FASAS & IAP Programme for Capacity Building of FASAS Paper presented at the IAP General Assembly in Cairo, Egypt 1-6 December, 2006 on behalf of FASAS by Prof. Dr. M. Shamsher Ali Federation of Asian Scientific Academies and Societies (FASAS)
FEDERATION OF ASIAN SCIENTIFIC ACADEMIES AND SOCIETIES (FASAS)
Historical
First constituted on January 15, 1984 at New Delhi, India
Major problems faced by countries in Asia:
Population growth
Health care
Energy
Environment
S&T manpower training & resource development
Federation of Asian Scientific Academies and Societies
Founding Members
Academy of Science of Afghanistan
Bangladesh Academy of Sciences
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Indian National Science Academy
National Academy of Sciences, Republic of Korea
Malaysian Scientific Association
Royal Nepal Academy of Science and Technology
Pakistan Academy of Sciences
National Academy of Science and Technology, The Philippines
Singapore National Academy of Science
National Academy of Sciences, Sri Lanka
Science Society of Thailand
Federation of Asian Scientific Academies and Societies
Current Membership
Academy of Science of Afghanistan
Bangladesh Academy of Sciences**
Chinese Academy of Sciences**
Indian National Science Academy*
National Academy of Sciences, Republic of Korea*
Malaysian Scientific Association**
Royal Nepal Academy of Science and Technology*
Pakistan Academy of Sciences**
National Academy of Science and Technology, The Philippines**
Singapore National Academy of Science*
National Academy of Sciences, Sri Lanka*
Science Society of Thailand**
Australian Academy of Sciences*
Royal Society of New Zealand*
Academy of Sciences Malaysia*
Federation of Asian Scientific Academies and Societies
Membership
Membership of the Federation is open to those national and regional scientific organisations in the Asia Pacific region who share the same objectives with the Federation
National and Affiliated Memberships
Federation of Asian Scientific Academies and Societies
Affiliation
International Council for Science (ICSU) since 1986
InterAcademy Panel (IAP) since 2001
Federation of Asian Scientific Academies and Societies
Objectives (revised in 2002)
To promote the advancement of science and technology for development in Asia
To promote the integration of science and technology into national development planning and policy-making processes
To promote greater awareness of the role of science and technology in nation building among the general public, business, policy and decision makers
To encourage the contribution and impact of academies and societies in national and regional development
To collect, collate and disseminate scientific information relevant to the objectives of FASAS
Federation of Asian Scientific Academies and Societies
Areas of Focus
Promoting best practices in the teaching of science at all levels
Increasing awareness of the importance of science and technology in governance, business and everyday life
Carry out other functions to achieve the overall objectives
Federation of Asian Scientific Academies and Societies
Activities
FASAS Workshop on Enzyme Engineering
Calcutta, India, October 29 – November 15, 1984
Symposium on Planning Science and Technology for National Development
Kathmandu, Nepal, December 5 – 6, 1984
Regional Training Course on the Methods and Techniques in Exploration
Geophysics
Hyderabad, India, December 10, 1984 – January 23, 1985
Asian Congress of Pharmacology
New Delhi, India, January 15 – 19, 1985
Training Programme on Use of Photo-Voltaic System for Energy
Applications
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 27 – 30, 1985
Workshop on Microcomputer Interfacing to Instruments and Laboratory Data
Processing
Singapore, June 3 – 8, 1985
Symposium on Alternate Energy Source for Rural Areas in China
Guangzhou & Chengdu, China, November 19 – 25, 1985
Federation of Asian Scientific Academies and Societies
Activities
Workshop on Technology and Processing of Palm Oil
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 29 – December 1, 1985
International Seminar on Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 25 – 27, 1986
Workshop on Repair, Maintenance and Development of Scientific
Instruments
Madras, India, July 15 – 18, 1986
Congress on Computer Applications
Beijing, China October 15 – 19, 1986
Course on High Performance Liquid Chromatography
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 21 – 28, 1986
Seminar on Role, Opportunities and Challenges for Young Scientists in
Developing Countries
Madras, India, December 27 – 30, 1986
International Symposium on Climate and Food Security
New Delhi, India, February 6 – 9, 1987
Federation of Asian Scientific Academies and Societies
Activities
Regional Workshop on Chemical Instrumentation
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 16 - 20, 1987
Regional Workshop on Plant Mycoplasma
New Delhi, India, February 24 – 28, 1987
Regional Symposium on High Altitude Natural Products Chemistry
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 17 – 19, 1987
Science Asia ’87 Congress
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 12 – 17, 1987
International Workshop on Climatic Change and Water Resources
Beijing, China, November 4 – 6, 1987
Workshop on Analytical Techniques
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 17 – 21, 1987
Regional Seminar on Research Trends in Medicinal Plant
Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 13 – 15, 1987
Federation of Asian Scientific Academies and Societies
Activities
Seminar on Engineering Materials and Their Applications
Madras, India, December 16 – 19, 1987
First Asian School on Conservation Biology
Bangalore, India, December 16 – 31, 1987
Regional Seminar on Plant Tissue Culture
Kathmandu, Nepal, March 14 – 17, 1988
International Conference on Science and Technology Policy for Developing
Countries
Manila, Philippines, July 14, 1988
International Seminar on Solid State Ionic Devices
Singapore, July 18 – 23, 1988
First Intensive Workshop on Basic Neuroscience
Bangkok, Thailand, October 17 – November 2, 1988
Training Programme in Microelectronics
Bangkok, Thailand, October 24 – November 4, 1988
Federation of Asian Scientific Academies and Societies
Activities
Regional Training Course on Recent Advances in Techniques and
Applications of Gas Chromatography
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 15 – 19, 1988
Regional Seminar on Iodine Deficiency Disorders
Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 12 – 14, 1988
International Workshop on Methods and Concepts in Chronobiology
Madurai, India, February 14 – 25, 1989
Conference on Technology of Biomass Gasification
Colombo, Sri Lanka, March 13 – 17, 1989
Symposium on Environment Protection and Ecology in Developing
Countries
Beijing, China, November 1 – 4, 1989
Seminar on Crystallography of Natural Materials for Science and Industry
Bangkok, Thailand, February 7 – 15, 1990
Workshop on Natural Product Chemistry
Kathmandu, Nepal, February 15 – 19, 1990
Federation of Asian Scientific Academies and Societies
Activities
International Workshop on Laser Spectroscopy and Non-Liner Optics of
Solids
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 22 – 30, 1990
Workshop on Low Cost Techniques in Housing and Construction
Colombo, Sri Lanka, September 23 – 25, 1990
Workshop on Space Science
Singapore, September 25 – 28, 1990
Second Congress of The Asian and Oceanian Physiological Societies
New Delhi, India, November 12 – 15, 1990
Regional Seminar on Trace Constituents in Food
Penang, Malaysia, November 15 – 17, 1990
Regional Seminar / Workshop on Biotechnology
Manila, Philippines, December 3 – 6, 1990
International Symposium on Chromosome Research: From Microscope to
Molecule
Calcutta, India, December 12 – 14, 1990
Federation of Asian Scientific Academies and Societies
Activities
Third Asian Conference on Technology for Rural Development
(Asia Tech-91)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 12 – 14, 1991
International Workshop on Lipid Soluble Antioxidants in Biochemistry,
Nutrition and Environment Health
Penang, Malaysia, September 20 – 23, 1991
Workshop on Software Engineering
Beijing, China, October 10 – 12, 1991
Second International Symposium on Technical Education and Training for
Research and Development
Malaysia, November 19 – 22, 1991
Symposium on The Asian Honey Bees and Bee Mites
Bangkok, Thailand, February 10 – 14, 1992
Fifth Course in Neurobiology for Postgraduates in Clinical Neurosciences
New Delhi, India, February 24 – March 6, 1992
Fifth Asia Pacific Physics Conference
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 10 – 15, 1992
Federation of Asian Scientific Academies and Societies
Activities
FASAS Symposium on New Materials and Contemporary Applications
Islamabad, Pakistan, November 27 – December 1, 1992
FASAS Seminar on Global Environment Chemistry
New Delhi, India, September 27 – October 1, 1993
International Conference on World Population – A Conference of The
World’s Scientific Academies
New Delhi, India, October 24 – 27, 1993
Symposium on Medicinal Plants Exploration, Utilization and Conservation
In Asia
Shanghai, China, November 2 – 4, 1993
Symposium on Natural Disasters in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 22 – 24, 1993
Seminar on Impact of Science and Technology on Future Life Style
Singapore, December 1 – 3, 1993
International Conference on Food Preservation
Manila, Philippines, November 8 – 11, 1994
Federation of Asian Scientific Academies and Societies
Activities
Asian Congress on Science and Technology
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 5 – 7, 1995
3rd Asian Congress on Science and Technology
Chiang Mai, Thailand, July 5 – 7, 1997
International Conference on Public Understanding of Science and
Technology (PUSAT) 2000
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 24 – 27, 2000
International Conference on Public Understanding of Science and
Technology (PUSAT) 2001
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, September 20 – 24, 2001
4th Asian Congress on Science and Technology (4 ASTC) 2002
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 25 – 27, 2002
International Conference on Science and Mathematics Education 2004
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 16 – 18, 2004
Federation of Asian Scientific Academies and Societies
Activities
First ICSU Regional Meeting for Asia and the Pacific
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 25 – 27, 2005
International Science Congress (ISC) 2005
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 3 – 6, 2005
IAP Programme for Capacity Building of FASAS
Objective – to encourage FASAS members to work together in promoting science education and to enhance the contribution and impact of science academies and societies on science education at the national and regional levels
Activities undertaken so-far
Construction of FASAS homepage (www.akademisains.gov.my/FASAS/)
FASAS Council met annually since 2004 to 2006
Brainstormings on science education were held in 2004 & 2005
Workshop on Role of Science Academies in Science Promotion and Science Education was held in Sept. 2006 in Singapore
Workshop on FASAS Joint Projects was also held in Sept. 2006 in Singapore.
FASAS – AASA Joint Meeting was also held in Sept. 2006 in Singapore.
FASAS Joint Projects
Science teaching with enlightenment or science teaching in enlightened ways (anchored by Malaysia)
Education and training for science teachers (anchored by Singapore)
General education on natural disasters (anchored by Australia)
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