Towards 2020 – Photonics driving economic growth in Europe

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Roadmap for 2014 – 2020
Table 2: Education and Training
2014/2015 2016/2017 2018/2019 2020
Outreach to
young minds
Address both kids
and secondary school
students with specific
programs, starting from
existing experience
(Photonics Explorer,
Luka’s land of discovery,
etc.); Involve teachers in
all programs; Organise
summer camps;
Create a network of
outreach-committed
centres (academic
institutions, research
centres, etc.) to sustain
and extend actions.
Extend existing programs
to new countries through
the involvement of local
governments;
Involve national and
international learned
societies for support and
help in dissemination;
Update and where possible
and meaningful
extend the content of
the programs; Involve
all-level students through
individual awards and
team competitions on
dedicated problems;
Involve industries for
sponsorship of outreach
programs and of team
competitions on specific
problems; Involve Science
and Technology museums
in outreach programs
through permanent interactive
exhibitions.
Stabilise outreach
programs by making
them self-sustainable;
Strengthen cooperation
with learned societies;
Strengthen cooperation
with industries.
Reach a pan-European
dimension for most
successful outreach
programs and create
suitable structures to
ensure maintenance.
Outreach
to general
public
Promote photonics
through different media:
press, TV, internet, apps,
conferences related to art
events, etc.; Launch competitions
for best videos
related to photonics so
as to promote direct involvement
e.g. of young
people (not necessarily
studying photonics)
Involve Science and
Technology museums
to create permanent,
interactive exhibitions
in photonics (seek for
support from companies);
Set-up simple but impressive
photonics exhibitions
in highly crowded
environments (such
as airports, stations,
shopping malls);
Extend successful
initiatives, stabilise
and maintain them;
Involve all possible
private and public
partners that can
make initiatives
self-sustainable
Reach a pan-European
dissemination of
the most successful
initiatives