{"id":3281,"date":"2023-08-10T14:29:37","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T06:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=3281"},"modified":"2025-09-16T15:00:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T07:00:14","slug":"volume-45-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=3281","title":{"rendered":"VOLUME 45 (2023)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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For the 45th Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) and 2023 Regional Scientific Meetings (RSM), the National Academy of Science and Technology Philippines (NAST PHL) adopted the theme: Agham at Teknolohiya para sa Demokrasya (Science and Technology for Democracy). This theme underscores the crucial role of science and technology in fostering developmental empowerment within a democracy, aiming to distinguish between exploitative and developmental empowerment and mitigate threats to democracy. The meetings serve as a platform to discuss how science and technology can enhance inclusion, welfare, and democratic processes. Examples include renewable energy technologies enabling decentralized power systems, mobile telephony empowering farmers, blockchain technology decentralizing trust, and electronic voting machines expediting election credibility. However, the proliferation of social media also poses risks, such as the spread of fake news, necessitating societal discussions and solutions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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