology Network so that boys and girls throughout the territory can access highly technological skills for free, awaken scientific vocations and develop job skills for the future. These clubs, along with strategic partners from each of the locations, seek to develop skills such as robotics, mechatronics, 3D printing, astronomy, chemistry, and physics, in a playful way. Boys and girls can participate in these activities by accessing this network, looking for the closest one in which they can sign up for free to do all the activities and also participate in the annual meetings they have with the government of the province.
“From the Science and Technology area we take science as our flag, and for this reason we do not hesitate to invest in the development of capacities at each point where there is an opportunity to generate cooperation with a partner at the territorial level. Science is for everyone, science is investing knowledge. We know that the capacities of the territories are developed by granting opportunities to each boy and girl and that these abilities are really going to impact how we modify our productive matrix and giving greater inclusion and accessibility to educate in a new, inventive and, above all, impactful way”, Baima added.
The Science and Technology Clubs aim to awaken STEM vocations in children and young people, promote innovation in the territories, link scientific and technological projects with the community, and stimulate talent and teamwork.
The 2023 call remains open in permanent window mode until June.
tech colonies
Within the framework of this call, the 2023 Summer Technological Colonies were carried out, an initiative that seeks to bring children and young people closer to science, technology and innovation in a playful and entertaining way. There, the participants had the opportunity to experiment with different technologies and tools, such as robotics, programming, virtual reality, among others. In addition, they developed skills such as teamwork, problem solving and creativity in a safe and fun environment.
The proposal was aimed at boys, girls and young people between the ages of 7 and 17, and took place from February 10 to March 5 on the premises of the partner institutions of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, (UTN headquarters Reconquista and Santa Fe, Rosario Technological Pole, Municipality of Funes, Villa Constitución, Cañada de Gómez, Gálvez, San Jorge, Luis Palacios, María Teresa, Ceres and San Cristóbal).
It should be remembered that this initiative was developed free of charge thanks to the investment of the Santa Fe government in education, science and technology for the training of boys, girls and young people, which demonstrates the State’s commitment to development.
club network
Since 2021, the province of Santa Fe has promoted the formation of a Network of Science and Technology Clubs that promotes critical thinking and the analysis necessary for decision-making in a world crossed by the production and circulation of knowledge.
In this framework, the line seeks to contribute to strengthening the capacities of the Clubs within the provincial ecosystem of science, technology and innovation, through the creation or adaptation of their infrastructures, equipment and resources considering a territorial perspective. In addition, it seeks to accompany projects aimed at promoting communication, scientific and technological dissemination and those oriented to the Science, Technology and Innovation Plan: Santa Fe 2030.
