The federal government is about to begin the process of writing its Strategic Plan for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) for 2023-2028, and has begun a series of public sessions to hear citizens' priorities on these topics and the ecosystem that this entails.
While anyone can access and participate in these public sessions, they are only conducted in English, and the final two sessions will be held on March 24 and 27.
Thus, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has launched a series of 6 virtual listening sessions to inform the development of the 2023-2028 Federal STEM Plan.
This includes a robust public engagement plan that encourages input from all stakeholders, including students, teachers, administrators, parents, researchers, employers, and others, to provide information and perspectives on the challenges facing the STEM ecosystem in the United States, as well as solutions that could be implemented by the federal government.
It is worth noting that each listening session focuses on one aspect of the STEM ecosystem. The first of these was about how to support students and educators across all scientific and technological disciplines.
The second of these dialogues focused on STEM workforce development and how to prepare and recruit the country's future STEM workforce; the third on fostering inclusive learning and work spaces to retain STEM students and workers; and the fourth session was about fostering meaningful community and public engagement in science and technology.
The fifth session, taking place on March 24 at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time, will focus on building and driving cutting-edge STEM capacity, research, education and development.
For the sixth and final session of these talks, which will take place on Monday, March 27 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, the main topic will be “The national STEM ecosystem.”
The latter, however, is intended to accommodate speakers who are unable to attend any of the previous sessions and, as such, will cover each of the five areas discussed in the previous talks.
If you wish to provide information in addition to participating in the listening session, you can send a brief message to the email address stemstrategy@ostp.eop.gov.
It should be noted that, to access these sessions, it is necessary to register in advance at the following link https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/events-webinars/.
The meeting will be facilitated and moderated by the IDA Science and Technology Policy Institute on behalf of OSTP. The meeting will be recorded and participation implies consent to have your name, voice and image captured, and anything you say recorded and transcribed.
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