Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Regional Director Edgardo Esperancilla, RDRA chairperson said the existing consortium for agriculture, aquatic resources, health research and development, industry and energy, and emerging technology recently met to tackle drafting the new roadmap.
“The plan includes
research topics, which the respective institutions plan to fund and undertake,
as well as priority research areas that may be conducted by other agencies or
research institutions,” Esperancilla said on Monday.
The RDRA will serve
as a reference for state universities and colleges, but also for regional line
agencies, local government units, and other research institutions.
The research roadmap
is anchored on three strategies: increase agricultural and fishery production,
intensify agribusiness, develop of tourism development areas, and establish
information and communication technology industry.
“Effective
implementation of these strategies will ultimately result to increase in
productivity, employment and family income,” Esperancilla added.
The RDC formed the
new research committee that will ensure the alignment of research and
development activities with regional development thrusts.
Members of the new
committee are regional directors of the Departments of Agriculture, of
Environment and Natural Resources, and of Health; Commission on Higher
Education; presidents of state universities and colleges and higher education
institutions; and chairs of various consortia in the region.
Also included as
members are presidents of industry groups with science and technology-related
advocacies, private sector representatives, officials from the local government
units.
The proposal to
create a RDRA was pushed in December 2016. RDC members reviewed the proposal in
three quarterly meetings until it was finally approved on December 13,
2017. (SQM/PNA)
No comments:
Post a Comment