Oman Science Festival 2022 - Let's Live the Passion for Science Together
Arab Weather - Amman Science Festival in its third edition, the perfect platform for innovation.. for passion.. for experience.. for reflection.. for inspiration and renewal.. for modern trends and future aspirations towards creativity. It is a mirror that reflects the ambition in the directions of Oman Vision 2040 and the national innovation strategy
The Sultanate will be the model and best destination among the 20 countries in the innovation index by 2040. Modern advanced sciences, innovations and technologies constitute an epic from which the knowledge society is formulated, in which national capabilities are strengthened in an integrated way that the government seeks with the private sector and society as a whole to support and strengthen the national economic system on one arena and for one goal, so that the idea is transformed from a mental image to an experience and a reality that serves humanity.
Pillars of the Oman Science Festival:
- Science and Exploration Corner
The corner is concerned with opening wider scientific horizons through practical and experimental applications of different concepts and theories. It aims to consolidate these theories in the minds of students by implementing interactive experiments in various fields of science using environmental materials, tools and aids. These experiments aim to explain scientific phenomena observed in daily life and simplify their understanding to the public. learn more
- Commerce and Economics Corner
In the Trade and Economy Corner, visitors will interact with interactive workshops that present concepts of trade and economy such as digital currencies, trade exchanges and banking transactions, in addition to simulating examples of local production lines such as soap making and pottery, starting from the idea to the stage of product storage. The corner will also review some modern financial technologies in an interactive manner. learn more
- Energy Corner
The Energy Corner sheds light on the various types of renewable and non-renewable energy by providing interactive workshops on the most prominent modern applications in various energy fields such as solar energy, wind energy, hydrogen energy, installing electrical circuits, the mechanism of calculating the electricity bill and comparing the pricing when using two different types of energy to generate it. learn more
- Artificial Intelligence Corner
It contains a set of activities in building robots, programming them and the way they work through the interaction of visitors and employing their imagination and creativity. This corner also contains activities for children aimed at enhancing their abilities and skills in this aspect, in addition to other activities in the field of Internet of Things, smart cities and big data analysis. learn more
- Programming and design corner
The programming corner includes various programming workshops targeting different age groups, which will include workshops in Scratch, Python and Java, in addition to practical applications in designing mobile and web applications, electronic games, virtual and augmented reality environment, and metaverses. learn more
- Military Technology Corner
The pillar is concerned with opening the participation in this pillar of various sectors of the military authorities, such as: the Royal Army of Oman, the Royal Air Force of Oman, the Royal Navy of Oman, the Royal Oman Police, the Royal Guard of Oman, and the Military Technical College. Through the corner, the scientific and technical aspects used in this sector are highlighted. Through interesting interactive workshops, explaining the modern technical devices and equipment used in this sector and giving visitors an opportunity to experience them. learn more
- Education Corner
This corner will review modern technologies in education, which have emerged significantly during the pandemic period, represented in electronic platforms and applications used in distance education, through enriching interactive workshops in which various educational institutions, companies and other sectors concerned with education participate, and will also include short workshops targeting different age groups. To acquire different skills with innovative educational methods in mental arithmetic, measurement, languages and sciences. learn more
- Space and Aeronautics Corner
The corner offers visitors of all ages an exciting experimental journey in space, through which they explore the components of the solar system through observations, and access them virtually through simulation programs, virtual reality and smart applications. Wireless planes, simulation of plane driving experience, and other interesting activities. learn more
- Health Corner
The Health Corner contains a set of events that reflect the most prominent developments in health in terms of the techniques used in diagnosing and treating diseases and ways to prevent them. For various companies specialized in the fields of public health and disease prevention to display the most prominent products in an interactive way. learn more
- Environment Corner
The environment corner includes various activities that shed light on the various components of the ecosystem, such as introducing the different types of organisms, their reproduction methods, animal care methods, insects and their importance to the ecosystem, the secrets of the depths of the seas and oceans, and sea turtles. To shed light on the importance of preserving the environment and protecting it from pollution, and introducing visitors to the concepts of sustainability, circular economy and waste management in an interactive and interesting manner. learn more
- Food Security Corner
The activities of this corner will focus on the most prominent modern methods in food production to meet the requirements of global expansion in food production, as it will cover the areas of agricultural, fish and animal production, where modern technologies in the field of agriculture such as textile and aquaculture, methods of grafting and propagation of plants, and display of modern technologies in the field of fish such as farming will be presented. Fish of all kinds, and how to take care of animals to increase production, in addition to that, the corner will include simulating activities for production lines such as manufacturing dates and producing milk and its derivatives. learn more
- Scientific Innovations Exhibition
The Scientific Innovations Corner includes 75 innovations from various educational institutions in the Sultanate, namely:
- The Ministry of Education
- Sultan Qaboos university
- University of Technology and Applied Sciences
- Universities and private colleges
Educational institutions and scientific clubs affiliated with the military sectors, where the corner will provide an opportunity for innovative students to participate in a number of workshops aimed at refining their skills and plans to develop them into marketable products. The corner also provides consultations and workshops in the field of intellectual property and modeling. learn more
Corner of Peaceful Applications of Nuclear Sciences
The peaceful nuclear sciences and its applications corner provides a great opportunity for the public to learn about some of the areas of application in different aspects of life from the health point of view through industrial applications to the scientific and research field. One of the most important objectives of the pillar is to change the stereotype associated with nuclear science in terms of being dangerous and its field of application limited to energy production only. learn more
- Drone Corner
Visitors will have the opportunity to experience driving a drone through wireless devices and by pre-programming, and visitors skilled in controlling this type of aircraft will be able to enter challenges through a dedicated drone circuit. learn more
- Smart Applications Corner
Visitors will get the opportunity to go on the journey of creating smart solutions, including media content and interactive experiences, through a set of stages. Brilliant reflecting the latest technologies and trends related to smart applications, along with activities There will be a competition of ideas, where participants will be asked to come up with a visual smart solution to a real societal problem. Furthermore, the pavilion will host several technical sessions and discussions by experts in the field. learn more
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