Section 10Sec./Art. 10

Considerations in Setting Priority Areas for Innovation. In identifying the priority areas for innovation, the NIC shall, 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.