MINGGU SAINS NEGARA

MINGGU SAINS NEGARA

Penganjuran Minggu Sains Negara (MSN) diteruskan dengan sasaran memupuk minat pelajar sekolah terhadap bidang sains, teknologi, kejuruteraan dan matematik (STEM) dalam usaha membina bakat berkemahiran tinggi bagi mencapai sasaran negara bertekonologi tinggi menjelang 2030.

Menurut Menteri Sains, Teknologi dan Inovasi, YB Tuan Chang Lih Kang, pelaksanaan Minggu Sains Negara (MSN) adalah selari dengan hasrat YAB Perdana Menteri serta agenda Malaysia MADANI agar bidang STEM diberikan tumpuan untuk mencipta bakat seiring dengan kepesatan pembangunan sains, teknologi dan inovasi, seterusnya memenuhi keperluan industri khususnya dalam sektor-sektor teknologi membangun seperti kecerdasan buatan (AI), internet kebendaan (IoT), robotik, blockchain, data raya dan sebagainya.

MSN 2024 secara rasminya dilancarkan pada 2 April 2024 dan akan berlangsung di seluruh negara secara hibrid melibatkan penganjuran secara karnival dan juga aktiviti dalam talian, sehingga Oktober 2024. Bertemakan “Merakyatkan Sains, Menginsankan Teknologi dan Mengarusperdanakan Inovasi”, MSN tahun ini mensasarkan penglibatan sebanyak 600,000 pelajar sekolah, penuntut institut pengajian tinggi serta masyarakat umum melibatkan aktiviti dan pertandingan berdasarkan tujuh (7) bidang fokus utama iaitu Kesihatan Planet, Kimia dan Bioteknologi, Kegunaan Aman Nuklear, Inovasi Sosial, Kejuruteraan dan Kecerdasan Buatan, Nanoteknologi serta Angkasa. The organization of the National Science Week (MSN) continues with the aim of fostering school students' interest in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in an effort to develop high-skilled talent to achieve the nation's high-technology goals by 2030.

According to the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, YB Tuan Chang Lih Kang, the implementation of the National Science Week (MSN) is in line with the aspirations of the Prime Minister as well as Malaysia MADANI's agenda to focus on STEM fields to create talent in line with the rapid development of science, technology, and innovation, thus meeting the needs of industries, especially in emerging technology sectors such as artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), robotics, blockchain, big data, and so on.

MSN 2024 was officially launched on April 2, 2024, and will take place nationwide in a hybrid format involving both carnival-style events and online activities until October 2024. With the theme "Popularizing Science, Ennobling Technology, and Democratizing Innovation," this year's MSN targets the participation of 600,000 school students, higher education students, and the general public in activities and competitions based on seven (7) main focus areas: Planetary Health, Chemistry and Biotechnology, Safe Nuclear Applications, Social Innovation, Engineering and Artificial Intelligence, Nanotechnology, and Space.