00:00Liston Diario presents the Editorial from the Director.
00:30The allocation of 457.2 million pesos by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology for 70 research projects is, at best, a symbolic starting point.
00:43This investment, distributed among 17 universities and 3 research centers in vital fields such as health, the environment, artificial intelligence and semiconductor development, pales in comparison to the efforts of countries with similar ambitions.
00:56It represents a tiny fraction of the Gross Domestic Product, GDP, far below the 2% allocated by the countries of the Organization for Trade and Development and even the Latin American average.
01:08The central problem behind this limited investment is not just the figure, but an outdated structural model.
01:14Most of our researchers are professors who dedicate marginal hours to research, overwhelmed by administrative and teaching burdens.
01:21A paradigm shift is urgently needed, incorporating high-level researchers full-time.
01:27This is not an expense. It is the seed of transformation.
01:31Of course, this requires more than goodwill.
01:33It will be necessary to strategically reorient the national budget, prioritizing substantive science over current circumstances.
01:40Funds should be concentrated in areas where the country has natural advantages or critical needs, for example, tropical agriculture, renewable energy, and telemedicine for remote areas.
01:53This re-engineering of the system is not an end in itself.
01:56It is the foundation for becoming a knowledge-exporting country.
01:59For Listin Diario, voiceover and translation by Danny Leon.
02:04Listin Diario presented the editorial from the director.
02:06Listin Diario, voiceover and translation by Danny Leon.
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