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    The Philippine government introduced programs, projects, and policies to boost science and technology and prepare the country for a technologically driven world. The Department of Science and Technology and National Research Council of the Philippines developed 4 clusters of policies related to social sciences, physics/engineering, medical sciences, and biological sciences. These included emphasizing STEM education, research funding, compliance with ASEAN standards, and allocating 2% of GDP to research. The government also supports science and technology through scholarships, research parks, and developing fields like alternative energy, disease treatment, food production, and disaster resilience.

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    The Philippine government introduced programs, projects, and policies to boost science and technology and prepare the country for a technologically driven world. The Department of Science and Technology and National Research Council of the Philippines developed 4 clusters of policies related to social sciences, physics/engineering, medical sciences, and biological sciences. These included emphasizing STEM education, research funding, compliance with ASEAN standards, and allocating 2% of GDP to research. The government also supports science and technology through scholarships, research parks, and developing fields like alternative energy, disease treatment, food production, and disaster resilience.

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    The Philippine government introduced programs, projects, and policies to boost science and technology and prepare the country for a technologically driven world. The Department of Science and Technology and National Research Council of the Philippines developed 4 clusters of policies related to social sciences, physics/engineering, medical sciences, and biological sciences. These included emphasizing STEM education, research funding, compliance with ASEAN standards, and allocating 2% of GDP to research. The government also supports science and technology through scholarships, research parks, and developing fields like alternative energy, disease treatment, food production, and disaster resilience.

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    Science and Technology

    and Nation Building


    THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENDA
    SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE PHILIPPINES
    GREAT FILIPINO INVENTORS
    THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENDA

    AIMS TO:
     Stronger Research and Development in the regions, not just in Manila
     Strategic Projects
    • Renewable Energy
    • S&T for industry development
    • Faster and cheaper internet
    • Increased food production
    • Climate Change Adaptation

    RBS Science, Technology and Society, 1st Ed.


    Government Policies on
    Science and Technology

    RBS Science, Technology and Society, 1st Ed.


    THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT
    Introduced and implemented
    • Programs
    • Projects
    • Policies
    to boost the area of science and technology.

    • To prepare the whole country and its people to meet the demands of a
    technologically driven world and capacitate the people to live in a world driven by
    science.
    • Department of Science and Technology (DOST) sought the expertise of the
    National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP)
    - To consult how the Philippines can prepare itself in meeting the ASEAN 2015
    goals.
    RBS Science, Technology and Society, 1st Ed.
    THE NRCP CLUSTERED THE POLICIES

    1. Social Sciences, Humanities, Education, International Policies and Governance


    • Integrating ASEAN awareness in basic education without adding to curriculum
    • Emphasizing teaching in the mother tongue
    • Developing school infrastructure and providing for IC broadband.
    • Local food security

    RBS Science, Technology and Society, 1st Ed.


    THE NRCP CLUSTERED THE POLICIES

    2. Physics, Engineering and Industrial Research, Earth and Space Sciences, and
    Mathematics
    • Emphasizing degrees, licenses and employment opportunities
    • Outright grants for peering monitoring
    • Review of R.A. 9184 - Government Procurement Reform Act
    • Harnessing science and technology as an independent mover of development

    RBS Science, Technology and Society, 1st Ed.


    THE NRCP CLUSTERED THE POLICIES
    3. Medical, Chemical, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
    • Ensuring compliance of drug-manufacturing firms with ASEAN-harmonized standards
    by full implementation of the Food and Drug Administration
    • Creating an education council dedicated to standardization of pharmaceutical services
    and care
    • Empowering food and drug agencies to conduct evidence-based research as pool of
    information
    • Allocating two percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to research
    • Legislating a law supporting human genome projects

    RBS Science, Technology and Society, 1st Ed.


    THE NRCP CLUSTERED THE POLICIES

    4. Biological Sciences, Agriculture, Forestry


    • Protecting and conserving biodiversity by full implementation of existing laws
    • Use of biosafety and standard model by ASEAN countries
    • Promoting indigenous knowledge and indigenous people’s conservation
    • Formulation of common food and safety standards

    RBS Science, Technology and Society, 1st Ed.


    DOST PROGRAMS SUPPORTED BY PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT

    • Providing funds for basic research and patents


    related to science and technology.
    • Providing scholarships for undergraduate and
    graduate studies of student in the field of science
    and technology.
    • Establishing more branches of the Philippine
    Science High School System for training young
    Filipinos in the field of science and technology.
    • Creating science and technology parks to
    encourage academe and industry partnerships.

    RBS Science, Technology and Society, 1st Ed.


    DOST PROGRAMS SUPPORTED BY PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT
    • Balik Scientist Program
    • Developing science and technology parks in
    academic campuses to encourage academe and
    industrial partnerships.
    • The establishment of the National Science
    Complex ad National Engineering Complex
    within the University of the Philippines campus
    in Diliman.
    • To develop more science and technology and
    engineering manpower resources needed by the
    country.
    • To produce more researchers in these fields.
    RBS Science, Technology and Society, 1st Ed.
    • Establishment of national centers of excellence
    • Manpower and institutional development programs,
    • Establishment of regional centers to support specific industries that
    will lead the country in different research and development areas
    • Establishment of science and technology business centers to assist,
    advise, and incubate technopreneurship ventures
    • Strengthen science education at an early stage through the
    Philippine Science High School system

    RBS Science, Technology and Society, 1st Ed.


    Areas and fields that the country is looking forward to embark various
    research and projects.

    1. Use of alternative and safe energy


    2. Harnessing mineral resources
    3. Finding cure for various diseases and illness
    4. Climate change and global warming
    5. Increasing food production
    6. Preservation of natural resources
    7. Coping with natural disasters and calamities
    8. Infrastructure development

    RBS Science, Technology and Society, 1st Ed.


    Development of Science and Technology Policies in the
    Philippines

    National Goals

    International
    Treaty Science and Technology
     Policies
     Programs
    Legal
     Projects
    Frameworks

    Social Needs,
    Issues, and
    Problems
    RBS Science, Technology and Society, 1st Ed.

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