How an ecosystem of science communication can be collaboratively developed to enhance science popularization either in a country or in international context along the Belt and Road Initiative

1. Ecosystem of science communication,
working collaboratively along the “Belt and
Road” to bridge science and society :
Thailand focus
Ms. Ganigar Chen
Director
Office of the Public Awareness of Science
National Science Museum THAILAND, Ministry of Science and
Technology
Ganigar.c@nsm.or.th
The 2017 Beijing International Symposium on Science Communication,
June 6-9, 2017, Beijing, China

2. National Science Museum Thailand
• Located in Pathum Thani Province, North of
Bangkok
• Mission to promote public awareness of science
and technology and encourage innovative culture
• Opened in 2000, serve about 2 million visitors
annually
• Engage 2 million people through its outreach
programs/networks

3. Futurium Natural History Museum RAMA IX Museum
Science Museum
National Science Museum, Pathum Thani
Ecological Systems
Collections/Taxidermy
Basics of Science
Information Technology
Information Technology Museum

4. • The Science Museum
Opened in June 2000
Exhibition Area: 10,000 sq.m.

5. • The Natural History Museum
Opened in June 2003
Exhibition Area: 3,000 sq.m.

6. • The Information Technology Museum
Open to public : May 2012
Exhibition Area: 7,500 sq.m.

7. 7
Opened in 2009
Exhibition Area: 3,000 sq.m.
• NSM SCIENCE SQUARE (Bangkok city branch)

8. • RAMA 9 MUSEUM ( Ecology Museum)
To be opened in 2019
Exhibition Area: 27,000 sq.m.

9. • Futurium (Innovation Learning Centers)
To be opened in 2021

10. INNOVATION WORLD
1 F and 3 F
JOB WORLD
4 F
Introduction 1 2
3 4 5
6 7 8

11. Focuses
• Social Issues : HIV, Mosquitoes,
• Global issues : Water, Energy, Climate Change
• Future STEM Careers: creativity, innovation, industry, 21st
Century Skills
BasicScience
NaturalScience
Technology
Environment
Innovation

12. Strategic Tools
Networking
Cutting
Edge
Learning
Centers
Festive
Outreach
Media
Outreach
Creative
space/
Challenge
Science
Communica
tors
Scientist
Idol

13. SCIENCE LABCutting
Edge
Learning
Centers

14. SCIENCE SHOW

15. SCIENCE CAMPS

16. Satellite Museum/Network

17. Outreach : Science Caravan
 Science Caravan : 20 provinces , 40 locations annually
including neighboring country
 Serving 300,000 students per year
 Festive : Hands-on mobile science exhibition, mobile
planetarium, science show, science lab, science
competition, teacher workshop, pre-school activity
 Joined by other organiation IPST, Thai Health
Foundation, NSTDA, NARIT , etc.
Festive
Outreach

18. 18
SCIENCE CARAVAN

20. Science @ the mall
• Working with private sectors during school holiday
• Funded partnership

21. National Children’s Day

22. National Science and Technology Fair

25. Media & Publications
• NSM Magazine
• Natural History Museum Journals
Media
Outreach

26. Books

27. • Website ( www.nsm.or.th)
• Virtual Museum
• E-Exhibition
Online communication

28. TV programs
• Little scientist’s
House(preschool)
• Science challenge (Youth)
• Mathematics (public)
Media and publication

29. Creative Space : Makerspace
Creative
space/
Challenge

30. Youth Competition

31. Science Projects

32. Scientists
Scientist
Idol

33. Working with scientists
• Mechanism
• Science information resources
• Science-Media network
• Science Idol, science career promotion

34. Developing
Science Communicators
 Target group
Students
Teachers
Science
students
Scientist
journalist
Science
Communicators

35. Ecosystem
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36. Encouraging
Science Communicators
Projects : (students, science student,
scientist, public)
• Short Science Fiction
• Short Science Film
• Young Thai Science Journalist
• Young Thai Science Ambassador
• World BIOTECH Tour
• Science communication (Fame Lab)
• E-Exhibition Contest

38. Strategic Tools
Networking
Cutting
Edge
Learning
Centers
Festive
Outreach
Media
Outreach
Creative
space/
Challenge
Science
Communica
tors
Scientist
Idol

39. Roles in the ecosystem
Scientist/science
authority
Policy/stakeholders
(this include sponsor/
funding agency-
company)
Educators/
Communicators
Organizing
agency/platform
(eg.media,web,
museum)
Public/audience

40. Working collaboratively
Sharing of
science
Sharing of
idols
Sharing of
ideas/
research
Sharing of
materials
Sharing of
platform

41. Thank you
and welcome to Thailand