Cybernetics’ Twelve Regional Development Centers, BulSU’s Key for Pioneering Research Development

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Cybernetics’ Twelve Regional Development Centers, BulSU’s Key for Pioneering Research Development by Benedict Abdon

Fig. 6, The Cybernetics Regional Development Center, Bulacan State Unveristy Office of the Viice President for Research Development and Extension

Under the Office of the Vice President for Research Development and Extension, headed by Engr. Erwin Dr. Magsakay, there is a Development and Innovations Office from which the Cybernetics’ twelve Regional Development Centers (RDCs) are born. By the date this article is published, Engr. Al Justin Geronimo is the center manager of these. These centers are all aligned with the seventeen United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) to aid our world’s urgent environmental and economic challenges for both machines and living things through the help of the science of communications and automatic control systems. The twelve RDCs are divided into five categories aligned with the UN SDGs: Pastol (People), Binhi (Planet), Lambat (Partnership), Kanlugan (Peace), and Sibol (Prosperity).

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Below are the following Cybernetics’ twelve Research Development Centers:

Pastol

United Nation Sustainable Development Goals alignment: • SDG 1 - No Poverty • SDG 2 - Zero Hunger • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-Being • SDG 4 - Quality Education • SDG 5 - Gender Equality • SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation

Regional Development Centers under Pastol: • Educational Development, Research, and Management (EDRM) Center • Heritage and Indigenous Communities (HIC) Center • Life Science Center

Binhi

United Nation Sustainable Development Goals alignment: • SDG 13 - Climate Action • SDG 14 - Life Below Water • SDG 15 - Life on Land

Regional Development Centers under Binhi: • Complex and Advanced Environmental Science and Agricultural Research (CAESAR) Center

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Lambat

United Nation Sustainable Development Goals alignment: • SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

Regional Development Centers under Lambat: • Network Center for Strategic Connectivity for Alliance and Development (SCAD)

Kanlungan

United Nation Sustainable Development Goals alignment: • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

Regional Development Centers under Kanlungan: • Center for Resiliency and Continuity (ReCon)

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Sibol

United Nation Sustainable Development Goals alignment: • SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy • SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth • SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities • SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production

Regional Development Centers under Sibol: • Advanced Robotics and Intelligent Control (ARIC) Center • Curvature and New Gravity/Geographic Information System (CNG-GIS) Center • Electronics and Control Systems Research (ECSR) Center • Center for Fabrication and Manufacture • Information System and Process Improvement Research (ISPIR) Center • SMART GRID Center