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Budget increase fails to convince scientists

On 1 June, the transitional government adopted its first post-uprising budget, characterized by a slight increase in funds allocated to science, research and higher education.

For the financial year 2011-2012, the spending on research is to increase from the previous year's figure of 0.4 percent of GDP to almost 1 percent. The government, after disclosing its new budget, declared its ambition to create no less than 50,000 young researcher posts within universities and research centers.

So how do scientists envision the future of their discipline, which seems to be getting more attention from the new government as it navigates the bumpy path to democracy?

“There is a serious need for a democratic system in Egypt,” explains Adel Yehia, chairman of the National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS). “It is an unavoidable tool for better scientific research, because a democratic system offers an open environment in which scientific matters can be discussed freely and where information can be disseminated to the wider public,” he says.

Hoda al-Mikaty is the deputy director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Planetarium Science Centre (PSC), an educational facility that aims to present science and technology to the public in a fun and engaging way."Science is about openness, about the discussion, to tell the truth, and there is typically an area where nothing can be banned," said Mikaty convinced that democracy is the best chance for Egypt future.

According Mikaty with life in the 21st century increasingly based on science, a good level of scientific literacy is necessary for those who want to be responsible citizens, able to make conscious decisions about the future of the nation.

What worries scientists and teachers as is the current education system in Egypt. All disciplines, including science, were affected by the generally poor standards of research and education. The consequences of this is the failure of Egypt to compete in the fields of science and technology research at the international level.

Yet there seems to be no consensus on how to address gaps in the country's education system, which affects students from elementary school to higher education.

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