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Moving f orward w ith…………. Science , Technology, Engineering, Math S.T.E.M.

Moving f orward w ith…………. Science , Technology, Engineering, Math S.T.E.M. African Scientific Institute. African Scientific Institute.

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Moving f orward w ith…………. Science , Technology, Engineering, Math S.T.E.M.

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  1. Moving forward with…………. Science, Technology, Engineering, MathS.T.E.M.

  2. African Scientific Institute African Scientific Institute

  3. The African Scientific Institute (ASI) was founded in 1967. It is a non-profit organization representing a network of scientists, engineers, technologists, and health professionals, as well as young people aspiring to enter the world of science and technology.

  4. The African Scientific Institute (ASI) is positioned to provide vast scientific and technical personnel resources to meet challenges to assist development projects move forward. The expertise of these individuals range from medical doctors and others health care professionals to all types of engineers, computer scientists, physicists and chemists. • ASI, an international 40+ years (1967) non-profit organization, is designed to provide realistic solutions and inspire individuals to succeed in meeting challenges. • ASI has an international network of approximately 15,000 professionals, which includes approximately 8,000 scientists and technologists who are primarily of African descent. We have 549 ‘super stars’ in science and technology who are ASI Fellows from 41 countries. • Our reach into the Africa and the African Diaspora scientific and technical communities has led to us being invited to attend and participate in: • The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO, through UNESCO’s Global Ocean Observing System in Africa (GOOS-Africa), February 15-18, 2010, Cotonou, Republic of Benin • Second World Bank African Diaspora Open House in Washington, DC, February 25, 2010 • 4thOrdinary Session of the African Ministerial Conference on Science and Technology (AMCOST), 7th to 10th March, 2010, Cairo, Egypt • United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Second Science with Africa Conference, June 23 – 25, 2010, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia • International Symposium Commemorating Africa's 50th Independence Anniversary, Cotonou, Benin, November 16 - 20, 2010 • IntersectoralSummit on Niger-Delta’sEnvironment, EconomicDevelopment and HumanRights, 25 – 26, November 2010, Port Harcourt, Nigeria • “World Black Arts and Cultures Festival”, Senegal, December 10 -22, 2010 • African Diaspora Technical Committee of Experts Meeting (TCEM), February 21 -22, 2011, Pretoria, South Africa • Second Global Summit on SustainableDevelopment and Biodiversity (GLOSS), India

  5. We are involved...... Working with future scientists, engineers, mathematicians. Conferring with Scholars and noted scientists.

  6. We have produced and distributed publications free to keep both the scientific and lay communities aware of developments in science and technology. ....and brought Ambassadors to our communities to express how we can assist each other.

  7. Raising funds for emergency aid Continuously teaching our children about the value of learning amth and science

  8. Paul Smith passing ASI’s Blacks In Science Calendar to Desmond Tutu Outreaching to help more African Americans enter the healthcare professions

  9. While in Congo Brazzaville, Jim Hope, confers with the country’s Deputy Minister of Health, who also is an ASI Fellow. Bringing emergency medicine to Africa.

  10. ASI experiments with farming pineapples in Ghana. We grew more than 3,000 pineapples.

  11. Presenting our Science and Technology Awareness Fairs.

  12. etc...... for 46 years

  13. Science, Technology, Engineering, MathS.T.E.M. Why STEM Discipline + Critical Thinking + Innovation = Sustainable Development, Jobs and Economic Growth

  14. Science, Technology, Engineering, MathS.T.E.M. • “STEM learning is an economic imperative. Experts say that technological innovation accounted for almost half of U.S. economic growth over the past 50 years, and almost all of the 30 fastest-growing occupations in the next decade will require at least some background in STEM.” • “The global economy has "flattened" the world in terms of skills and technology. A new workforce of problem-solvers, innovators, and inventors who are self-reliant and able to think logically is one of the critical foundations that drive a state economy's innovation capacity.” (Maryland State Dept. of Education)

  15. Science, Technology, Engineering, MathS.T.E.M. According to the U.S. Bureau of Statistics, in the next five years, STEM jobs are projected to grow twice as quickly as jobs in other fields. While all jobs are expected to grow by 10.4%, STEM jobs are expected to increase by 21.4%. Similarly, 80% of jobs in the next decade will require technical skills.

  16. Science, Technology, Engineering, MathS.T.E.M. According to the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights: • "Only 29% of high-minority high schools offered Calculus, compared to 55% of schools with the lowest black and Hispanic enrollment." • "Hispanic students make up 20% of the student body at high schools offering calculus, but only 10% of the students taking calculus." • Only 65% of high-minority high schools offered Algebra II, compared to 82% of schools with the lowest black and Hispanic enrollment. • Only 40% of high-minority high schools offered Physics, compared to 66% of schools with the lowest black and Hispanic enrollment.

  17. Science, Technology, Engineering, MathS.T.E.M. • We work to MOTIVATE, which help educators EDUCATE • Positive Images of people involved in end game of STEM education • Better Public Awards of STEM professionals so the public can be stimulated to immolate • Better films and documentaries of STEM professionals who are regular people involved in our lives and solving problems.

  18. Science, Technology, Engineering, MathS.T.E.M. • Follow economic developments and the government agencies, academic institutions, and companies that support such developments. These organizations are interrelated. They support pure research which can lead to future economic opportunities. They lobby each other to impact policies that impact their respective organizations’ growth. They also have opportunities to coordinate their research efforts between each other.

  19. Science, Technology, Engineering, MathS.T.E.M. Moving Forward with • Parents • Children K12 • Undergrads • Grad Students • Professionals

  20. Science, Technology, Engineering, MathS.T.E.M. • Interconnect STEM students globally to form lifelong relationships. • Encourage funding institutions to better involve CBOs that are on the frontline of working with our youth to study STEM courses and the general public to be more aware of developments in STEM.

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