The Philippines only has 165 S&T professionals -- such as scientists and researchers -- for every million Filipinos, way below the ratio of 380 S&T professionals for every million population prescribed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco).
Silicon Valley-based technology icon Diosdado “Dado” Banatao said science and technology will allow the Philippines to raise its competitiveness and provide an avenue for scientists and engineers to translate and test their theoretical knowledge into actual working model.
