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We stand on the brink of a technological revolution that will fundamentally alter the way we live,
work, and relate to one another. In its scale, scope, and complexity, the transformation will be
unlike anything humankind has experienced before. The world is at the dawn of the Fourth
Industrial Revolution, which represents a transition to a new set of systems, bringing together
digital, biological and physical technologies in new and powerful combinations.
The First Industrial Revolution used water and steam power to mechanize production. The
Second used electric power to create mass production. The Third used electronics and
information technology to automate production. Now a Fourth Industrial Revolution is building
on the Third, the digital revolution that has been occurring since the middle of the last century. It
is characterized by a fusion of technologies that is blurring the lines between the physical,
digital, and biological spheres.
Networked readiness is a key indicator of how countries are doing in the digital world.
Networked readiness shows how ready each country is to reap the benefits of that transition.
Present Challenges to Filipinovation
The Philippines ranked 71st out of 125 countries in the world that lacked readiness to adopt
domestic and international technologies due to the existing weakness in the countrys technology
transfer and innovations policies. It ranked 91st out of 125 countries in Global Report of World
Economic Forum.
A Technical Working Committee of the DOST studied the National Innovation in 2007 and
found problems in areas such as:
Considering the comparatively limited government budget for S&T, public support remains
inadequate.
A 1998 study indicated that industries prefer to acquire technologies from sources other than
public RDIs. To be successful between suppliers (scientist and researchers) and adopters like
what developed countries already achieved through cooperative research initiatives.
Weak Technology Transfer System
There is insufficient harmony and convergence of technology transfer policies and activities
among stakeholders such as RDIs, government agencies, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists.
There are also inadequate R&D human resources that actually conduct research compared with
other countries.
Weak Intellectual Property (IP) Culture among Technology Generators
Intellectual Property - is the term used to describe intangible assets resulting from the creative
work of an indivldual or organization. IP also refers to creatlOns of the mind, such as inventions,
literary and artistIc works, and symbols, names, images and desIgns used in commerce.
Based on the experience of newly industrialized countries, it is critical to enforce a strict IPR
regime to protect IP assets arising from R&D projects funded fully or in part by government
agencies. In effect, a strict IPR regime leads to the commercialization of public funded R&D
results.
The Philippines generates very few homegrown patents (about on per million population)
compared to its Asian neighbors. The Intellectual Property Office Philippines reported a dip in
local patents granted with only 15 local patents granted from a total of 1653 granted in 2005 and
only 28 out of 1814 in 2007.
In the 2005-2009 period, the number of patent applications was approximately 3,000 to 3,500,
and the number of registrations was approximately 800 to 1,700. Note that for a majority of the
applications and registrations, foreign parties played a main role.
Most stories on research and development (R&D) projects undertaken in the Philippines start
well. Most dont end well. For a number of reasons, many Filipino scientist and researchers
distrust the governments ability to protect intellectual property rights (IPR) over their creative
works. Some have limited knowledge on the benefits of IPR, while others presume that securing
protection is not worth the time and cost. As a result, many fruits of public funded R&D went
unprotected and even exploited by technology prospectors to their commercial advantages
The Philippines generates very few homegrown patents (about on per million population)
compared to its Asian neighbors. The Intellectual Property Office Philippines reported a dip in
local patents granted with only 15 local patents granted from a total of 1653 granted in 2005 and
only 28 out of 1814 in 2007
Government Agencies
The agency of the government in charge of the implementations of the Intellectual Property Code
is the Intellectual Property Office which replaced the Bureau of Patents, Trademarks and
Technology Transfer. It is divided into six [6] Bureaus, namely:
1.) Bureau of Patents;
2.) Bureau of Trademerks;
3.) Bureau of Legal Affairs
4.) Documentation, Information and Technology Transfer Bureau
5.) Management Information System and EDP Bureau
6.) Administrative, Financial and Personnel Services Bureau