The five-point technology development agenda involves: First, more public-private partnerships (PPPs) to solve national problems using local technology. Second, development of appropriate technologies to create growth in the countryside such as food processing technologies, and “smart farms.” Third, improvement of industry competitiveness, particularly in the prototyping of automated gateway transit system for public transport and producing better graduates for the outsourcing, electronics, and renewable energy industries. Fourth, enhancing the delivery of government and social services, particularly the Government Broadband Network, National Telehealth Services, and National 3D Mapping. Fifth, using genomics to sequence the genetic makeup of Filipinos, agriculture crops, and wildfire.
Through PPPs, DoST will tap private partners to research on solutions to malnutrition, rice shortage, coral reef rehabilitation, red tide control, disaster mitigation, and Fusarium wilt prevention. It will install water monitoring devices in fish farms to identify the number of fish that can be grown per pond to avoid fish kills and reduce fertilizer use while improving yield. Next Year, it will install 1,000 water sensors to measure temperature, salinity and dissolved oxygen of water in areas with fishponds.
The DoST is opening this month the bidding for the construction of test tracks for the automated gateway transit system’s two pilot sites –the road from Bicutan to C6 in Taguig City and University of the Philippines-Diliman. The broadband network will help outsourcing industry and education sector to harness the power of the Internet for services and training. The 3D maps will be used to study demographics and to mitigate disasters.
To realize its five-point agenda, the government is asking the support of various sectors to make S&T an integral part of Filipino life. A focused Science and Technology will benefit specifically rural Filipinos and communities as they will enjoy more income, improved supply and access to cheap food items, increased competitiveness, and healthy environment.
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Quelle/Source: Tempo, 01.02.2012
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