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

FASAS & IAP Programme for FASAS & IAP Programme for Capacity Building of FASASCapacity Building of FASAS

Paper presented at the Paper presented at the IAP General AssemblyIAP General Assembly

in Cairo, Egyptin Cairo, Egypt

1-6 December, 20061-6 December, 2006on behalf of FASASon behalf of FASAS

bybyProf. Dr. M. Shamsher AliProf. Dr. M. Shamsher Ali

Federation ofFederation of Asian Scientific Academies Asian Scientific Academies and Societies (FASAS)and Societies (FASAS)

FEDERATION OF ASIAN SCIENTIFIC FEDERATION OF ASIAN SCIENTIFIC ACADEMIES AND SOCIETIES (FASAS) ACADEMIES AND SOCIETIES (FASAS) HistoricalFirst constituted on January 15, 1984 at

New Delhi, IndiaMajor problems faced by countries in Asia:

Population growthHealth careEnergyEnvironmentS&T manpower training & resource development

Federation of Asian Scientific Academies and Societies Federation of Asian Scientific Academies and Societies

Founding Members

Academy of Science of AfghanistanBangladesh Academy of SciencesChinese Academy of SciencesIndian National Science AcademyNational Academy of Sciences, Republic of KoreaMalaysian Scientific AssociationRoyal Nepal Academy of Science and Technology Pakistan Academy of SciencesNational Academy of Science and Technology, The PhilippinesSingapore National Academy of ScienceNational Academy of Sciences, Sri LankaScience Society of Thailand


Current Membership

Academy of Science of AfghanistanBangladesh 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*


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


Affiliation

International Council for Science (ICSU) since 1986

InterAcademy Panel (IAP) since 2001


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


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


Activities

FASAS Workshop on Enzyme EngineeringCalcutta, India, October 29 – November 15, 1984Symposium on Planning Science and Technology for National Development Kathmandu, Nepal, December 5 – 6, 1984Regional Training Course on the Methods and Techniques in ExplorationGeophysicsHyderabad, India, December 10, 1984 – January 23, 1985Asian Congress of PharmacologyNew Delhi, India, January 15 – 19, 1985Training Programme on Use of Photo-Voltaic System for EnergyApplicationsKuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 27 – 30, 1985Workshop on Microcomputer Interfacing to Instruments and Laboratory DataProcessingSingapore, June 3 – 8, 1985Symposium on Alternate Energy Source for Rural Areas in ChinaGuangzhou & Chengdu, China, November 19 – 25, 1985


Activities

Workshop on Technology and Processing of Palm OilKuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 29 – December 1, 1985International Seminar on Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 25 – 27, 1986Workshop on Repair, Maintenance and Development of ScientificInstrumentsMadras, India, July 15 – 18, 1986Congress on Computer ApplicationsBeijing, China October 15 – 19, 1986Course on High Performance Liquid ChromatographyKuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 21 – 28, 1986Seminar on Role, Opportunities and Challenges for Young Scientists inDeveloping CountriesMadras, India, December 27 – 30, 1986International Symposium on Climate and Food SecurityNew Delhi, India, February 6 – 9, 1987


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


Activities

Seminar on Engineering Materials and Their ApplicationsMadras, India, December 16 – 19, 1987First Asian School on Conservation Biology Bangalore, India, December 16 – 31, 1987Regional Seminar on Plant Tissue CultureKathmandu, Nepal, March 14 – 17, 1988International Conference on Science and Technology Policy for Developing CountriesManila, Philippines, July 14, 1988International Seminar on Solid State Ionic DevicesSingapore, July 18 – 23, 1988First Intensive Workshop on Basic NeuroscienceBangkok, Thailand, October 17 – November 2, 1988Training Programme in MicroelectronicsBangkok, Thailand, October 24 – November 4, 1988


Activities

Regional Training Course on Recent Advances in Techniques and Applications of Gas ChromatographyKuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 15 – 19, 1988 Regional Seminar on Iodine Deficiency DisordersDhaka, Bangladesh, December 12 – 14, 1988International Workshop on Methods and Concepts in ChronobiologyMadurai, India, February 14 – 25, 1989Conference on Technology of Biomass GasificationColombo, Sri Lanka, March 13 – 17, 1989Symposium on Environment Protection and Ecology in DevelopingCountriesBeijing, China, November 1 – 4, 1989Seminar on Crystallography of Natural Materials for Science and IndustryBangkok, Thailand, February 7 – 15, 1990Workshop on Natural Product ChemistryKathmandu, Nepal, February 15 – 19, 1990


Activities

International Workshop on Laser Spectroscopy and Non-Liner Optics of SolidsKuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 22 – 30, 1990 Workshop on Low Cost Techniques in Housing and ConstructionColombo, Sri Lanka, September 23 – 25, 1990Workshop on Space ScienceSingapore, September 25 – 28, 1990Second Congress of The Asian and Oceanian Physiological SocietiesNew Delhi, India, November 12 – 15, 1990Regional Seminar on Trace Constituents in FoodPenang, Malaysia, November 15 – 17, 1990Regional Seminar / Workshop on BiotechnologyManila, Philippines, December 3 – 6, 1990International Symposium on Chromosome Research: From Microscope to MoleculeCalcutta, India, December 12 – 14, 1990


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 HealthPenang, Malaysia, September 20 – 23, 1991Workshop on Software EngineeringBeijing, China, October 10 – 12, 1991Second International Symposium on Technical Education and Training for Research and DevelopmentMalaysia, November 19 – 22, 1991Symposium on The Asian Honey Bees and Bee MitesBangkok, Thailand, February 10 – 14, 1992Fifth Course in Neurobiology for Postgraduates in Clinical NeurosciencesNew Delhi, India, February 24 – March 6, 1992 Fifth Asia Pacific Physics ConferenceKuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 10 – 15, 1992


Activities

FASAS Symposium on New Materials and Contemporary ApplicationsIslamabad, Pakistan, November 27 – December 1, 1992 FASAS Seminar on Global Environment ChemistryNew Delhi, India, September 27 – October 1, 1993International Conference on World Population – A Conference of TheWorld’s Scientific AcademiesNew Delhi, India, October 24 – 27, 1993Symposium on Medicinal Plants Exploration, Utilization and ConservationIn AsiaShanghai, China, November 2 – 4, 1993Symposium on Natural Disasters in BangladeshDhaka, Bangladesh, November 22 – 24, 1993Seminar on Impact of Science and Technology on Future Life StyleSingapore, December 1 – 3, 1993 International Conference on Food PreservationManila, Philippines, November 8 – 11, 1994


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


International Conference on Science and Mathematics Education 2004

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 16 – 18, 2004


Activities

First ICSU Regional Meeting for Asia and the Pacific


International Science Congress (ISC) 2005

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 3 – 6, 2005

IAP Programme for Capacity IAP Programme for Capacity Building of FASASBuilding 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-farActivities 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 ProjectsFASAS 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)


FASAS Secretariat

Indian National Science Academy (INSA)

1984 – 1997

Malaysian Scientific Association (MSA)

1998 – 2002

Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM)

2003 –

Federation of Asian Scientific Academies and Societies

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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