SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

AND NATION BUILDING

A WORLD IN SEARCH OF AN
EFFECTIVE GROWTH STRATEGY
 KEY INFLUENCES ON STI POLICY AND GOVERNANCE

Geopolitical changes with significant implications for

S&T
Environmental crises raising expectations of science
Energy has become a major preoccupation
The quest for a growth strategy that work
GEOPOLITICAL CHANGES WITH SIGNIFICANT
IMPLICATIONS FOR S&T

The Arab Spring in 2011

The nuclear deal with Iran in 2015
The creation of ASEAN in 2015
ENVIRONMENTAL CRISES RAISING EXPECTATIONS OF
SCIENCE

Fukushima nuclear disaster

Germany to phase out nuclear energy by 2020
Recurrent drought, flooding and other natural
phenomena
 ENERGY HAS BECOME A MAJOR PREOCCUPATION

EU, USA, Japan, China and Republic of Korea- have toughened

national legislation to reduce carbon emission, develop
alternative energy source and promote greater energy efficiency
Algeria and Saudi Arabia oil-rent economies now invest in solar
energy to diversify their energy mix
THE QUEST FOR A GROWTH STRATEGY THAT WORK

Every country is looking for something in order to

grow.
Even rich countries such as Republic of Korea and
Israel, fret over how to maintain their edge in the
rapidly evolving world
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE
PHILIPPINES
 WHAT IS THE SITUATION
• THE LOCAL SCENARIO:
• ECONOMY DRIVEN BY SERVICES SECTOR
• RAPID POPULATION GROWTH AND UNCONTROLLED
URBANIZATION
• DEPLETION OF RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL
DEGRADATION
• NARROW RANGE OF EXPORT PRODUCTS
A LOOK AT LOCAL
TRANSPORTATION
TECHNOLOGIES
WHERE CAN THESE TECHNOLOGIES GO?

Can we adapt them to help alleviate current problems?

 AGRICULTURE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A
STRONG DRIVER OF PHILIPPINE S&T
“IT IS THE DECLARED POLICY OF THE STATE TO
ACCELERATE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND
ENHANCE THE PRODUCTION OF AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTS BY OPTIMIZING THE USE OF RESOURCES
AND APPLYING MODERN FARMING SYSTEMS AND
TECHNOLOGY TO ATTAIN FOOD SECURITY FOR
DOMESTIC USE AND TO EXPAND AND DIVERSIFY
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION FOR EXPORT”
Department of Agriculture
Administrative Order no. 8 s. 2002
DO YOU KNOW WHERE BIOTECH CROPS GROWN?
THE CASE OF BT TALONG ….
 WHAT ARE THE GAPS IN
PHILIPPINES SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY
3 MODEL OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
SCIENCE &TECHNOLOGY
In developing countries,
government goals and the
"demand side" pull are often
lacking. As a result,
universities and research
centers have become isolated
from the rest of the country in
an ivory tower, more
connected to research centers
in Europe or the United States
than to the obvious needs of
industry, agriculture, and
education in their own
countries
HOW DEVELOP IS THE PHILIPPINES S &T
HOW DEVELOP IS THE PHILIPPINES S &T
 ECONOMIC OUTLOOK AND POVERTY

 The deteriorating human rights situation in the Philippines has so far

done little to slow economic growth.
 The Philippine economy is booming and has, in fact, grown faster than
all other Asian economies except China and Vietnam in recent years

Source: 2/3/2020 WENR Education in the Philippines -

WENR
https://wenr.wes.org/2018/03/education-in-the-philippines
 the World Bank noted that between “…. 2012 and 2015, household income
among the bottom 40 percent of the income distribution rose by an average
annual rate of 7.6 percent country’s poverty rate decreased from 26.6 percent
in 2006 to 21.6 percent in 2015
 Income disparities are rampant and economic growth is mostly concentrated in
urban centers, while many rural regions remain plagued by extreme levels of
poverty. According to the Asian Development Bank , close to 25 million
Filipinos still existed on less than USD $1.51 per day in 2010.
HOW DEVELOP IS PHILIPPINES IN S&T
HOW DEVELOP IS THE PHILIPPINES S &T
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HOW DEVELOP IS THE PHILIPPINES S &T
HOW DEVELOP IS THE PHILIPPINES S &T
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S &T manpower: scientist and engineers / million population

while “the number of higher education institutions (HEIs) in the
Philippines is ten times more than its neighboring countries’, the
Philippines’ lackluster performance in producing innovators… ,
researchers (81 researchers per million population versus 205 in
Indonesia and 115 in Vietnam), and knowledge producers (28 out
of 777 journals or 3.6 percent are listed under Thomson Reuters,
Scopus, or both) indicates … that the country has lagged behind
many of its ASEAN neighbors in producing the … researchers,
innovators … and solutions providers needed to effectively
function in a knowledge economy”.
HOW DEVELOP IS THE PHILIPPINES S &T
HOW DEVELOP IS THE PHILIPPINES S &T
HOW DEVELOP IS THE PHILIPPINES S &T
HOW DEVELOP IS THE PHILIPPINES S &T
HOW DEVELOP IS THE PHILIPPINES S &T
HOW DEVELOP IS THE PHILIPPINES S &T
HOW DEVELOP IS THE PHILIPPINES S &T
WHERE CAN WE IMPROVE
WHERE CAN WE DO BETTER
 VISION FOR PHILIPPINE S&T
• THE DOST ENVISIONS A SCIENCE NATION, A COUNTRY WHOSE ECONOMIC
GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT ARE DRIVEN AND PULLED BY SCIENCE,
TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
• 8 DOST OUTCOMES:
• AGRICULTURE
• ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
• INDUSTRY
• IT-BPM
• GOVERNMENT CONNECTIVITY
• HEALTH
• EDUCATION
• DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
 RESEARCH PRIORITIES
•INDUSTRY
•ENERGY
•EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
•SPECIAL CONCERNS
 INDUSTRY
•ELECTRONICS AND SEMI-CONDUCTORS
INDUSTRIES
•FOOD PROCESSING
•METALS AND ENGINEERING
•MINING AND MINERALS
 ENERGY

•ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
•TRANSPORTATION
•ENERGY EFFICIENCY
 EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
• BIOTECHNOLOGY/GENOMICS
• INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
TECHNOLOGY
• MATERIAL SCIENCE AND NANO TECHNOLOGY
• PHOTONICS
• SPACE TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS
 SPECIAL CONCERN

•CLIMATE CHANGE
ADAPTATION AND
MITIGATION
•DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
MANAGEMENT
 STRATEGIES TO HELP NATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT THROUGH S&T
• HELP ADAPT TECHNOLOGY TO LOCAL CIRCUMSTANCES.
EVEN WHEN TECHNOLOGIES ARE IMPORTED FROM
ABROAD, RESEARCH IS NECESSARY TO MAKE THEM
WORK
• INCORPORATE NEW SCIENCE INTO EDUCATION.
DEVELOPMENT REQUIRES A WELL-TRAINED WORK
FORCE
• BE INVOLVE IN GOVERNMENT, SCIENCE AND SCIENTIST
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