Section 9Sec./Art. 9

Administration. - The Balik Scientist Program shall be administered by the DOST. The DOST shall coordinate their activities with other departments, agencies and bureaus, including government-owned and/or controlled corporations, to carry out effectively the provisions of this Act.

The DOST shall prioritize the following areas, including but not limited to Space Technology, Artificial Intellignece.1wphi1 Biomedical Engineering, Energy, Agriculture and Food, Biotechnology, Information and Communications Technology, Pharmaceutical, Disaster Mitigation and Management, Environment and Natural Resources , Electronics, Genomics, Health, Manufacturing, Nanotechnology, Cyber Security, and Semiconductors in accordance with the Philippine Development Plan. The Priority areas identified by the DOST Secretary may vary depending on the urgent needs and programs of the Philippine government. The DOST may assign the Balik Scientist Program to its sectoral councils to strengthen, institutionalize and give more focus on each of the council's priority programs.