Photonics Driving Economic Growth in Europe - Photonics21
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2. <strong>Photonics</strong> Research and Innovation Challenges<br />
Roadmap for 2014 – 2020<br />
Outreach to<br />
young m<strong>in</strong>ds<br />
Outreach<br />
to general<br />
public<br />
2014/2015 2016/2017 2018/2019 2020<br />
Address both kids<br />
and secondary school<br />
students with specific<br />
programs, start<strong>in</strong>g from<br />
exist<strong>in</strong>g experience<br />
(<strong>Photonics</strong> Explorer,<br />
Luka’s land of discovery,<br />
etc.); Involve teachers <strong>in</strong><br />
all programs; Organise<br />
summer camps;<br />
Create a network of<br />
outreach-committed<br />
centres (academic<br />
<strong>in</strong>stitutions, research<br />
centres, etc.) to susta<strong>in</strong><br />
and extend actions.<br />
Promote photonics<br />
through different media:<br />
press, TV, <strong>in</strong>ternet, apps,<br />
conferences related to art<br />
events, etc.; Launch competitions<br />
for best videos<br />
related to photonics so<br />
as to promote direct <strong>in</strong>volvement<br />
e.g. of young<br />
people (not necessarily<br />
study<strong>in</strong>g photonics)<br />
Extend exist<strong>in</strong>g programs<br />
to new countries through<br />
the <strong>in</strong>volvement of local<br />
governments;<br />
Involve national and<br />
<strong>in</strong>ternational learned<br />
societies for support and<br />
help <strong>in</strong> dissem<strong>in</strong>ation;<br />
Update and where possible<br />
and mean<strong>in</strong>gful<br />
extend the content of<br />
the programs; Involve<br />
all-level students through<br />
<strong>in</strong>dividual awards and<br />
team competitions on<br />
dedicated problems;<br />
Involve <strong>in</strong>dustries for<br />
sponsorship of outreach<br />
programs and of team<br />
competitions on specific<br />
problems; Involve Science<br />
and Technology museums<br />
<strong>in</strong> outreach programs<br />
through permanent <strong>in</strong>teractive<br />
exhibitions.<br />
Involve Science and<br />
Technology museums<br />
to create permanent,<br />
<strong>in</strong>teractive exhibitions<br />
<strong>in</strong> photonics (seek for<br />
support from companies);<br />
Set-up simple but impressive<br />
photonics exhibitions<br />
<strong>in</strong> highly crowded<br />
environments (such<br />
as airports, stations,<br />
shopp<strong>in</strong>g malls);<br />
Stabilise outreach<br />
programs by mak<strong>in</strong>g<br />
them self-susta<strong>in</strong>able;<br />
Strengthen cooperation<br />
with learned societies;<br />
Strengthen cooperation<br />
with <strong>in</strong>dustries.<br />
Extend successful<br />
<strong>in</strong>itiatives, stabilise<br />
and ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong> them;<br />
Involve all possible<br />
private and public<br />
partners that can<br />
make <strong>in</strong>itiatives<br />
self-susta<strong>in</strong>able<br />
Reach a pan-<strong>Europe</strong>an<br />
dimension for most<br />
successful outreach<br />
programs and create<br />
suitable structures to<br />
ensure ma<strong>in</strong>tenance.<br />
Reach a pan-<strong>Europe</strong>an<br />
dissem<strong>in</strong>ation of<br />
the most successful<br />
<strong>in</strong>itiatives<br />
89<br />
Table 2: Education and Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g