Discover more Filipino scientists |
Written by Cherry
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Thursday, 03 February 2011 |
The ratio of scientists in the Philippines is decreasing according to the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP) of the Department of Science and Technology (DoST). There is a need to discover more scientists to become highly competitive in 2015, this is a statement by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) during the free trade market. According to NRCP more Filipino scientists will help the country to elevate the economy. Our government must give support by providing programs to help increase the number of graduate degrees, strengthen the assistance for education and training of potential scientists. The NRCP also suggested that the government should invest in research and development to give funded research to be patented and collaboration to industry sectors will also ensure of discovering new scientist. [via mb.com.ph] |