STS - Science and Technology in Philippine Nation Building

is the primary science and technology agency of the Philippines

Department of Science and Technology (DOST)

is responsible for providing central direction, leadership, and coordination of all scientific and technological activities, formulating activities, programs, and projects to support national development.

Department of Science and Technology (DOST)

DOST was originally named as…

National Science Development Board (NSDB)

When and under whose presidency was NSDB created?

June 13, 1958 under the presidency of Carlos P. Garcia

What name, when, and under whose presidency did NSDB reorganized?

National Science and Technology Authority (NSTA) on March 17, 1982 under the presidency of Ferdinand E. Marcos

What order, under whose presidency and date when NSTA became DOST

Executive Order No. 128 by then President Corazon C. Aquino on January 30, 1987

DOST is composed of councils and agencies with specific scope and responsibilities

• sectoral planning council

• research and development institutes

• S&T service institutes

• collegial bodies

• regional offices

• provincial S&T centers

The central agency in the formulation of policies, plans, and programs as well as in the implementation of strategies in the industry, energy, and emerging technology sectors.

Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD)

The central agency that formulates policies, plans, programs, project, and strategies for health S&T development, allocates government and external funds for R&D, monitors R&D projects, and generates external funds.

Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD)

The central agency that formulates policies, plans, and programs for R&D in agriculture, aquatic, and natural resources, coordinates and monitors R&D efforts, allocates government and external funds for R&D, and generates resources to support its programs.

Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD)

Undertakes research and development activities aimed at strengthening and modernizing Information and Communications Technology and microelectronics and dedicates itself to delivering technology solutions in support of a productive and resilient Filipino society.

Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI)

Develops nutritious, safe, and affordable food products and transfers this technology to entrepreneur for their commercial production and distribution.

Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI)

Conducts research and development on wood and non-wood forest products, transfer technologies, and provide technical services and trainings.

Forest Products Research and Development Institute (FPRDI)

Undertakes technical services such as standardization, analysis, and calibration, transfers research results directly to end-users or via linkages with other government agencies, conducts training, and provides technical advisory and consultancy to industry and end-users.

Industrial Technology Development Institute (ITDI)

Provides metals and engineering industry with professional management and technical expertise, training of engineers and technicians, information exchange, trade accreditation services, quality control and testing of metal products, R&D, and business economics advisory services.

Metals Industry Research and Development Center (MIRDC)

Undertakes R&D activities in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, institutes regulations on the said uses, and carries out enforcement of said regulations to protect the health and safety of radiation workers and the general public.

Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI)

Conducts R&D for the textile industry sector, undertakes transfer of completed researches to end-users or via linkage units of other government agencies, undertakes technical services, and provides training programs.

Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI)

Provides flood and typhoon warnings, public weather forecasts and advisories, meteorological, astronomical, climatological, and other specialized information and services for the protection of life and property and in support of economic productivity and sustainable development.

Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)

Mitigate disasters that may arise from volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunami, and other related geotectonic phenomena.

Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS)

Provides scholarship to students with high aptitude in science and mathematics, prepares its students for careers in Science and Technology, and contributes to nation-building by helping the country attain a critical mass of professionals and leaders in S&T.

Philippine Science High School System

Accelerates the development of S&T human resources of the country by administering undergraduate and graduate scholarships and advanced specialized trainings, promotes S&T culture, and develop innovative science education innovative programs

Science Education Institute (SEI)

Establishes a science and technology databank and library, disseminate science and technology information, and undertakes training on science and technology information.

Science and Technology Information Institute (STII)

Promotes the commercialization of technologies and market the services of other operating units of the DOST

Technology Application and Promotion Institute (TAPI)

Recognizes outstanding achievements in science and technology, provides meaningful incentives to those engaged in scientific and technological researches, and advises the President and the Cabinet on matters related to science and technology.

National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST)

Promotes frontier and problem-oriented researches in the sciences and humanities that provide solutions to pressing and anticipated national issues and seeks an enabling environment where members can continuously generate new knowledge and exemplary researches as well as mentor future members.

National Research Council of the Philippines (NCRP)

President Rodrigo R. Duterte signed Executive Order No. 5, s. 2016 approving and adopting the 25- year long-term vision entitled

AMBISYON NATIN 2040

What executive order did President Rodrigo Duterte signed for ambisyon natin 2040?

Executive Order No. 5

When was Ambisyon Natin 2040 signed by the president?

October 11, 2016

recognizes the need for a “bold vision and effective development planning” based on a “forward-looking approach that goes beyond a single administration”

AmBisyon Natin 2040 - Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022 (PDP 2017- 2022)

It also emphasized the centrality of people in development planning and their aspirations as requisite for the design of government interventions to achieve development outcomes

AmBisyon Natin 2040 - Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022 (PDP 2017- 2022)

is the result of a long-term visioning process that began under the previous administration in 2015

AmBisyon Natin 2040

represents the collective long-term vision and aspirations of the Filipino people for themselves and for the country in the next 25 years. It is a vision, not a plan.

AmBisyon Natin 2040

presents a picture of the future, a set of personal life goals as well as ideals for the country

Vision

consists of a set of strategies to achieve the goals

Plan

are contingent on various factors and circumstances, just as routes to a given destination can vary depending on weather or road conditions

Plans

like a goal or a destination, remains fixed, at least for the given time horizon

Vision

Kind of life that Filipinos want for themselves

a life that is strongly rooted, comfortable, and secure: matatag, maginhawa, at panatag

The Filipinos’ vision for the Philippines in 2040 is…

a prosperous, predominantly middle-class society

is the first medium-term plan anchored on the AmBisyon Natin 2040, consistent with Executive Order No. 5, s. 2016.

The Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2017-2022

The goal of the PDP 2017-2022

is to enable Filipinos to attain a matatag, maginhawa at panatag na buhay

Targets for PDP 2017 - 2022

1. The Philippines will be an upper middle-income country by 2022

2. Growth will be more inclusive as manifested by a lower poverty incidence in the rural areas, from 30 percent in 2015 to 20 percent in 2022

3. The Philippines will have a high level of human development by 2022

4. The unemployment rate will decline from the current 5.5 percent to 3-5 percent in 2022

5. There will be greater trust in government and in society

6. Individuals and communities will be more resilient

7. Filipinos will have greater drive for innovation

This necessitates the assurance of implementing efforts in utilizing S&T as a tool for advancing the welfare of our nation and improving our condition, the Filipinos.

Our 1987 Philippine Constitution

the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), together with its attached institutes and related agencies, play significant roles in sustaining and promoting S&T for the progress of our nation.

Philippine Government Agencies

represents our collective vision as Filipinos over the next 25 years, articulating that by 2040, we will be a progressive middle-class nation

AmBisyon Natin 2040

We will live long, healthy lives, and will be smart and innovative. Our country will be a high-trust society where families thrive in vibrant, culturally diverse, yet resilient communities in terms of calamities and disasters.

Vision for AmBisyon Natin 2040

The Philippine Development Plan (PDP), the present government’s strategic plan to start up achieving the AmBisyon Natin 2040, is anchored on three values:

Malasakit

Pagbabago

Kaunlaran

What value regains people’s trust in public institutions and cultivate trust among fellow Flipinos.

Malasakit

What value is inequality-reducing transformation through increasing opportunities for growth of output and income.

Pagbabago

What value is increasing potential growth through sustaining and accelerating economic growth.

Kaunlaran

To align S&T to the national vision (AmBisyon Natin 2040) and government plans (PDP), the DOST formulated a?

Harmonized National R&D Agenda (HNRDA)

The HNRDA is divided into five (5) sectors

• National Integrated Basic Research Agenda (NIBRA)

• Health

• Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources (AANR)

• Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology

• Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation (DRR CCA)

National Integrated Basic Research Agenda (NIBRA) is in charge by?

In-charge: National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP)

Health is in charge by?

In-charge: Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD)

Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources (AANR) is in charge by?

In-charge: Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD)

Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology is in charge by?

In-charge: Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD).

Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation (DRR CCA) is in charge by?

In-charge: Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) and Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)

During the time of this president, he created National Academy of Science and Technology to do what? What Presidential decree was this?

During the time of President Ferdinand E. Marcos; to select National Scientists; Presidential Decree (PD) 1003

During President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo she created this and under what Executive Order?

She created the Order of the National Scientist; Executive Order (EO) 236

as of 2020, we have how many members in the Order of the National Scientist

22 members

have identified priority areas to set direction in the country’s S&T towards achieving the forward-looking AmBisyon Natin 2040, a vision of every Filipino in the next 25 years.

Harmonized National Research and Development Agenda (HNRDA)

wherein our Filipino scientists are leaving the country to serve other countries due to the offer of higher salaries, better compensation, and better environment

Brain-drain

Department of Science and Technology (DOST)

Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD)

Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD)

Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD)

Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI)

Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI)

Forest Products Research and Development Institute (FPRDI)

Industrial Technology Development Institute (ITDI)

Metals Industry Research and Development Center (MIRDC)

Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI)

Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI)

Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)

Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS)

Philippine Science High School System

Science Education Institute (SEI)

Science and Technology Information Institute (STII)

Technology Application and Promotion Institute (TAPI)

National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST)

National Research Council of the Philippines (NCRP)