{"id":4756,"date":"2002-12-13T08:52:00","date_gmt":"2002-12-13T00:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=4756"},"modified":"2025-01-27T16:16:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T08:16:39","slug":"volume-24-no-2-2002","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=4756","title":{"rendered":"VOLUME 24 NO.2 (2002)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2002\/12\/Cover-684x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5161 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2002\/12\/Cover-684x1024.png 684w, https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2002\/12\/Cover-167x250.png 167w, https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2002\/12\/Cover-768x1149.png 768w, https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2002\/12\/Cover-1027x1536.png 1027w, https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2002\/12\/Cover-1369x2048.png 1369w, https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2002\/12\/Cover.png 1768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>For the 24th Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) held on July 10-11, 2002, at The Manila Hotel, the National Academy of Science and Technology Philippines (NAST PHL) adopted the theme &#8220;Enhancing Philippine Science and Technology through ICT.&#8221; This meeting emphasized the transformative potential of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in breaking barriers to knowledge, participation, and economic opportunity, as highlighted by the United Nations Human Development Report 2001. Organized by the Engineering Sciences and Technology Division, discussions centered on ICT&#8217;s role in science, education, and global competitiveness, alongside its impacts on biotechnology and societal development. Through key lectures and technical papers, the ASM sought to provide science-based insights to policymakers and stakeholders, fostering national progress and improved welfare in the network age.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=1789\">FRONT MATTER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5230\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5230\">Editorial Staff (2002)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5232\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5232\">Board of Editors (2002)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5238\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5238\">Executive Council, NAST PHL (2002)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?page_id=115\">About the TRANSACTIONS NAST PHL<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?page_id=123\">About the National Academy of Science and Technology PHL<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Table of Contents<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Plenary Papers<\/h4>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5054\">Enhancing Philippine Science and Technology Through ICT: An Overview<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Martin Curley<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5057\">Confronting Global Challenges in Engineering<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Gerardo C. Ablaza, Jr.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5064\">ICT Road Map In Engineering: The Academe<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Acd. Reynaldo B. Vea<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5066\">Next Generation Internet in the Philippines: The Philippine Research, Education and Government Information Network<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Christian Wendell C. Gueco, Denis F. Villorente, Louie R. Larin, Rene C. Mendoza and Richard O. Olesco\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5068\">Reimagining the Role of Information and Communication Technology in Philippine Education Reform<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Miguel Q. Rapatan and Allan B.I. Bernardo\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5070\">Bringing Quality Education Right at the Doorsteps of the Filipino Learner: The UP Open University Experience<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Felix R. Librero<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5072\">Filipiniana Online: Knowledge Production through ICT<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Priscelina Patajo-Legasto<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5074\">ICT Intervention Programs in Science Education<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Ester B. Ogena<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5076\">Updates on Telehealth in the Philippines<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Ayedee Ace Domingo, MD<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5078\">Meeting Global Challenges: Research to Market through Industry Clustering, A Model for Governance<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Acd. Ceferino L. Follosco<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5080\">Making Philippine Biotechnology Competitive<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Acd. Evelyn Mae Tecson-Mendoza and Ida F. Dalmacio\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5082\">The Compatibility of GMOs to Sustainable Agriculture<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Eliseo R. Ponce and Saturnina C. Halos<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5084\">The Promise of Stem Cell-Based Therapies: An Update<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Mariluz P. Mojica-Henshaw<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5086\">Bioinformatics: Genomics and Beyond (A User&#8217;s Perspective)<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Nina Rosario L. Rojas<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5088\">Prion Diseases in Animals<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Acd. Salcedo L. Eduardo<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5090\">Peasant Types and Development Issues in Mindanao<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Antonio J. Ledesma, S.J.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5094\">Measuring Social Capital: A Case Study in Agrarian Reform Communities in the Philippines<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Agnes C. Rola and Merlyne M. Paunlagui<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5217\">The Use of Wealth Rank as an Explanatory Variable in a Model of Cultivation Decisions among Households in Buffer Zone Communities<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Lorna E. Sister<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5220\">Measuring Social Capital: A Case Study in Agrarian Reform Communities in the Philippines<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Agnes C. Rola and Merlyne M. PaunlaguiProfessor and University Researcher,Institute of Strategic Planning and Policy StudiesCollege of Public Affairs, University of the Philippines Los Ba\u00f1os http:\/\/doi.org\/10.57043\/transnastphl.2002.5094 Abstract Social capital means different things to different people. 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