The National Innovation Agenda and Strategy Document (NIASD) is a document that contains the country’s vision and long-term goals for innovation. It also provides a road map and the strategies for improving innovation governance; deepening and accelerating innovation efforts; and integrating and fostering public-private partnerships. The formulation of the NIASD follows a collaborative and forward-looking approach, benefitting from inputs coming from the academe, international experts, business sector, and various agencies of government.

Source: Monitoring and Evaluation Staff

The Philippine Innovation Act Progress Report presents the achievements and milestones of the National Innovation Council (NIC), composed of interlinked member-agencies and representatives from various sectors, in implementing Republic Act 11293.

This document starts with an assessment of previous and current initiatives and attempts to institutionalize NCA since the 1990s. It also presents the overarching policy frameworks and plans as a basis in the crafting of priority activities. The Roadmap has six components: (a) compilation of natural capital accounts; (b) estimation of natural capital – adjusted macroeconomic indicators; (c) policy use and applications; (d) data management systems; (e) capacity development; and (f) dissemination. Budgetary support should be secured to facilitate the target activities under each component.

The Philippines was on track to becoming an upper middle-income economy, until the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic disrupted the country’s economic growth momentum and development trajectory. The unprecedented challenges brought by the pandemic prompted a shift in sourcing and utilizing Official Development Assistance (ODA) financing in the new normal, from project-specific to quick-disbursing program loans.

The Philippine Water Supply and Sanitation Master Plan (PWSSMP) serves as the national action plan to achieve universal access to safe, sufficient, affordable, and sustainable water supply, hygiene, and sanitation by 2030. Linked to the national water supply and sanitation (WSS) targets, the PWSSMP is grounded on the realities of every region, with insights from over 1,000 representatives across the country.