Gyeongnam Province Selected as an Excellent Institution for Three Consecutive Years in 'Science Museum Development Implementation Plan Performance'

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Woo-kwon] Gyeongsangnam-do announced on the 21st that it has been selected as an excellent institution for three consecutive years in the '2019 Science Museum Development Implementation Plan Performance Evaluation' hosted by the Ministry of Science and ICT.

The Ministry of Science and ICT's science museum evaluation was conducted comprehensively considering policy networks, social contributions, and science museum specialization for a total of 19 institutions, including three central government agencies such as the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, the Korea Meteorological Administration, and the Rural Development Administration, as well as 16 metropolitan local governments.

Gyeongnam Province operates the largest number of science museums among all cities and provinces nationwide, with 15 science museums, most of which are specialized science museums with various themes reflecting regional characteristics such as shipbuilding, aviation, fisheries, and insects. In this evaluation, the province received excellent ratings for its strong commitment to science museum development and for providing science culture services to underserved areas and groups.

The science museums in the province have communicated with the local community and provided various science culture services through programs such as mobile science museums, science playgrounds, and science classes (Changwon Science Experience Center), Children's Science Experience Festival, Science Sprout Festival (Gyeongnam Office of Education Science Education Center), mobile observation meetings (Gimhae Astronomical Observatory), expanded free admission (Hadong Jirisan Ecological Science Museum), and science camps (Geochang Wolseong Space Science Museum) last year.

The Natural Enemy Ecology Science Museum received favorable reviews not only for spreading science culture but also for its industrial contributions such as producing agricultural natural enemies utilizing the characteristics of the science museum. The Natural Enemy Ecology Science Museum operates education and experience programs about natural enemies while simultaneously being the only institution nationwide that produces and supplies natural enemies to local farmers.

Kim Young-sam, Director of the Industrial Innovation Bureau of Gyeongnam Province, said, "To revitalize science culture, we will actively utilize various exhibition themes for each science museum and promote mutual cooperation such as joint exhibitions between science museums to further strive for the development of regional science culture."

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