MINISTER NZIMANDE TO PRESENT NATIONAL ASTRO-TOURISM STRATEGY TO PARLIAMENT
The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof. Blade Nzimande, will present the Astro-Tourism Strategy to Parliament tomorrow, 18 February 2025.
This comes after the strategy was approved by Cabinet and launched by both Ministers of Tourism, Ms Patricia De Lille and Science, Technology and Innovation Prof. Nzimande in Carnarvon on 27 September 2024.
The strategy is a collaboration between the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation and the Department of Tourism aimed at boosting economic growth by encouraging astro-tourism. It seeks to enhance the performance of South Africa's astronomy tourism sector through infrastructure developments and improvements, linking various kinds of astronomy with other tourism offerings, and enabling transformation by enhancing the livelihoods of communities near astronomy infrastructure.
The strategy is intended to position the country as a world-class astro-tourism destination, and to yield sustainable benefit-sharing opportunities by optimising investments, improving marketing efforts and enhancing visitor experiences in South Africa.
At the Parliamentary session, the Ministers will speak to the Astro-Tourism Strategy's primary objectives and implementation plan, and its expected impact on the tourism and science sectors.
The media are invited as follows:
Date: Tuesday, 18 February 2025
Time: 09:30 to 12:30
Venue: Committee Room M314, 3rd floor, Marks Building, Parliament of South Africa
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ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
