1. Increasing Visibility of Philippine R&D Upgrading of Philippine Publications Lourdes J Cruz, PhD UPD, NAST & NRCP

2. 2007 2010 2011 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

3. Global Competitiveness Index CountryRank 2009 - 2010 Rank 2010 - 2011 GCI 2010 - 2011 Malaysia24264.88 China29274.84 Brunei Darussalam32284.75 Thailand36384.51 Indonesia54444.43 India49514.33 Sri Lanka79624.25 Vietnam75594.27 Philippines87853.96 Pakistan1011233.48 Global Competitiveness Report 2010-2011© 2010 World Economic Forum

4. Philippine Subindexes RankScore Overall Index (GCI)853.96 Basic Requirements994.02 Efficiency Enhancers783.93 Innovation & Sophistication Factors753.38 Global Competitiveness Report 2010-2011© 2010 World Economic Forum

5. CRITICAL MASS OF WELL- TRAINED RESEARCHERS POOL OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE EFFICIENT ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM ADEQUATE RESEARCH FACILITIES

6. 60 5 34.5 <0.5 Access to Literature & Bibliometrics System Require Only a Relatively Small Investment

7. BASIC RESEARCH APPLIED RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS POOL OF KNOWLEDGE SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE PATENTS TECHNICAL REPORTS ARTICLES IN ACCREDITED SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL JOURNALS

8.  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.

9. 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

10. 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.

11. 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

12. 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