ONE of the key ingredients in the progress that a number of industrialized nations have reached is the significant attention, support, and investment that the government gave to research and development efforts.Publicsector involvement in scientific research and the translation of these research findings into commercial technologies or public policies propelled count
ries in East Asia, such as Japan and South Korea, to sustained economic growth in the 1960s and 1980s, respectively. Recognizing the importance of research and development, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has created the Presidential Coordinating Council for Research and Development (PCCRD) which will review and take charge of research and development projects of various government agencies. The council chairman is the President herself while the vice chairman is the Secretary of Science and Technology. The members are the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Budget and Management, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources, the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, the Secretary of Health, the Secretary of National Defense, the Secretary of Socio-Economic Planning, the Secretary of Trade and Industry, the Chairman of the Commission on Higher Education, the Chairman of the Commission on Information and Communications Technology, the President of the National Academy of Science and Technology, the President of the National Research Council of the Philippines, five representatives from the private sector, and two representatives from organizations of scientists and engineers engaged in research and development. We hope that the Presidential Coordinating Council for Research and Development will be an effective venue for the government to maximize gains from research and development efforts in the public sector.
ries in East Asia, such as Japan and South Korea, to sustained economic growth in the 1960s and 1980s, respectively. Recognizing the importance of research and development, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has created the Presidential Coordinating Council for Research and Development (PCCRD) which will review and take charge of research and development projects of various government agencies. The council chairman is the President herself while the vice chairman is the Secretary of Science and Technology. The members are the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Budget and Management, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources, the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, the Secretary of Health, the Secretary of National Defense, the Secretary of Socio-Economic Planning, the Secretary of Trade and Industry, the Chairman of the Commission on Higher Education, the Chairman of the Commission on Information and Communications Technology, the President of the National Academy of Science and Technology, the President of the National Research Council of the Philippines, five representatives from the private sector, and two representatives from organizations of scientists and engineers engaged in research and development. We hope that the Presidential Coordinating Council for Research and Development will be an effective venue for the government to maximize gains from research and development efforts in the public sector.Source : www.mb.com.ph/node/204374
