Science Technology and Society, Exercises of Social Sciences

Download Science Technology and Society and more Exercises Social Sciences in PDF only on Docsity! Enriquez, Kristine D. BSBA FM1 QA Questions for GE106 National Science Policies 1. Describe the organizational chart of the Department of Science and Technology. The DOST is headed by a Secretary who is appointed by the President to exercise authority and responsibility for the mandate, and for supervision and control of the Department. The Secretary is assisted by four (4) Undersecretaries for: (a) Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change (b) Regional Operations, (c) Research and Development, and (d) Scientific and Technical Services - who also have supervision over the Institutes under their respective areas of responsibility. The Secretary is also assisted by three (3) Assistant Secretaries for: (a) Administration, (b) Finance, and (c) International Cooperation. The Department has four (4) Staff Services, namely: (a) Administrative and Legal Service which provides the Department with services relating to personnel, records, property procurement and management, collection, disbursement, archiving, general services, and legal matters; (b) Financial and Management Service which provides advice and assistance on budgetary, financial and management improvement matters; (c) Internal Audit Service which assists the management in achieving efficient and effective fiscal administration and performance of its affairs and functions; and (d) Planning and Evaluation Service which provides services relating to policy development and planning, program coordination and monitoring, and S&T resource assessment and evaluation matters. DOST is composed of the following councils and agencies : Three (3) sectoral planning councils responsible for: formulating policies, plans, programs, projects and strategies for S&T development; for programming and allocating funds; for monitoring of research and development projects; and for generating external funds. Seven (7) research and development institutes concerned with basic and applied researches on various fields. Six (6) S&T service institutes rendering science and technology-related services. Two (2) collegial bodies with mandated functions of assistance, recognition, advisory and establishment of international linkages. Sixteen (16) Regional Offices headed by a Regional Director and eighty (80) Provincial S&T Centers (PSTCs) manned by PSTC Officers. The Regional Directors are under the supervision of the Undersecretary for Regional Operations. As per DOST Administrative Order No. 002 Series of 1989 (Annex 008), the DOST Regional Offices serve as focal points for the planning and implementation of S&T programs and projects in their respective regions in consonance with the national S&T Plan. They provide S&T services to the local populace and coordinate with other government agencies and other stakeholders on S&T matters. 2. What is / are the function/s of the Sectoral Planning Councils of the DOST? DOST has three (3) sectoral planning councils responsible for: (a) formulating policies, plans, programs, projects and strategies for S&T development; (b) programming and allocating funds; (c) monitoring of research and development projects; and for generating external funds. 3. Explain the essence of National Integrated Basic Research Agenda (NIBRA) aside from the fact that it specifies the areas of priority that will be the focus of basic research. The NIBRA specifies the areas of priority that will be the focus of basic research up to 2010. This is envisioned to be an evolving document that has to be continually revised and updated to respond to the changing times and needs of society. 4. Aside from DOST, do we have other government agencies that cater the progress of Science and Technology in the Philippines? What are they? There are different agencies under DOST which cater to specialized fields, these are the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), and the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARD)