Published December 22, 2020, 10:49 AM
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara has sought the establishment of Science and Technology Parks (STPs) nationwide to help support the government’s bid to boost research and development, invention and innovation efforts in the country that are essential for national development.
Sen. Sonny Angara
(Joseph Vidal / Senate PRIB / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)
In filing Senate Bill No. 1944 or the proposed “Science and Technology Parks Act of 2020,” Angara said it is essential for the government to establish STPs “to largely promote the culture of competitiveness and innovation through tech-based enterprises and knowledge-based institutions.”
Angara, who chairs the Senate Finance Committee, noted that the country’s innovation performance has been continuously rising as evidenced by the country’s continuous climb in the Global Innovation Index (GII).