Increasing Visibility of Philippine R&D Upgrading of Philippine Publications Lourdes J Cruz, PhD UPD, NAST & NRCP
Support for R&D DOST-CHED scholarships ERDT Consortium established Funds allotted for a National Science Center in UPD Meetings/consultations re national R&D priorities Senate bill filed to increase budget for R&D to 1% of GNP in 5 years Inauguration of the National Science Center in UPD Evaluation of R&D proposals on priority areas Developing S&T to Propel Economic Growth in the Philippines
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Philippine Subindexes RankScore Overall Index (GCI) Basic Requirements Efficiency Enhancers Innovation & Sophistication Factors Global Competitiveness Report © 2010 World Economic Forum
CRITICAL MASS OF WELL- TRAINED RESEARCHERS POOL OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE EFFICIENT ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM ADEQUATE RESEARCH FACILITIES
<0.5 Access to Literature & Bibliometrics System Require Only a Relatively Small Investment
BASIC RESEARCH APPLIED RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS POOL OF KNOWLEDGE SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE PATENTS TECHNICAL REPORTS ARTICLES IN ACCREDITED SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL JOURNALS
S&T plays a crucial role in finding solutions to issues such as climate change, food security, environmental sustainability, disaster mitigation & poverty. Must ensure availability of up to date scientific information as basis for scientific research, innovation & development To perform “due diligence” studies on possible projects/ ventures.
A.Discovering competitive advantage to focus & prioritize S&T investments B.Recognizing Philippine research & increasing international visibility C.Investing in global best practices & building scientific capacity D.Rewarding outstanding achievements
B. Recognizing Philippines research & increasing international visibility Strengthen R&D strategies by merging Western approaches & methods with reservoir of local/indigenous knowledge Tackle the complexity of real world problems Guard against possible risk of bio-piracy Raise the visibility of Philippine research to the international scientific community Will be easier for industry players to identify sources of expertise.
Philippine journals not in international database Upgrade journals Apply to Scopus for inclusion in database International visibility B. Recognizing Philippine research & increasing international visibility Project B1
No central database for Philippine publications Discuss possible collaboration to consolidate databases of Phil eLib & Phil JoL Involve J editors & NRCP to gather pdfs for local database Link local DB with Scopus B. Recognizing Philippine research & increasing international visibility Project B2