Philippine Government Policies in Science and Technology PDF

PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT POLICIES IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY GROUP MEMBERS: SONIA P. CARIG LEE ANN B. ZAMBRA TOPIC MARK JERWIN B. EVIOTA RONIELLA MAY D. HEBRON 3 IVAN E. VALERA -The main Philippine government policies in science and technology aim to deve...

PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT POLICIES IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY GROUP MEMBERS: SONIA P. CARIG LEE ANN B. ZAMBRA TOPIC MARK JERWIN B. EVIOTA RONIELLA MAY D. HEBRON 3 IVAN E. VALERA -The main Philippine government policies in science and technology aim to develop scientific manpower, enhance national and economic security, and promote technological innovation and economic growth. The government sets goals regarding science and technology (S&T) and formulates strategies to achieve these goals, taking into account the nature of technology and ways to develop it. DOST The Department of Science and Technology, is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the coordination of science and technology-related projects in the Philippines and to formulate policies and projects in the fields of science. PHIVOLCS The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) is a service institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) that is principally mandated to reduce disasters that may arise from volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunami and other related geotectonic phenomena. PAGASA The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) is mandated “to provide protection against natural calamities and utilize scientific knowledge as an effective instrument to ensure the safety, wellbeing, and economic security of all the people, for the promotion of national progress.” PSHSS The Philippine Science High School System (Filipino: Sistemang Mataas na Paaralang Pang-agham ng Pilipinas) is a research-oriented and specialized public high school system in the Philippines that operates as an attached agency of the Philippine Department of Science and Technology. PNRI The Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI), formerly the Philippine Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC), is the sole agency of the government mandated to advance and regulate the safe and peaceful applications of nuclear science and technology in the Philippines. The Philippine government has introduced several policies, programs, and projects to boost science and technology. The National Research Council of the Philippines clustered the policies into four areas:  The NRCP clustered these policies into four: -Social Sciences, Humanities, -Medical, Chemical and Pharmaceutical International Policies, Education and Sciences. Governance. -Physics, Engineering and Industrial -Biological Sciences, Agriculture and Research, Earth and Space Sciences, and Forestry. Mathematics.  Social Sciences, Humanities, International Policies, Education and Governance: ✓ Integrating ASEAN awareness in basic education without adding to the curriculum; ✓ Emphasizing teaching in the mother tongue; ✓ Developing school infrastructure and providing for ICT broadband  Physics, Engineering and Industrial Research, Earth and Space Sciences, and Mathematics: ✓ Emphasizing degrees, licenses, and employment opportunities; ✓ Review of R.A. 9184 (otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act); ✓ Harnessing science and technology as an independent mover of development  Medical, Chemical, and Pharmaceutical Sciences: ✓ ensuring compliance of drug-manufacturing firms with ASEAN harmonized standards by full implementation of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA); ✓ Creating an education council dedicated to standardization of pharmaceutical services and care; ✓ allocating two percent of the GDP to research  Biological Sciences, Agriculture, and Forestry: ✓ Protecting and conserving biodiversity by full implementation of existing laws; ✓ Use of biosafety and standard model by ASEAN countries; ✓ Promoting indigenous knowledge systems and indigenous peoples conservation There are also other existing programs supported by the Philippine government through the DOST. Some of these projects are the following: ✓ Providing funds for basic research and patents related to science and technology; ✓ Providing scholarships for undergraduate and graduate studies of students 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; ✓ Balik scientist program to encourage filipino scientists abroad to come home and work in the philippines or conduct research and projects in collaboration with philippine-based scientists; ✓ Developing science and technology parks in academic campuses to encourage academe and industry partnerships; ✓ The establishment of the National Science Complex and National Engineering Complex within the University of the Philippines campus in Diliman. Overview of the Republic Acts related to Science and Technology in the Philippines: REPUBLIC ACT No. 2067: Science Act of 1958 An act to integrate, coordinate, and intensify scientific and technological research and development and to foster invention; to provide funds utilize scientific knowledge as an effective instrument for the promotion of national progress. REPUBLIC ACT No. 7687: Science and Technology Scholarship Act of 1994 Science and technology are essential for national development and progress. The State shall give priority to research and development, invention, innovation and their utilization; and to science and technology education, training and services. REPUBLIC ACT No. 11914: Provincial Science and Technology Office Act. It is the policy and duty of the State to fast-track the transfer of relevant and appropriate technologies and services to the rural areas particularly in the enhancement and development of technology-based livelihood enterprises in the countryside. REPUBLIC ACT No. 5207: Atomic Energy Regulatory and Liability Act of 1968 It is hereby declared to be the policy of the philippine government to encourage, promote and assist the development and use of atomic energy for all peaceful purposes, as a means to improve the health and prosperity of the inhabitants of the philippines, contribute to the general welfare, and accelerate scientific, technological, agricultural, commercial, and industrial progress. FILIPINO SCIENTIST AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION: Ramon Cabanos Barba -is recognized for his significant contributions to Philippine Agriculture through horticulture. He developed a process that caused the flowering and fruiting of mango trees three times a year, instead on once a year, so dramatically improving yields. DR. JOSEFINO CACAS COMISO -Dr. Comiso has been a leading physical scientist with the Goddard Space Flight Center and NASA since 1979, and has worked on research related to climate change ever since. He was instrumental on a global project observing the planet for rapidly declining perennial sea ice cover, and produced a paper on the subject that has been cited over one thousand times. Dr. Comiso's work has revealed the extraordinary rate at which Arctic ice is affected by global warming, at approximately three times the intensity of the global average. JOSE BEJAR CRUZ Jr. -is recognized for pioneering and established theories, principles, analysis tools, and design methodologies in complex systems with dynamic feedback mechanisms. His work focuses on sensitivity analysis and on multi-agent based modelling for decentralization and control in large systems or networks. DR. LOURDES JANSUY CRUZ -she was born in May 19, 1942, she recognized for her contributions to the biochemistry of conotoxins. Using the venom from Conus marine snails, her work on biologically active peptides contributed to the development of conotoxins as biochemical probes for examining the activities of the brain. DR. FABIAN MILLAR DAYRIT -He established the National Chemistry Instrumentation Center (NCIC) when the first high field Fourier transform-Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectrometer and high resolution Mass Spectrometer (MS) in the country were obtained in 1994 under the Engineering and Science Education Program (ESEP). DR. RAFAEL DINEROS GUERRERO III -Dr. Rafael Guerrero was born on August 7, 1944. He was recognized because of his scientific and technical contributions to the growth of Sex Reversal and Hatchery Techniques that help the commercial fabrication of high yielding market-size tilapia in the Philippines and other nations. DR. ENRIQUE MAPUA OSTREA Jr. -was recognized for his significant contributions in the field of pediatrics, specifically in neonatal hyperbilirubinemia, neonatal drug addiction and his pioneering work on the detection of fetal exposure to drugs, tobacco smoke, alcohol and environmental toxicants by analysis of meconium. GREGORY LIGOT TANGONAN - Known for his research in the field of communications technology. Has pioneered integrated waveguide detectors, Bragg modulators in LiTaO3 and LiNbO3, and glass-based couplers for wavelength multiplexing and coupling. He has been instrumental in developing applications of optoelectronics in radar, optical networking, and analog systems. DR. CAESAR A. SALOMA - He is a professor of the National Institute of Physics (NIP) at the University of the Philippines College of Science. He led the development of a method to generate high-contrast images of semiconductor sites via one photon optical beam- induced current imaging and confocal reflectance microscopy. DR. EDGARDO GOMEZ -is recognized for his contributions in marine ecosystems, coral reef ecology and conservation, reestablishment of giant clam stocks, and marine science capability enhancement.