Promoting Social Development Meeting Human Needs:

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Promoting Social DevelopmentMeeting Human Needs
The Role of ST Institutions

• Shirley M. Malcom, Ph.D.

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ST Institutions

• Universities
• Research Centers
• Hospitals
• Scientific Societies

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ST Institutions, continued

• ST Centers
• Museums
• Botanical and Zoological Parks
• National Parks and Protected Areas

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Some Functions of ST Institutions

• Research
• Education
• Extension
• Dissemination

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Feedback

• Research Informing Practice
• Practice Informing Research

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A View from a Scientific Society

• Founded in 1848
• Continuous Re-Invention
• Updating Its Mission

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Advancing Science
Serving Society
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Professional Societies

• Peer Review, Publication and Presentation of
  Research Results
• Convening Meetings and Facilitating Networking
  Among S/Es
• Promoting Development of Next Generation of S/Es
• Education and Capacity Building
• Advocacy for Science-Based Decisionmaking
• Resources and Materials Development
• Collaboration

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AAAS

• Publisher of Science
• Advancing Science Symposia
• Annual Meeting
• Science in Support of Development (SciDevNet)
• Capacity Building
• South African Radio Science Journalists
• Education
• Gender, Science and Technology