Considerations in Setting Priority Areas for Innovation.
Section 10
SEC. 10. Considerations in Setting Priority Areas for Innovation. - In identifying the priority areas for innovation. the NIC sh.aH, in consultation with the sectors concerned, consider the issues and challenges in the following areas: (a) Food security and sustainable agriculture; (b) The blue economy; (c) Education and the academe; (d) Health; (e) Secure, clean and reliable energy; (f) Climate change and disaster resilience; (g) Resource efficiencies; (h) National and community-based comparative advantages in the context of global value chains; (i) Comparative strengths and advantages of sectors and communities; (j) Potentials for innovation of traditional knowledge, traditional cultural expressions, and genetic resources; (k) Infrastructure needs; (l) Governance; (m) Development of human capital; (n) Digital economy; and (o) Transportation services; among others.