Original article: Manouchehri (PS) asume presidencia de la Comisión de Ciencia y Tecnología: “El futuro ya llegó y tenemos que ponerlo al servicio de la gente”
By a vote of seven in favor and 6 towards, Socialist Deputy Daniel Manouchehri has been elected as the new president of the Future, Science, Technology, Knowledge, and Innovation Committee of the Chamber of Deputies; a vital physique for shaping how Chile will navigate the technological modifications that may outline the subsequent decade.
Following his election, Manouchehri emphasised the problem of selling a contemporary agenda with a future-oriented perspective. «This committee is vital as a result of the future is already right here. What we determine right this moment regarding synthetic intelligence, science, and vitality will decide how Chileans reside in the coming years,» he said.
«Chile has expertise. It has younger individuals who can create, innovate, and lead. The problem is to make sure these alternatives stay right here and translate into jobs, growth, and well-being for all,» added the legislator from the Coquimbo Region.
The committee will handle matters resembling synthetic intelligence, innovation, lithium growth, and rising industries, with a powerful emphasis on producing employment, enhancing younger expertise, and creating alternatives throughout the nation. In the quick future, the committee additionally agreed to ask the Minister of the Portfolio, Ximena Lincolao, on Monday, March 23, to debate the authorities’s tips on this space and the progress of key initiatives in the sector.
Regarding upcoming challenges, Manouchehri warned that «expertise will be the biggest alternative for shared prosperity that Chile has ever seen. Or it may well focus energy, change jobs, and unfold misinformation. That choice is political and will mark the nation’s future.»
He additionally highlighted the committee’s reference to the Congress of the Future as a bridge between data and public choices. In this regard, he reaffirmed that «data should translate into concrete actions. It’s not sufficient to debate the future; we should construct it with clear guidelines that defend people.»
Finally, Manouchehri emphasised that his position may even spotlight the potential of the areas. «From the Coquimbo Region, we all know how necessary decentralization is. We need science and innovation to be engines of regional growth, producing alternatives, jobs, and development for the folks. We will work to make sure that technological development generates shared prosperity, actual alternatives, and that the future belongs to everybody,» he concluded.