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Despite the risks, DOST still continued its mission to harness science, technology, and innovation (STI) to provide various interventions and deliver services that will promote inclusive socio-growth and development to the country.
DOST even helped placed the country to a much higher spot in the Global Innovation Index (GII) from its former rank of 100th six years ago.
In terms of Research and Development (R&D), many of DOST’s programs still pushed on, even with the COVID-19 pandemic. However, when it comes to comparing expenditures with its Asian neighbors, the Philippines was at the bottom of the list, according to its top official.