The National Innovation Council (NIC), chaired by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., has approved the National Innovation Agenda and Strategy Document (NIASD) 2023-2032, outlining the country’s plan to improve innovation governance and establish a dynamic innovation ecosystem.
During the 5th NIC meeting, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Undersecretary for Policy and Planning, Rosemarie G. Edillon, presented the rationale and features of the NIASD.
Discussed during the meeting were the approval of the NIASD, the selection of the 7th NIC executive member, NIC official logo, authorizing the grant of per diem to the NIC executive members, ratification of the special power of attorney (SPA), update on the ways forward on the implementation of Section 23 of the Philippine Innovation Act (PIA), and the proposed additional plantilla positions in the NIC secretariat.
According to Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan, Vice Chair of the NIC, establishing a dynamic innovation ecosystem is one of the six cross-cutting strategies in the transformation agenda identified in the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2023-2028 to achieve a prosperous, inclusive, and resilient society.
“Chapter 8 of the PDP elaborates on this strategy by situating it within the continuum of research and development, innovation, technology adoption, then commercialization” stated Balisacan.
The NIASD characterizes a dynamic innovation ecosystem as one that fosters a pervasive culture of innovation driven by market demands.
It facilitates collaboration through active, reliable, and useful platforms, and provides innovation actors with the necessary facilities and resources to transform their ideas into innovative products and services.
Further, it connects the innovator-entrepreneur to potential investors and funders.
An oath-taking ceremony for the executive members also took place shortly before the 5th NIC meeting. Among those who took their oath were new NIC members Ria Liza C. Canlas, Mark Sultan D. Gersava, Monchito B. Ibrahim, and Earl Martin S. Valencia.
The NIC is a 25-member policy advisory body that comprises 16 Department Secretaries and seven Executive Members from the private sector.
Aside from Balisacan, the NIC members present during the meeting were Transportation Secretary Jaime J. Bautista, Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla, Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines Director General Rowel S. Barba, Scientific Community member Dr. Ria Liza Canlas, MSMEs member Mark Sultan D. Gersava, and Business Sector Members Monchito B. Ibrahim and Earl Martin S. Valencia. PND
