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Phi lippi ne Gover nment Pol icies onSci ence and Technol ogyPhilippine GovernmentThe Philippine government introduced and implemented several programs, projects, andpolicies to boost the area of science and technology. The goal is to prepare the wholecountry and its people to meet the demands of a ...

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Phi l i ppi neGov er nmentPol i ci eson Sci enceandTechnol ogy Phi l i ppi neGover nment ThePhi l i ppi negover nmenti nt r oducedandi mpl ement edsev er alpr ogr ams,pr oj ect s,and pol i ci est oboostt hear eaofsci enceandt echnol ogy .Thegoali st opr epar et hewhol e count r yandi t speopl et omeett hedemandsofat echnol ogi cal l ydr i v enwor l dand capaci t at et hepeopl et ol i v ei nawor l ddr i v enbysc i ence.

TheNat i onalResear chCounci loft hePhi l i ppi nes( NCRP)cl ust er edt hesepol i ci es i nt of our ,namel y: 1. 2.

Soci alSc i enc es ,Humani t i es ,Educat i on,I nt er nat i onalPol i c i esandGov er nance Phy s i c s ,Engi neer i ngandI ndus t r i alRes ear c h,Ear t handSpaceSc i ences ,and Mat hemat i c s 3. Medi c al ,Chemi cal ,andPhar maceut i calSc i ences 4. Bi ol ogi c alSc i enc es ,Agr i c ul t ur e,andFor es t r y

DOSTPr oj ect s Ther ear eal soot herexi st i ngpr ogr amssuppor t edbyt hePhi l i ppi negover nment t hr ought heDepar t mentofSci enceandTechnol ogy( DOST) . Someoft hesepr oj ect sar et hef ol l owi ng:      

Pr ov i di ngf undsf orbas i cr esear c handpat ent sr el at edt os ci enceandt ec hnol ogy Pr ov i di ngs chol ar shi psf orunder gr aduat eandgr aduat es t udi esofs t udent si nt hefi el dof s c i enc eandt echnol ogy Es t abl i s hi ngmor ebr anchesoft hePhi l i ppi neSc i enceHi ghSchoolSy st em Bal i kSci ent i s tPr ogr am t oencour ageFi l i pi nos c i ent i st sabr oadt oc omehomeandwor k i nt hePhi l i ppi nes Dev el opi ngs c i enc eandt echnol ogypar k si nacademi cc ampus est oenc our age academeandi ndus t r ypar t ner s hi ps Thees t abl i s hmentoft heNat i onalSc i enc eCompl exandNat i onalEngi neer i ngCompl ex wi t hi nt heUni v er s i t yoft hePhi l i ppi nescampusi nDi l i man.

ThePhi l i ppi neAmer i canAcademyofSci enceandEngi neer i ng( PAASE,2008) i dent i fiedsever alcapaci t ybui l di ngpr ogr amssuchas:  

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Es t abl i s hmentofnat i onalc ent er sofex c el l enc e; Manpowerandi ns t i t ut i onaldev el opmentpr ogr ams ,s uc hast heEngi neer i ngand Sc i enceEduc at i onPr ogr am ( ESEP)t opr oduc emor ePh. D.gr aduat esi nsc i enceand engi neer i ng Es t abl i s hmentofr egi onalcent er st os uppor ts pec i fi ci ndust r i es ; Es t abl i s hmentofs c i enceandt ec hnol ogybus i nessc ent er st oas s i s t ,adv i s e,and i nc ubat et ec hnopr eneur s hi pv ent ur es;and St r engt hens c i enc eeduc at i onatanear l ys t aget hr ought hePhi l i ppi neSc i enc eHi gh Sc hools y s t em.

Phi l i ppi neCal i f or ni aAdvancedResear chI nst i t ut es( PCARI ) ThePhi l i ppi neCal i f or ni aAdv anc edRes ear c hI ns t i t ut es( PCARI )Pr oj ec ti sanewappr oac ht o enhanc et hes k i l l sandex per t i s eoff ac ul t yands t affofPhi l i ppi neuni v er s i t i esandc ol l eges , t hr oughs c hol ar s hi ps ,t r ai ni ng,andr esear c hpar t ner s hi pswi t ht opnot c hr es ear c huni v er si t i esi n Cal i f or ni a,USA,i nt hepr i or i t yar easofi nf or mat i oni nf r as t r uc t ur edev el opment( I I D)andheal t h i nnov at i onandt r ans l at i onalmedi ci ne( HI TM) . I nf or mat i oni nf r as t r uct ur edev el opmentr ef er st ot het ec hnol ogi c alandhumanc omponent s , net wor ks ,s y s t ems ,andpr oc es s est hatc ont r i but et ot hec r eat i on,fl oworex c hange,pr oces si ng andmanagementofel ec t r oni ci nf or mat i on( adapt edf r om Br aaetal . ,2007) . Heal t hi nnov at i onandt r ansl at i onalmedi ci ner ef er st ot hebenc ht obeds i det r ans l at i onofbas i c s c i ent i ficr es ear c ht opr ac t i c abl edi agnost i cpr oc edur esandt her api eswi t hmeani ngf ul i mpr ov ement st ophy s i c al ,ment alors oci alheal t hout comes( adapt edf r om Zer houni ,2005) . VI RTUALI NSTI TUTES

Thepr oj ecti sgoi ngt obei mpl ement edbyt wov i r t uali ns t i t ut es : 1.

TheI nst i t ut ef orI nf or mat i onI nf r ast r uct ur eDevel opmentt hatwi l ldi r ec tpr oj ect si n i nf or mat i ont ec hnol ogy ,ener gy ,egov er nmentandeeducat i on;and 2. TheI nst i t ut ef orHeal t hI nnovat i onandTr ansl at i onalMedi ci net hatwi l ldi r ect pr oj ect si nheal t hcar et hr oughs t r at egi ct ec hnol ogy ,del i v er yandt r ai ni ng,t oi mpr ov e di agnosi s ,t r eat mentandheal t hs er v i c esdel i v er yi nt het enmaj orcausesofmor bi di t yand mor t al i t yi nt hePhi l i ppi nes ,s uc hasas t hma,di abet es ,t uber c ul osi s ,dengueanddi ar r hea.

OUTSTANDI NG FEATURESOFTHEPCARIPROJECT ThePCARIPr oj ect :   

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I nv ol v essc hol ar shi p,t r ai ni ngandr es ear c h; Foc us esont wofi el ds :i nf or mat i oni nf r as t r uc t ur edev el opment( I I D)andheal t hi nnov at i on andt r ans l at i onal medi c i ne( HI TM) ; Pr ov i desoppor t uni t i esf ordi r ec tcol l abor at i onbet weenPhi l i ppi nef ac ul t y r es ear cher s andUCbasedex per t si nor dert obui l dr es ear chcapabi l i t i esandi nf r as t r uc t ur ei nPhi l i ppi ne uni v er s i t i esandcol l eges ; At t r act st hebes tandt hebr i ght estwi t hf ul lsuppor tf orr es ear c h,whi chi ncl udesmoder n equi pment ,at t endanc ei nc onf er enc esands t at eof t hear tl abor at or i es ;and Addr es s esi mpor t antpr obl emsofs oc i et yus i ngt hebestt ec hnol ogi es ,i ncl udi ngt he dev el opmentoft ec hnol ogi esc l oset oc ommer c i al i z at i on.

BENEFI TSOFTHEPCARIPROJECT 

J obsi nnewcompet i t i v ehi ghv al ueaddedi ndus t r i esandr el at eds uppor tser v i c esi n i nf or mat i oni nf r as t r uct ur ei ns uppor tofdi s as t err i s kmanagementandr es pons e,ener gy gener at i onmoni t or i ng,egov er nanc e,wat err esour c esmanagement ,moni t or i ngofc i v i l i nf r as t r uc t ur es ,amongot her s

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Affor dabl eandeffic i entdi agnos t i cki t s ,medi c aldev i c esandi nex pens i v edr ugsandt he c r eat i onofj obst opr oduc es uc ht oi mpr ov et hedi agnosi sandt r eat mentoft het enhi ghes t c aus esofmor t al i t yandmor bi di t yi nt hePhi l i ppi nes ,s uc hasdengue,as t hma,di abet es , t uber c ul os i s

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I nc r eas ei nt henumberoff ac ul t y s c i ent i s t sandf ac ul t y r esear c her swi t ht hec apac i t yt o gener at eeffec t i v et ec hnol ogi est obenefi ts oc i et y

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I mpr ov edr esear c hmanagements k i l l ses pec i al l yi nr es ear c hgr ant sadmi ni s t r at i onand i nt er nat i onall i nk ages

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Wor l dc l as sr es ear c hi ns t i t ut eswi t hs t at eof t hear tf ac i l i t i esf orI nf or mat i onI nf r as t r uc t ur e Dev el opmentandHeal t hI nnov at i onandTr ans l at i onalMedi c i ne

Sci enceSchool si nt hePhi l i ppi nes TheConceptofSci enceEducat i on Sci enceeducat i onf ocusesont eachi ng,l ear ni ng,andunder st andi ngsc i ence.   

Teachi ngs c i enc ei nv ol v esex pl or i ngpedagogi calt heor i esandmodel si nhel pi ng t eac her st eac hs ci ent i fi cconcept sandpr oc es s eseffec t i v el y . Lear ni ngs c i enc ei nc l udesbot hpedagogyandt hemos ti nt er es t i ngaspect ,whi chi s hel pi ngs t udent sunder s t andandl ov esc i enc e. Under st andi ngs c i enc ei mpl i esdev el opi ngandappl y i ngs c i encepr ocesss k i l l sandus i ng s c i enc el i t er ac yi nunder s t andi ngt henat ur alwor l dandact i v i t i esi nev er y dayl i f e.

Sci enceEducat i oni nBasi candTer t i ar yEducat i on 

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I nbas i ceduc at i on,s c i enc eeduc at i onhel pss t udent sl ear ni mpor t antc oncept sandf act s t hatar er el at edt oev er y dayl i f ei nc l udi ngi mpor t ants k i l l ss uc haspr oc es ss k i l l s ,c r i t i cal t hi nki ngs ki l l s ,andl i f es k i l l s . I nt er t i ar yeducat i on,s c i enc eeduc at i ondeal swi t hdev el opi ngs t udent s ’ under s t andi ng andappr ec i at i onofs ci encei deasands c i ent i ficwor ks .I tal s of oc usesont hepr epar at i onof s c i enc et eac her s ,s c i ent i st s ,engi neer s ,andot herpr of es s i onal si nv ar i ouss ci encer el at ed fi el ds .

Sci enceSchool si nt hePhi l i ppi nes Phi l i ppi neSci enceHi ghSchoolSyst em ( PSHSS)

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Agov er nmentpr ogr am f orgi f t edst udent si nt hePhi l i ppi nes Aser vi cei nst i t ut eoft heDepar t mentofSc i enceandTechnol ogy( DOST) Offer sf r eesc hol ar shi pbasi sf orsecondar ycour sewi t hspec i alemphasi sonsubj ect s per t ai ni ngt ot hesc i ences. 

Speci alSci enceEl ement ar ySchool s( SSES)Pr oj ect

Thi spr oj ectst ar t edi nJune2007wi t h57( or60si ncei t si ncept i on)i dent i fied el ement ar yschool st hatpar t i c i pat edorwer ei dent i fiedassc i enceel ement ar ysc hool si n t hecount r y . TheSSESPr oj ectai mst odev el opFi l i pi nochi l dr enequi ppedwi t hsci ent i fi cand t ec hnol ogi calknowl edge,sk i l l s,andv al ues.I t smi ssi oni st o: 1.

pr ovi deal ear ni ngenv i r onmentt os c i enc ei nc l i nedc hi l dr ent hr oughas pec i al c ur r i c ul um t hatr ecogni z est hemul t i pl ei nt el l i gencesoft hel ear ner s ; 2. pr omot et hedev el opmentofl i f el ongl ear ni ngs ki l l s ;and 3. f os t ert hehol i s t i cdev el opmentoft hel ear ner s . 

Quez onCi t yRegi onalSci enceHi ghSchool

Thesc hoolenvi si onst oser veasav enuei npr ovi di ngmaxi mum oppor t uni t i esf or sc i encegi f t edst udent st odev el ops pi r i tofi nqui r yandcr eat i vi t y . Thef ocusofi t scur r i cul um i sonsc i enceandt echnol ogy . I ti swel l suppor t edbyt hel ocalgover nmentuni tandbyt hePar ent sandTeacher s Ass oci at i on( PTA) . 

Mani l aSci enceHi ghSchool

I ti st hefir stsc i encehi ghsc hooli nt hePhi l i ppi nes. 

Cent r alVi sayanI nst i t ut eFoundat i on

I ti st hehomeandpi oneeroft hepr omi nentsc hool basedi nnov at i onknownast he Dy nami cLear ni ngPr ogr am ( DLP) . 

DLPi sas y nt hes i sofc l as s i c alandmoder npedagogi c al t heor i esadapt edt of os t ert he hi ghes tl ev elofl ear ni ng,c r eat i v i t y ,andpr oduct i v i t y .

Thesc hoolt ak espr i dei ni t sResear c hCent erf orTheor et i calPhy si cs( RCTP) .

Summar y I nor dert ounder s t andt hi st opi c ,her ear et hef ol l owi ngdi s cuss i onpoi nt st or emember :

Her ear et hef ol l owi ngPhi l i ppi neGov er nment ss uc has :    

Nat i onalRes ear c hCounc i loft hePhi l i ppi nes( NCRP) Depar t mentofSci enceandTec hnol ogy( DOST) Phi l i ppi neAmer i c anAc ademyofSci enc eandEngi neer i ng( PAASE) Phi l i ppi neCal i f or ni aAdv anc edRes ear c hI ns t i t ut es( PCARI )

Her ear et hef ol l owi ngSci enceSchool si nt hePhi l i ppi nes:     

Phi l i ppi neSc i enc eHi ghSc hoolSy st em ( PSHSS) Speci alSci enceEl ement ar ySchool s( SSES)Pr oj ect Quez onCi t yRegi onalSci enceHi ghSc hool Mani l aSc i enceHi ghSchool Cent r alVi s ay anI ns t i t ut eFoundat i on...