NAST is attached to the Department
of Science & Technology (DoST). Of Pagtanaw, Geraldine Bulaon-Ducusin says, “DoST Innovation Is Not Just
Technologies, Says National Academician[1]”
(24 November 2021, DoST.gov.ph):
The Pagtanaw 2050
compendium listed 207 technologies that will push the country to become a
prosperous archipelagic, maritime nation in 30 years.
Foresight 2050 focuses
on technologies to turn the Philippines into a wealthy archipelago from treasures
found in its island waters.
Among the key
operational areas identified are the following: blue economy, governance,
business and trade, digital technology/ICT, science education and talent
retention, food security and nutrition, health systems, energy, water,
environmental change, shelter, transportation and other infrastructure, and
space exploration.
Jerome Suplemento II says
(26 Nov 2021, “The Philippines In 2050: NAST Scientists Map Our (Possible)
Future In Extensive Study[2],” Philstarlife.com):
What could the
Philippines be like by the year 2050? What might happen to our natural
resources? What will our cities and countryside look like? And what can the
average Filipino expect in terms of life expectancy, nutrition, education, and
job prospects?
These are just some of
the many difficult questions that the… NAST undertook to answer in an extensive
study (recorded in the book) Pagtanaw
2050: The Philippine Foresight In Science, Technology, And Innovation,
launched during the 2021 National Science and Technology Week this November.
Note:
In the list cited by Jerome, 1st item is: “Natural resources” – that
term 1st includes soil.
Because NAST excluded Agriculture,
an agriculturist and a blogger, in my ViewSonic, green disappears!
By territory, the NAST covers science, technology and
innovation (STI) – as according to the science authorities: Does that mean
Agriculture does not need STI?
More than a year in
development and spanning over 360 pages, (Foresight) 2050 brings to bear the
full measure of the intellectual weight of the NAST’s experts, thought leaders,
and allies across various fields on the task of (foreseeing) the potential
opportunities and pitfalls that await Philippine science, technology, and
innovation (STI) over the next three decades.
Foresight 2050 misses PH Agriculture!
Foresight 2050 is a DoST-sponsored national attempt that brings
the intellectual weight of the “NAST experts, thought leaders, and allies” on
opportunities and obstacles in the areas of STI up to 2050.
At this point, I will now say this: I checked out 4 media
reports on Pagtanaw 2050 – from DoST, NEDA, PhilStar and PNA – and none
of them mentions Agriculture as a key operational area (koa)! Why?! Don’t tell
me that it’s because it will make the list of 12 koas into 13, an unlucky
number! That’s not science.
Now
then, I interpret Foresight 2050 that it does not want me to think of
Agriculture as an aspect of the Philippines that NAST considers valuable enough
thinking about in terms of science, technology and innovation. Now then, I
cannot think green!?@517
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