The alternative foundation has been established to preserve nature, uphold research and innovation, and promote humanity globally through research and development (R&D) and policy advocacy. In this connection, for the first time in Nepal, The Alternative Foundation proudly announced the mega program ‘NEPAL SCIENCE FAIR 2024’ with the slogan ‘Science for Humanity’.

Today, science and technology are not only an inevitable way for the nation building and achieving prosperity; it also a way for social, political, and economic development. Thus, this program has been designed to contribute to social transformation and prosperity. We believe that this program will contribute to developing affirmative mass psychology in science, technology, and humanity across the country.

The NEPAL SCIENCE FAIR 2024 is a national-level program with the goal of developing scientific culture and society by promoting research, innovation, and collaboration. Likewise, the major objectives of this program are: massive awareness-raising on science, technology, and humanity for developing scientific culture and society; amplifying the essence of science and technology for nation-building; networking and collaboration among government agencies, universities, civil society, development partners, the corporate sector, and other likeminded stakeholders to work together to uphold science and technology; creating a national platform for knowledge sharing and skill transfer; and emphasizing the importance of investment in science and technology for rapid social ransformation and nation-building. And, ultimately, localizing sustainable development goal (SDG) 9 (Industry, vation, and Infrastructure), the 16th plan of government of Nepal, STI policy, and the digital Nepal framework.

Similarly, major activities of this program are the national science conference on policy discourse, an open talk program on different prospects of science and technology, a workshop, an exhibition, and demonstration, etc.

Nepal Science Fair 2024 is a pioneering program to uphold science and technology in Nepal. Approximately 50 to 100 thousand people, including policymakers, government and non-government agencies, the corporate sector, media, and other invitees, will gather in a fair. The fair will be hosted at Rastriya Sabha Griha Hall and premises and Nepal Tourism Board Hall in Kathmandu, Nepal, in mid-June 2024.