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“Our Lake Lanao from all sampling sites is still pristine; our water is still clean.”

This was disclosed by Fema M. Abamo, Ph.D., a professor of Mindanao State University in Marawi City, during her webinar presentation for the regional basic research caravan for Bicol, as conducted by the Department of Science and Technology-National Research Council of the Philippines (DOST-NRCP).

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A Laguna-based agro-forest farm will soon learn the process of making antimicrobial soaps and hand mists developed by the Forest Products Research and Development Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-FPRDI) through the latter’s technology business incubation (TBI) program.

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New data science research and development projects that enable good governance will soon be implemented to improve operations of national government agencies (NGAs) and local government units (LGUs) through the support of the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD).

Funded under the Good Governance through Data Science and Decision Support System (GODDESS) Program, these projects are geared towards addressing the gap in the country’s workforce for data scientists that enables and strengthens the government to adapt data-driven governance and evidence-based management.

DOST-PCIEERD Executive Director Dr. Enrico C. Paringit said the GODDESS Program is aimed at utilizing data to create innovations in running government operations and serving the people.

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Undersecretary Dr. Rowena Cristina L. Guevara of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) represented the Philippines in the 2020-2021 Intersessional Panel Meeting of the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) held virtually on 18-22 January 2021.

The five-day conference was the first meeting that the Philippines participated in as a member upon its re-election to the Commission on 21 April 2020 with the assumption of the post on 01 January 2021.

The meeting tackled issues related to the themes “using science, technology, and innovation (STI) to close the gap on SDG 3, on good health well-being” and “harnessing blockchain for sustainable development: prospects and challenges”. CSTD member countries and experts shared their best practices and lessons learned on the said topics.