Philippine Nation-Building

• an excellent communication platform


  Internet
• an enormous information base, from which information from all over the worlf are stored efficiently and can be retrived readily by means of search engines


  World Wide Web
• increased the speed of exchange and use of information


  internet and cellular phones
• have made life easier


  scientific discoveries and technology innovations
• is reduced as a result of the mechanization and automation of industrial processes


  human
• replacement of human power with mechanical power of some form


  mechanization
• in agriculture, these improve the production efficiency and quality of farm produce


  tractors and other farm equipment
• in business, this help the human brain in efficient management of office operations


  office machines and equipment (photocopier, fax machine, and desktop)
• replacement of human thinking with computers and machines


  automation
• automated hiring and recruitment tools


  Mya, Smashfly, and BreezyHR
• enables fast sending and signing important documents


  automated tools like DocuSign and Hello-Sign
• filling out online forms or entering payment information is fast, secure, and easy with these automation tools


  LastPass and RoboForm
• help streamline face-to-face meetings


  Teem
• DOST Secretary (2017)


  Fortunato Dela Peña
• key areas being targeted by DOST

  health, energy and emerging technologies, disaster risk reduction, and national integrated research agenda
• UP Manila's study


  the use of Lagundi leaves as an effective remedy for coughs
• one of DOST's top priority program


  Philippine Space Program
• micro satellite for weather pattern forecasting


  DIWATA 1 and DIWATA 2
• looming threat, especially for third-world countries such as the Philippines


  food security
• help lower commodity prices and stimulate local farming economy 


  sustainable development
• pillars of economic progress and development


  science and technology