DOST to collaborate with India, Japan on research and development
DOST to collaborate with India, Japan on research and development
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00:00 Research and development is an integral component in the growth of the
00:03 Department of Information and Communications Technology. Hence it never
00:07 rests to include hooking up with organizations here at home and abroad
00:12 for meaningful and productive collaborations such as the tie up with
00:15 the United Kingdom under the 2016 Agham Newton Program plus a graduate
00:21 scholarship offering for studies and research on the infectious diseases like
00:26 HIV, malaria and Dengue. In addition, DOST also partnered with India and Japan on
00:32 similar projects with at least two being bankrolled by the agency each year. Eight
00:37 R&D collaborations have been completed thus far with four still in progress.
00:42 Rekindling and growing the science and tech sector is part of the
00:46 presidential initiative as provided in the State of the Nation Address where he
00:51 seeks to lure back the country's homegrown scientists and tech experts who
00:56 have made careers abroad so that they could help with the country to overcome
00:59 limitations in science and technology.
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