This document discusses the history and current state of science and technology in the Philippines. It notes that the Philippines' technology index is -0.1 compared to the US, and it ranks low in terms of technological capacity and output of scientific research publications. There is a lack of funding for science education and research laboratories. The document outlines past and future science and technology plans and goals, which include improving access to science and technology by 2004, achieving technological leadership in ASEAN in key fields by 2010, and becoming a model nation for science and technology with world-class universities and researchers by 2020.
Lee-Chua (2000) identified 10 outstanding Filipino scientists who have made significant contributions in Philippine science. These scientists are also famous abroad in different science disciplines: agriculture, mathematics, physics, medicine marine science, chemistry, engineering and biology.
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Lee-Chua (2000) identified 10 outstanding Filipino scientists who have made significant contributions in Philippine science. These scientists are also famous abroad in different science disciplines: agriculture, mathematics, physics, medicine marine science, chemistry, engineering and biology.
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1. Meaning and Relevance of History
2. Distinction of Primary and Secondary source; External and Internal Criticism
Why is it that everyone is in the pursuit of the good life? One must find the truth what the good is before one can even try to locate that which is good.
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2. • The state of science and
technology determines the
socio-economic progress of a
country. It is a well-known fact
that national progress is highly
correlated to the capacity of a
country to produce local
industrial goods for domestic
needs and that
industrialization is very much
3. History of Science and
Technology in the
Philippines
Historical Perspective
4. • Before Spain colonized the
country
• During the American period
• After World War II and fifty
years under American rule
6. • According to the Technology
Index of 1982, the state of
Science and Technology of
the Philippines is defined to
be -0.1 compared to the U.S,
the world’s technology
leader, which is 100.
• The Technology Index is
defined as the average of the
sum of the number of
7. • The Philippines also ranks
low in terms of technological
capacity.
• Regarding to the type of basic
technologies: Material
Technology, Equipment
Technology, Energy
Technology, Information
Technology, Life Technology
and Management Technology,
8. • There is very low output of
international scientific
research publications
compared with Asian
countries.
• Funding for the improvement
of science education is
woefully lacking and there is
no adequate and attractive
financial support for R&D
9. • Extreme lack of research
laboratories in
semiconductors, molecular
biology, photovoltaics, etc.
is the inadequate facilities
of the S&T libraries and
information networks,
including access by the
university students and
11. • Since 1986, the Philippines
has prepared three
comprehensive Science and
Technology plans: The
Science and Technology
Master Plan (STMP), the
Science and Technology
Agenda for National
Development (STAND) and
the DOST Medium-Term
13. • By 2004, Science and
Technology shall have
contributed significantly to
the enhancement of national
productivity and
competitiveness and to the
solution of pressing national
problems.
• By 2010, the Philippines shall
have carved some niches and
14. • By 2020, the Philippines
shall have developed a
wide range of globally
competitive products and
services which have high
technology content.
16. By 2004:
–Improved access to quality
Science and Technology
services;
–Higher productivity and
competitiveness for selected
Philippine product and
Industries;
–Technology-based enterprises
shall have emerged in the
17. - Enhanced Science and
Technology awareness and
support among leaders and
policy makers
By 2010:
–World-class capabilities in ICT
–Technological leadership in
ASEAN in the fields of
biotechnology, material science
and microelectronics
–Adequate number of quality
18. –Highly-developed culture of
innovation and Science and
Technology consciousness
By 2020:
–World-class universities in
Science and Technology
–Internationally recognized
Filipino scientists and engineers
–A model in Science and
19. Strategies:
–To achieve the foregoing goals
under the Plan, strategies shall be
pursued:
–Niching and Clustering
–Addressing National Problems
–Development of Human
Resources
–Provision of Support to
Industry Particularly SMEs
–Accelerating Technology