Academy of Science South Africa 2005/6 Annual Report

ASSAfImage: Quest – Science for South AfricaObjectivesScientific thinking for the good of societyAccording to the Act the objectives of the Academy areto promote common ground in scientific thinking across all disciplines, for example the physical,mathematical, life, human, social and economic sciences;to encourage and promote innovative and independent scientific thinking;to promote the optimum development of the intellectual capacity of all people;to provide effective advice and facilitate appropriate action in relation to the collective needs,opportunities and challenges of all South Africans; andto link South Africa with scientific communities at the highest levels, in particular within Africa,and further afield.The Academy of Science of SouthAfrica aspires to be the apexorganisation for science andscholarship in South Africa.VisionAn engine of excellence in scholarshipand intellectual cooperationThe Academy of Science of South Africa aspires to be the apex organisation for science andscholarship in South Africa, internationally respected and connected, its membership simultaneouslythe aspiration of the country’s most active scholars in all fields of scientific enquiry, and the collectiveresource making possible the professionally managed generation of evidence-based solutions to nationalproblems.Promoting Excellence in Science for Society