As part of the national campaign to demand compliance with the law Science and Technology Funding ActAnd “against the dismantling of the country’s scientific and technological system.” Formosa knot for “I choose to grow, flag x argentina“On Saturday the 6th of this month, a series of activities related to this topic will be carried out at the intersection of Rd Rivadavia for pedestrians and Spain for this city.
In statements by L the morninghe Doctor of Human Sciences and CONICET researcher, Rodrigo Villalba RojasHe explained that the activities will take place between 6:30 pm and 8 pm, and will consist of talks and dissemination of the reality of the scientific and technological field in the country, especially based on the measures adopted by the new national government.
In this regard, the researcher explained that it is “a festival that is coordinated based on an initiative Valeria EdelsteinHe is a reference in scientific publishing, and a researcher in Conisit In Buenos Aires, which promotes this proposal of giving a little publication, putting this debate about the role of science in Argentina on the agenda, in a central place. He said: “Especially with regard to how science crosses all scientific activities, all fundamental points in the country, and that in each location it is possible to find a node of scientific researchers from different branches, and that this node can act as a base and reference.” To disseminate activities that take place around everything related to scientific research and technological development.”
In this sense he made it clear Formosa It is part of More than 60 nodes across the countryso this festival will be held simultaneously About 40 cities in Argentina. In this city it will be Saturday 6, from 6:30 pm to 8 pm, in the Rivadavia and España Pedestrian.
Among the planned activities, he expects that “we will do dissemination work through brochures, but we will also suggest to those who come to the platform Participating in recreational activities to some extent relates to the knowledge that has been developed more than anything here in the research we have conducted Formosa“.
He said that there will be activities for adults and children, and short films will be shown of activities carried out by local scientists.
At this point, he highlighted that “the activity that we are about to undertake here in the Formosa node is embodied in the organization that we undertake with Agustina Morando, at INILSyT, an institute based on UNaFWhich does not represent all scientific activities, but only those that we do at that institute, and this is due more than anything else to a matter of time when we were not able to connect and meet, all the different disciplines.
Later, Villalba Rojas He explained that these activities also aim to “reach the community directly, explain precisely what we are doing and try to generate awareness and support for everything related to science, technology, research and compliance with the requirements of international standards.” Science and Technology Funding Act And against the dismantling of the science and technology system.”
“We have this situation that has been increasing in recent months, and that is known to the public, that all scientific activities, especially those related to them ConisitHe added: “I was attacked by the official media, by the same hierarchical structure of the government.”
“This defamatory act against scientific activity occurs despite the fact that CONICET has placed itself at the top of international rankings in terms of research, especially in Latin America,” he said.
“Instead of directly responding to insults, we want this event to be a space to communicate, disseminate and highlight what we do as a science,” he said.
“So, it's a way to address it, but it's also a way to give it that central place that science itself has, but generally people don't know about or don't know about,” he added.
“We have to take into account that in this period reductions were made to the administrative performance of the implementing units Conisit“These are, for example, large laboratories or large centers that bring together scientists, and without administrators they cannot function, because administrators are the ones who submit the projects and send the evaluation.”
Regarding the measures taken by the government of Javier Miley, he denounced that “we have a cut of more than 50% in scholarship income,” and in this sense, he warned that “subtracting funding from science harms scientific and technological development, and we want to make that visible and for our activities to have the support of the people.” And the average citizen, who will ultimately see the long-term benefits of our actions.
