2023-08-16 17:55:00
Guatemala, August 16, 2023. Young people have great potential to lead the development of the country, they have the flexibility and creativity necessary to adapt to changes and find innovative and creative solutions to the challenges that arise, which is why they awaken interest in science. , technology and innovation is essential for the National Secretariat of Science and Technology (Senacyt).
Motivating scientific vocations from childhood is one of the work axes of the Senacyt, the dissemination strategy of the CTi with a territorial approach has allowed the Secretariat to take workshops on robotics and scientific knowledge to youth throughout the country, with TechnoScience, young people have experienced and interacted with great curiosity and enthusiasm with robots, mathematics and science.
Bringing the tools that prepare them to face a globalized world, motivating them to break paradigms and be agents of change by boosting their potential in the search for innovative solutions to social problems in their communities, is one of the objectives with which they have implemented technological and scientific competitions such as the Mi Comunidad 4.0 Interdepartmental Innovation Rally and the Ondas Program.
“Dare to not just be a consumer of technology, but to be a creator of technology. Now you are the ones who design, build, program, and these spaces help you to have the skills and competencies that you will need in the world of work, those essential competencies such as learning to work as a team, collaboratively, so that everyone does their bit. of sand in multidisciplinary projects” this is how the secretary of the Senacyt, Ana Chan, has motivated the youth in various activities carried out by the institution.
The recent delivery of the National Innovation Award in the Junior category for high school students is also reliable proof of the enormous talent that young people have in planning a sustainable future and caring for the environment.
The commemoration of International Youth Day is conducive to recognizing that the only possible route towards the social and economic development of the country is to guarantee access, permanence and completion of education for children and youth and their inclusive participation in science, technology and innovation.
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