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March 1-31, 2007
Establishing solid innovation policy for effective R&D technology transfer
by Rita T. dela Cruz
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| Prof. Fortunato T. dela Peña, DOST undersecretary for S&T services, welcomes the participants in behalf of DOST Secretary Estrella F. Alabastro. |
A solid framework for the transfer of technologies from publicly funded research, a policy to harmonize everything. This was the gist of the seminar on the “Proposed National Framework on Technology Transfer” held at the BSWM Convention Hall on 27 March 2007. The event was spearheaded by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Agricultural Research (DA-BAR).
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| Dr. Marlowe U. Aquino (left), head of BAR-MISD and former coordinator of the NTCP, hosts the seminar and Dr. Manuel F. Bonifacio (right), BAR consultant, throws questions at the panelists. |
The activity underlined the importance of having a sound policy and strong support to technology transfer of publicly funded research and how establishing this framework could result in strong productivity growth and eventually beef up the economic development of the country as a whole.
Agriculture and fishery research and development (R&D) plays a crucial role in promoting a nation’s economic growth, improving environmental quality, and assuring innovative scientific research. The role that R&D plays in the economic development affects the lives of people across the country.
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| Dr. Teodoro S. Solsoloy (left), assistant director of BAR, officially closes the activity with an inspiring message. Meanwhile, Dr. Bessie M. Burgos (right), director of PCARRD- Technology Outreach and Promotion Division, answers inquiries during the open forum session. |
Far from simply transforming theoretical ideas into adoptable technologies, R&D has taken the lead in helping improve the way people live. This is the challenge that BAR has taken by heart—an agency tasked with ensuring that all agricultural researches are coordinated and undertaken for their maximum utility to agriculture. The key word that we want to emphasize here is maximum utility. But how is this to be attained?
Being a central coordinator and manager of agriculture and fisheries R&D programs in the country, BAR focuses its objective toward an optimized R&D system, manned by adequate and trained scientists who will enable the agriculture and fisheries sectors to compete in the global market. The ultimate gauge is to have these technologies from research be of great use to the ultimate beneficiaries—the farmers and fisherfolk.
The Bureau envisions a stable and progressive future for the Filipinos through excellence in research and development in agriculture and fisheries, specifically to transform the agriculture and fishery industries from a resource-based to a technology-based industry. In doing so, the BAR must be able to develop knowledge, methods, and technologies that can make the sector competitive and efficient. But without a national policy framework on technology transfer, this is like putting all efforts into waste.
Conducting the seminar on the “Proposed National Policy Framework on Technology Transfer” is one of the initial steps to achieve this goal. Together with DOST, the Bureau continues to improve the process by making immediate consultations and forging strong linkages to hopefully surmount the existing weaknesses identified in the system and reinforce innovation policies and frameworks to smoothly operate the flow of knowledge and technologies directly to the concerned industries.
The government ensures that R&D is at the core of our efforts to reconstruct and develop the economic status of the country. This is necessary to ensure that the benefits of research are part of our proactive response to the challenge of poverty eradication and underdevelopment in the country. 
March 1-31 2007 Articles:
:: CPAR consultation in 10 poorest provinces kicks-off in Masbate
:: Sec. Yap signs AO for CPAR implementation
:: Yap encourages vegetable industry towards profit and market promotion
:: Corn RDE sets directions and priorities for the next 5 years
:: PhilRice conducts training on producing crop suitability maps
:: BAR Assistant Director Solsoloy keynotes URS graduation
:: Increasing the intellectual property rights awareness
:: IP Management Seminar establishes partnership
:: 3rd BAR Seminar Series highlights modern biotechnology
:: BAR to restructure weak framework in Philippine agri
:: On promoting exportable agricultural products
:: International funding agency consults BAR on possible tie-up
:: OPAPA launches e-Learning program for AFNR sector
:: Setting R&D directions for community of practice
:: Establishing solid innovation policy for effective R&D technology transfer
:: BAR staff members attend e-gov project management seminar
:: JICA Philippines conducts workshop on agriculture/fishery technology development and extension
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