Exploration and practice of scientific communication in national major science and technology infrastructure: Taking China’s FAST telescope as example

Authors

Hui JI, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094, ChinaFollow
Jieyun JIANG, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094, China
Chengmin ZHANG, National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; CAS Key Laboratory of Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, ChinaFollow
Xianghan CUI, National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; CAS Key Laboratory of Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Dehua WANG, School of Physics and Electronic Science, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang 550025, China
Linyan JIANG, Guiyang Institute of Information Science and Technology, Guiyang 550025, China
Yiyan YANG, School of Physics and Electronic Science, Guizhou Education University, Guiyang 550018, China
Cai ZHANG, Association for the Advancement of Science and Culture Communications of Beijing, Beijing 100101, China

Keywords

FAST project；major national scientific and technological infrastructure；scientific communication；popular science；engineering communication

Document Type

S & T and Society

Abstract

National major scientific and technological infrastructure is a crucial pillar of national innovation, fulfilling multiple missions such as advancing scientific research, supporting engineering practice, and enhancing public scientific literacy. This study takes the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), known as the “FAST project,” as an example case to explore the practices and innovations in scientific communication within such national infrastructure. As the world’s largest single-dish radio telescope, the FAST project employs various methods, including exhibition halls, open days, popular science reports, educational programs, and all-media communication, particularly targeting rural and economically disadvantaged areas like Guizhou Province. These efforts provide effective pathways to bridge the gap in scientific education between urban and rural areas, thereby improving national scientific literacy. This study introduces and summarizes the “Three Exits and Three Entries” model for scientific communication: researchers stepping out of the laboratory, scientific achievements moving beyond academic publications, and scientific culture transcending traditional communication methods. Simultaneously, this model emphasizes bringing researchers into enterprises and schools, integrating scientific achievements into national and public life, and extending scientific culture to remote villages. The successful application of this model offers valuable insights for the scientific communication strategies of other major national scientific and technological infrastructures. Moreover, it supports the conversion of scientific research outcomes into drives of social and economic development, advancing national science and technology strategies and enhancing China’s global influence in science and technology culture.

First page

587

Last Page

598

Language

Chinese

Publisher

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Recommended Citation

JI, Hui; JIANG, Jieyun; ZHANG, Chengmin; CUI, Xianghan; WANG, Dehua; JIANG, Linyan; YANG, Yiyan; and ZHANG, Cai (2024) "Exploration and practice of scientific communication in national major science and technology infrastructure: Taking China’s FAST telescope as example," Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version): Vol. 40 : Iss. 3 , Article 22.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.16418/j.issn.1000-3045.20240327004
Available at: https://bulletinofcas.researchcommons.org/journal/vol40/iss3/22