The Government of Santiago del Estero today presented the Provincial Strategic Plan 2023-2030 for Science, Innovation and Technology, which provides for the investment of $210 million to finance a line of federal innovation projects, and Governor Gerardo Zamora emphasized that this “serves as a symbol of what we have to continue to do, develop and project in our province.”
Zamora added that the plan is “a road map that we must implement with permanent active policies, and try to coordinate between the public and private sectors to allow the innovative and entrepreneurial capacities of all sectors to lead us to this basic goal of creating jobs, production and sustainable economic growth.”
During the presentation held at Government House, the scope of the Strategic Plan for Science, Innovation and Technology (Pecit) 2023-2030 was highlighted, which is the result of cooperation between institutions and the public and private sectors, led by the Ministry of Science. and technology in the province with the support of the Integrated System of Science, Innovation and Technology and within the framework of the bicentenary goals of regional self-government.
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Through an interdisciplinary approach, Pecit articulates actions in 6 strategic axes: economic, social, regional, institutional, environmental, scientific and technological.
The chief of staff of the province, Elias Miguel Suarez, emphasized that this document was organized in three parts, “with a deep commitment to science and technology as drivers of change.”
He also highlighted the integration of multiple sectors in the creation of the plan, including contributions from 30 thematic tables, seminars, dialogue tables and regional workshops to achieve a broad and representative vision of transforming Santiago del Estero towards an innovative, sustainable and connected city. Community. .
Funds were then made available for approved projects, among which were three proposals promoted by researchers through the National University of Santiago del Estero: “Development of a prototype of a flow management and automatic control system for the irrigation system of the Río Dulce, Santiago del Estero”; “Development and preparation of the physical space for the launch of the Museum of Astronomy and Engineering in Santiago del Estero” and “Implementation of an integrated pest and microorganism control system based on essential oils, in the carob tree pod storage silo of the Agricultural Cooperative for Agricultural Beekeeping”.
A folder was also delivered to the Colonia Jaime Civic Association to implement the project “Improving existing systems for treating various liquid wastes resulting from animal production activity to promote the sustainable development pole of the use of biogas and by-products in the province.” “.
Meanwhile, the Municipal Committee of La Cañada has been selected for the project “Renewable Innovation: Diversification and Closing the Production Cycle for the Smart Food Project, Women of La Cañada: Pulp and Bio-Inputs”.
Funds were then provided for two projects promoted by researchers from the Catholic University: “Development and implementation of edible mushroom production techniques” and another related to the use of “appropriate access techniques for low-income amputees with potential mobility disabilities in Santiago del Estero.”
Finally, through the Federal Interministerial Program for Research, Transport and Promotion of Projects for Health in the Territory, the project “Epidemiological, clinical and molecular characterization of dengue in the state of Santiago del Estero” of the Ministry of Health of Santiago del Estero.
With information from Telam
