Suchergebnisse

The main objective of crafting a five-year research agenda is for the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) to have an objective prioritization of prevailing issues surrounding the affairs of the country and the world. Having this agenda in place will allow PIDS to contribute to policy-making and planning in the Philippines relative to its competency and the future requirements of policymakers and the government. The research themes have not substantially changed across the eight 5-year research agenda, although their presentation and emphasis have changed (see Annex A). It is to be noted though that upon cursory review, the specific research outputs under each research area have changed through the years. Annex B presents a summary of PIDS research outputs under the current research agenda categorized according to major research themes. The proposed policy research agenda 2020-2025 departs from previous research agenda in three respects. First, it covers emerging policy issues that need to be thoroughly studied not only by PIDS but by other think-tanks and individual researchers in the country as well. While PIDS' human and financial resources are limited to adequately deal with so many policy issues, it can do more by inspiring other research institutions and individual researchers to conduct studies on key development issues confronting the country in the next five or ten years. In this regard, the Team proposes research priorities for PIDS culled from the formulated comprehensive research agenda. Second, it extends the period of coverage to six years instead of the previous five years. Third, it suggests a title for the policy research agenda, "Catching Fire as the Global Economy Reshapes," to signal to readers its main focus. Section 2 of the report discusses the performance of the Philippine economy during the period 2010-2018 and key legislative measures passed. Section 3 proposes a way of organizing the research agenda. Section 4 presents the Team's observations regarding the different types of research demanded by various government agencies. Section 5 presents the proposed research agenda following the framework discussed in Section 3. Section 6 suggests research priorities for PIDS culled from the proposed comprehensive research agenda. Section 7 presents recommended themes for the PIDS Annual Public Policy Conference.

Technological breakthroughs and the interplay of a number of fields, including advanced robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), nanotechnology, neurotech, data analytics, blockchain, cloud technology, biotechnology, Internet of Things (IOT), and 3D printing, have ushered in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (FIRe). These various FIRe technologies are already being adopted by Philippine industries, although in varying degrees of diffusion. The extent to which all the potential benefits will be realized from these technologies depends on the country's ability to overcome its capacity to aptly adapt to the global disruptions that are expected to come along with the FIRe. The country needs to focus on establishing a solid basic foundation for sustained learning and on accumulating various types of capital, while progressively and systematically closing the existing technological and knowledge gaps. Both the public and private sectors need to pay attention to the miniscule investment it has been putting in R&D; concomitantly, the Government must have an informed view on how to improve the efficiency of its deployment. Other interrelated measures needed to be able to catch up technologically and benefit from FIRe include: (i) openness to international trade and investment, which can be useful vehicles for faster transfer of innovative ideas and technology; (ii) reduced anti-competition practices and more competition in key industries like ICT; (iii) better educated and more trainable workers and more flexible and less costly labor market regulatory environment; (iv) development of the education and training systems, including both Government and private sectors, that can efficiently and equitably produce malleable human capital; (v) accumulation of other types of complementary capital like institutional, organizational and physical capital; (vi) progressive establishment of a universal social protection system to keep the people secure, especially the poor and vulnerable, in the face expected unprecedented business and employment disruptions; and (vii) more investment in data collection, monitoring, testing and evaluation. The opportunities and challenges are multifaceted and complex. To harness the FIRe, Government as a whole should systematically review and adapt its policies, institutions and development efforts in light of upcoming revolutionary changes.

Technological breakthroughs and the interplay of a number of fields, including advanced robotics, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, neurotechnology, data analytics, blockchain, cloud technology, biotechnology, Internet of Things, and 3D printing, have ushered in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (FIRe). Philippine industries have already been adopting these technologies, although in varying degrees of diffusion. The extent of the potential benefits that may be realized from the FIRe will depend on the country's ability to adapt to the global disruptions that come along with the industrial revolution. The country needs to establish a solid foundation for sustained learning and to accumulate various types of capital, while progressively and systematically closing existing technological gaps. Both the public and private sectors need to pay attention to the minuscule investment going to research and development. Concomitantly, the government must have an informed view on how to improve its deployment efficiency. Trade openness, competition in key industries, labor market flexibility, human capital development, and an established social protection system, among others, must also be ensured to catch up with and benefit from the technological revolution.