Plans for permanent technology centre in Galway

AN AMBITIOUS proposal to set up a Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation in Galway has been announced with the aim of making it possible for young people to access information on areas such as engineeering and science on a permanent basis.Said Galway Science and Technology Festival Chairman Tom Hyland: “What has been put together is a visionary plan which would make it possible for people – from eight to eighty – to go along there and experience an interactive series of displays, and to learn and explore.“The Centre would aim to make young people – and their parents – more aware of the role of science, technology and engineering in everyday life,” added Mr. Hyland.He said that a draft plan for the permanent Science, Technology and Innovation Centre had been drawn up by the Galway Science and Technology Festival committee and what was envisaged was a very interactive Centre which might, for instance, involve people who had previously worked in the academic area, or in industry.He agreed that...