The Discovery Centre's primary function is the Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST). We participate in this field with some great colleagues and are proud to have alliances with a number of them.

Fellow travellers include:

Southern African Promoters of the Public Understanding of Science and Technology (PUSET)

Department of Science and Technology • www.dst.gov.za •
South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement (SAASTA) • www.saasta.ac.za •

Provincial Departments of Education
National Department of Education • www.education.pwv.gov.za •
WCED e-curriculum • www.curriculum.wcape.school.za •

Khanya • www.khanya.co.za •

Our partners in the Support of Science, Maths and Technology (PSST!)

Cape Peninsula University of Technology • www.cput.ac.za •
Eskom • www.eskom.co.za •
iThemba LABS • www.tlabs.ac.za •
Iziko Museums of Cape Town • www.museums.org.za/iziko •
Medical Research Council • www.mrc.ac.za •
ORT-Tech • www.orttech.org.za •
South African Astronomical Observatory • www.saao.ac.za •
Two Oceans Aquarium • www.aquarium.co.za •
Upstream Trust • www.upstreamtrainingtrust.com •
College of Cape • www.cct.za.com •

Other Maths, Science and Technology Projects in the Western Cape

MTN • www.mtnsciencentre.org.za •
Institute for Mathematics and Science Teaching, University of Stellenbosch (IMSTUS)
• www.imstus.sun.ac.za •
Primary Maths Project, School of Science and Maths Education: University of the Western Cape
• www.uwc.ac.za •
Primary Science Programme • www.psp.org.za •

Interesting Science sites
Hands on science centres, worldwide - with the emphasis on interactive science education
• http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mwm/sci.html •
A new free-access website providing news, views and information on science, technology and development
http://www.scidev.net
The Shuttleworth Foundation - a non-profit organisation dedicated to supporting innovation in education m
http://www.tsf.org.za