Transcript COMSTE

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COMSTE
Congressional Commission on
Science & Technology and Engineering
visit www.comste.gov.ph
Focus Group Discussion on
Gov’t Legislation for S&T Development
31APAMS
Dr. Gregory L. Tangonan
Executive Director
June 15, 2011
INNOVATION GAP IS
TRANSLATING INTO AN INCOME GAP
Thailand
Indonesia
Innovation is coming up
with our own, new ideas
and products will lessen
the gap.
Philippines
Vietnam
the real problem is that we
need to do this
ourselves, no one will do
it for us!
Where does innovation come from?
The net licensing and
royalty revenues
equals the country
area
Source: Atlantic monthly 2008
WHAT’S THE S&T STRATEGY FOR THESE?
DISASTER SCIENCE
RENEWABLE ENERGY
EDUCATION
FOOD SECURITY
DELIVERY OF HEALTH SERVICES
QUESTIONS ASKED BY LEGISLATORS
After almost 2 generations of
investment by NSDB,DOST in
S&T in our major universities, what
have been our major world
recognized accomplishment?
Name 5 if you can?
Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile
DOST Budget Deliberations in Plenary
(December 2010)
DISASTER SCIENCE
RENEWABLE ENERGY
We need advanced technologies to
help us confront the challenges of
food security, energy access, improved
health and wellness care, and world
class education….
and
do
it
with
a
DELIVERY OF EDUCATION
sense of urgency.
FOOD SECURITY
DELIVERY OF HEALTH SERVICES
QUESTIONS ASKED BY LEGISLATORS
What are the top 5-10 scientific
insights, technologies, and systems
that the world has that will address
these problems, and how will you
bring them into
the country in
3-5 years? Can't the new
technologies developed abroad be
brought into the country faster?
SEN. EDGARDO J. ANGARA
Question to Sec. Mario Montejo
during DOST Budget Hearing
(Nov. 2010)
PHILIPPINE S&T STRATEGY
Moving from linear to non-linear model of innovation
The Linear Model
Basic
Research
Applied
Research
Development
Non-Linear
Model
One
cycle will
take 5 to
10 years
Basic
Research
Commercialization
New unanticipated
applications, uses and
opportunities
Commercialization
Applied
Research
Development
No more cycle : Innovation
can happen anywhere,
anytime and as fast as
anything
PHILIPPINE S&T STRATEGY
How will we improve our Global Competitiveness in S&T ?
Multi-year National Strategic S&T Initiatives that are coupled with
Economic Development Plan.
 Disaster Science / Disaster Preparedness
 Remote Sensing and Logistics Management for Agriculture
 Health Systems for Remote Areas / Digital Medical Records
 Biotechnology for Food Security and Health
 Renewable Energy. Efficiency, Green Transport for Resilience
Communities
Green Transport
New Institutions – RERDI and IRDI for collaboration locally and
internationally under Strategic Alliances to leverage their R&D budgets
(>100x) into our S&T Initiatives.
Genetic Engineering
Promote S&T Collaboration under FDI for Tech transfer, technician training
and job creation in new industries (1000x)
Lab on a Chip
World Class R&D in Universities strongly couples to Industry and nation’s
critical needs. World class collaboration in basic and applied research.
(100x)
Solar Systems
PHILIPPINE S&T STRATEGY
COLLABORATION IS THE KEY TO
COMPETING GLOBALLY
Int’l Collaboration means > 100x Leverage of our S&T Budgets
Currently <0.2 % of GDP vs. 10 % of GDP of US
NAT’L PRIORITY PROJECTS W/ S&T ALLIANCES
Ethanol Economy
BRAZIL
Renewable Energy
JAPAN & GERMANY
Disaster Science
TAIWAN
Algae for oil, Tech Transfer,
Research Collaboration
USA
Scholarships
KOREA
TAIWAN
To jumpstart
international
collaboration, Congress
allocated
PhP 100M for 2011
Scholarships will be
directed to courses
related with the S&T
priorities.
PHILIPPINE S&T STRATEGY
Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) with Strong S&T
Implications
• What is the Philippine S&T plan
for this FDI? Are they capable of
meeting their sustainability goals?
• Will there be technology transfer?
Technician training? What is the
Plan?
• How will local suppliers of
materials / engineering
participate in project?
• More jobs for electronics
engineers in green technologies
Belgian based ENTITY eyes
15 Energy Projects in PH.
Total Investment of $1B
Belgium-based developer
ENTITY has sought
government approval of 15
applications for renewable
energy services contracts
for solar power projects.
ENFINITY through its local
subsidiary plan to put up
two 50 MW plants and five
others with combined
capacity of 10 MW in Cebu,
Surigao del Norte, Libjo,
Casiguran, Aurora, Burdeos,
Quezon and Romblon.
COMSTE BELIEVES PAASE IS CRUCIAL TO
INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION
WORLDWIDE
Approach
• Fund a LOCAL research team
to focus on the national S&T agenda on
food security, energy access, health and
education
• Recruit PAASE Researchers
to be the PI through expanded Balik
Scientist program.
• Leverage international collaboration ($)
and drive to commercialization.
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COMSTE
Congressional Commission on
Science & Technology and Engineering
visit www.comste.gov.ph
Thank you for your attention.