Going Forward - How will we improve our Global Competitiveness in S&T ?

Dr. Greg TangonanExecutive Director

Congressional Committee on Science, Technology and Engineering

Going Forward - How will we improve our Global Competitiveness in S&T ?

Address the lack of technology transfer to industry from the Universities and Government Labs. Industry involved from Day 1 in the Research Process. The new Technology Transfer Bill has erased any reason for not doing this. ‘Zero based budgeting’ of R&D Investment and Improved Program Management of R&D Make IRDI and RERDI a reality for the Philippines

Promote Multi-year National Strategic S&T Initiatives that are coupled with Economic Development Plan. Collaborate Locally and Internationally under Strategic Alliances to leverage their R&D budgets (>100x) into our S&T Plans. Disaster Science / Disaster Preparedness Health and Wellness Care Systems for Remote Areas Biotechnology for Food Security and Health ICT for Agriculture, Education, Health and Governance World Class University and Internationally Certified Polytechnic Training

Leverage Corporate Investment (Domestic and Foreign Investment) into our domestic S&T Initiative (1000x) Australia Mining Investment in Mindanao Playing the Nuclear Card Renewable Energy Projects - Ethanol, Geothermal

Behave like a start-up and become entrepreneurial

Leverage Other Peoples’ Money

Change the way we Innovate in the Philippines. Do it with a sense of

Urgency.

Genetic Engineering

Lab on a Chip

Solar Systems

Green Transport

Nuclear Power

UNIVERSITIES:“I do basic research, that means no applications in sight. Industry is too short sighted and will

steal our ideas.”“Be patient, we need to build our new science complex first. “ “We are in the “We need the building construction first, then this research process will work.”

“We do academic research, we do NOT create new jobs or new Industries.”

GOVERNMENT:DOST, DAR, DoE, DoH portfolio process funds ‘research’ projects with low technical merit as

capacity building.No strategic portfolio of national priority S&T projects with actual Deliverables / Milestones.

DOST ‘barred’ from helping Industry directly (the COA trap).No strategy that links S&T Innovation to the economy - Food Security, Improved

Health Delivery, and Energy Independence.

INDUSTRY / INVESTORS:The academe is no help at all in our efforts to compete with China.

No government stimulus for Industry to Innovate, left to partner with Foreign entities to get technology.

Virtually no internal corporate R&D / Advanced Engineering done by low cost manufacturers.

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1. We’re Stuck with a Linear Model of Innovation

Adopt a Nonlinear Model of Innovation with PPP is Key to Competitiveness

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Commercialization

Quest for Basic Knowledge

Potential Applications

Product/Market Development

Feedback: Design of New

products

Feedback: Search for New ideas and Solutions for Long Term Problems

Feedback: Market Signals/Technical

GapsUNIVERSITIES:Acquisitive Research - Innovation comes from EverywhereFaulty members are Entrepreneurs.Industry-Government-Academe Linked in Creating Innovation

GOVERNMENT:National Strategy for Innovation in Critical Development AreasFoster Institutions like ITRI-Taiwan in the Philippines (IRDI and RERDI)Government is an Alliance Builder not a ‘Research’ Organization

INDUSTRY / INVESTORS:Industry participation early in the S&T processLeverage new technologies and investment (100x) from our foreign partners into Local R&D Institutions.

StanfordCalTech

NUSMIT

Berkeley

JapanKorea

SingaporeFinland

USA

BiofuelsSolar energy

GenomicsICT Systems

Remote Sensing for AgriDisaster Science

If we want to compete globally, need to Innovate like the best.

In conjunction with ITRI of Taiwan led to the establishment of IRDI.

This PPP enables small businesses and academe to to to develop new hardware and software to create new companies in high value added service.

Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Chip Design, Embedded Systems and Biomedical Electronics.

This will ensure that our new companies are working on State-of-the-Art programs and projects and that we can offer our services worldwide.

Industrial Research & Development Institute

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This institute will help develop This institute will help develop new technology that will aid in the new technology that will aid in the development of renewable energy development of renewable energy resources and become a training resources and become a training center on Renewable Energy. center on Renewable Energy.

Renewable Energy Research & Development Institute

Strategic S&T Initiatives mapped to Gut Issues

International Collaboration means > 100x Leverage of our S&T Budgets Currently <0.2 % of GDP vs. 10 % of GDP of US

National Priority Projects with S&T Alliance Ethanol Economy ‘Going Nuclear‘ Electric Vehicles Algae for Oil

Portfolio of Strategic National S&T Investments Disaster Management / Science Remote Sensing for Agriculture Broadband Information Systems for e-Governance Personalized Medicine, Telemedicine, Regenerative Medicine Renewable Energy, Green Transport, Going ‘Nuclear’ in a Smart Way

Collaboration is the Key to Competing Globally

BrazilJapan

TaiwanUSA

Accelerate Solar Deployment

Ethanol Plants into Bukidnon,Regional RE Power producers

Over-reliance on hydroelectricity may be problematic in Mindanao Manila Observatory

Cepalco Solar

Winner: Transport CategoryDiscovery Channel’s Ecopolis“The best new transport technology with thegreatest opportunity for carbon savings.”

- Dr. Daniel Kamman Nobel PeaceLaureate, IPCC

Waste to Energy Systems for E-Vehicles

Mayor Hagedornof Puerto Princesa driving an e-Jeepney to bio-digester site.

Create as a Public– Private Partnership the Filipino E-Vehicle Company as a National Program that will produce E-Vehicles for the Asean Market in the Philippines.Invest in this Smart Transport System for Tourism and local governments to jump-start a Sustainable local demand.

Local Production of e-Jeepney for LGUs and Green Tourism

Engineering Resilience in Green Transport

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Sagittarius Mines, Incorporated (SMI) is the Philippine-

based affiliate that operates the Tampakan Project whose

40% controlling equity is a joint venture among Xstrata

Copper (62.5%), Indophil Resources NL (34.2%) and the

Alsons Corporation (3.3%). The 60% non-controlling equity

shareholders of SMI are the Tampakan Mining Corporation

and Southcot Mining Corporation (known as the Tampakan

Group of Companies).

The Tampakan Project is located on the southern

Philippine island of Mindanao, approximately 65 kilometers

north of General Santos City. The project is situated on the

boundaries of four provinces: South Cotabato, Sultan

Kudarat, Davao del Sur, and Sarangani and represents one

of the largest undeveloped copper-gold deposits in the

South East Asia-Western Pacific region.

The new Measured, Indicated and Inferred Resource

estimate totals 2.4 billion metric tons at a grade of 0.6%

coper and 0.2 grams per ton gold and contains 13.5 million

metric tons of copper and 15.8 million ounces of gold,

using a 0.3% copper cut-off grade. The Mineral Resource

also contains estimated average grades for molybdenum

of 70 parts per million.

Tampakan project could be single largest investment for Mindanao

by MindaNews   Thursday, 30 April 2009 09:00MAKATI CITY  (MindaNews/29 April) -- - Construction of the Tampakan project in South Cotabato may yet be the single largest investment ever for Mindanao, Richard Laufmann, Indophil Resources NL chief executive officer, said.Last week, Sagittarius Mines, Inc. (SMI) announced the construction of the Tampakan project would cost $5.2 billion, including provision for associated infrastructure like power plant and ports.

The Tampakan project is being pursued by SMI in the towns of Tampakan in South Cotabato, Columbio in Sultan Kudarat and Kiblawan in Davao del Sur.

The project has estimated deposits of 12.8 million metric tons of copper and 15.2 million ounces of gold.

Tampakan Project in Mindanao estimated to be $ 5B FDI

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?

Will new laboratories be need to assess the sustainability ? MSU, ADD, Xavier Univ?

Going Forward ===> How will we improve our Global Competitiveness in S&T ?

Address the lack of technology transfer to industry from the Universities and Government Labs. Industry involved from Day 1 in the Research Process. The new Technology Transfer Bill no reason not to collaborate with Industry on R&D. ‘Zero based budgeting’ of R&D Investment and Improved Program Management of R&D Make IRDI and RERDI a reality for the Philippines

Promote Multi-year National Strategic S&T Initiatives that are coupled with Economic Development Plan. Collaborate Locally and Internationally under Strategic Alliances to leverage their R&D budgets (>100x) into our S&T Plans. Disaster Science / Disaster Preparedness Health and Wellness Care Systems for Remote Areas Biotechnology for Food Security and Health ICT for Agriculture, Education, Health and Governance World Class University and Internationally Certified Polytechnic Training

Leverage Corporate Investment (Domestic and Foreign Investment) into our domestic S&T Initiative (1000x) Australia Mining Investment in Mindanao Playing the Nuclear Card Renewable Energy Projects - Ethanol, Geothermal

Behave like a start-up and become entrepreneurial

Leverage Other Peoples’ Money

Adopt nonlinear model of Innovation for the Philippines.

Broad-based National Projects in S&T- Industry, Government, Academe, Consumers

• Scientists, Engineers, Policy makers, Investment community, social scientists need to understand and work together on these major thrusts.

• Broad based engagement is required because the socioeconomic implications are enormous. Example: Ethanol plants require 11 months of cane rather than 6-7 months for sugar. Big change for farmers, workers, plant operators, transport sector, and economic planners.

• Different stakeholders need holist understanding and synergistic view of these major initiatives. Example: food security, Health, Education and Energy are Hot Issues for national and local politicians. Job creation is ‘gut’ issue for S&T sector not publications.

• International Investment programs present opportunities for leap-frog by technology transfer. We need to ensure that new technologies get transfered to local companies and Universities.

• New Academe-Industry-Government partnerships can have regional appeal when addressing larger issues like deployment of renewable over the Asean region.

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• Stuck in a Linear model of Innovation ==> mediocre R&D results, little technology transfer

• Nonlinear Innovation model executed in highly innovative countries (Stanford <==> Google)

• Collaboration => Leveraging S&T Investments of Partner R&D Budgets (>100x)

• Focused National S&T Programs coupled to Foreign Direct Investment (Geothermal, Ethanol)

• New Institutions where Industry led Public Private Partnership (IRDI and RERDI)

Competing Globally In S&T - What ails us and what is the get well plan ?

Thank you for you attention.