SAASTEC NEWS
4-8 September 2011
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The Toronto Declaration:
- We, the participants in the 5th Science Centre World
Congress, believe that
science is an important tool for a better life on our planet.
- We advocate that all citizens should
have access to a science centre or its services in their own region. We will use our collective expertise and experience in
helping to expand the activities of our sector to places and communities where
science centres are needed and wanted but not yet established.
- We commit to work together to
overcome cultural, physical, social, economic and geographic barriers to engage
and connect people through science.
- We will actively seek out issues
related to science and society where the voices of citizens should be heard and
ensure that dialogue occurs.
- We
will work together to identify how science centres can contribute to the
achievement of the United Nations Millennium Goals.
- We will search for funding and mechanisms to create a better future for all
through global engagement with issues of local, national and global relevance,
including environmental awareness, science education and innovation.