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INTRODUCED BY HON. MANUEL B. VILLAR JR. 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Article XIV Section 10 of the 1987 Constitution provides that, “Science and technology 
are essential in the attainment of national development and progress. The State shall give priority 
to research and development, invention, innovation, and their utilization, and to science and 
technology education training and services.” 
In line with this Constitutional provision, the Board of Regents of the University of the 
Philippines (UP), 
in a resolution dated 23 February 1995, approved the establishment of a 
Technology Management Center. 
The establishment of the Center is in response to felt needs of Filipino firms and 
industries for technology upgrading, productivity improvement and enhanced global 
competitiveness, on one hand, and to the needs of the Philippine government for expert advice 
and assistance on science and technology policy-making, assessment and planning on the other 
hand. Both needs have been made all the more urgent by the recent accession of the country to 
the World Trade Organization and a more liberal trading regime. 
This Bill therefore provides for the designation of the Technology Management Center 
as a National Center of Excellence for Technology Assessment, Management, Forecasting and 
Planning. As such, the Center shall provide Congress and other government agencies advice on 
technology forecasting, assessment and evaluation, planning, policy analysis and other 
technology-related activities. 
The early passage of this Bill will pave the way for the rapid awareness and development 
of science and technology. Hence, approval of this Bill is earnestly sought. 


THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
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INTRODUCED BY HON. MANUEL B. VILLAR JR. 
AN ACT DESIGNATING THE TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT CENTER OF THE 
UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES AT DILIMAN, QUEZON CITY, AS A 
NATIONAL CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, 
MANAGEMENT, FORECASTING, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
SECTION 1. 
Technology Management Center: 
Designation as a National Center of 
Excellence for Technology Management. - The University of the Philippines (U.P.) Diliman 
Technology Management Center, hereinafter referred to as the Center, is hereby designated as a 
National Center of Excellence. The Center shall provide Congress and other government 
agencies, as well as the private business and industry, advice and assistance on technology 
forecasting, assessment and evaluation, planning, policy analysis, technology sourcing, 
acquisition, negotiation, upgrading and innovation, as well as other technology-related activities. 
SEC. 2. 
Functions. - The Center shall have the following functions: 
(a) 
To provide advanced education and training in the field of technology management; 
(b) 
To undertake interdisciplinary research on various aspects of technology management; 
(c) 
assessment and forecasting, and other aspects of technology management; 
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and other technology users; 
(e) 
for the private sector; and 
To advise and assist the government in science and technology planning, technology 
To render consultancy services to local entrepreneurs, business and industry executives, 
To act as a technology resource center for the government and its agencies, as well as 


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SEC. 4. 
Advisory Board: Creation and Composition. - There shall be created an advisory 
To manage directly or indirectly, the technology-oriented business ventures of the U.P. 
3. 
Organizational Structure, Staffing and Supervision of the Center. - The Center 
be headed by a director who shall be assisted by a deputy director, both of whom shall be 
aprointed by the president of the University of the Philippines. The director and his deputy shall 
for a term of three (3) years. 
director and his deputy must be citizens of the Philippines, at least thirty (30) years of age on 
day of their appointment, of good moral character, of recognized experience in research and 
bodrd which shall have the following functions: 
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(b): 
To help the Center develop linkages with appropriate national, regional and 
intdrnational institutions and agencies; 
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concerns of the private and public sectors; and 
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The advisory board shall be composed of the following members: 
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To help the Center generate’resources for its various programs and activities; 
To bring to the attention of the Center’s administration the technology management 
To conduct an annual review of the Center’s activities and performances. 
The chairperson of the Senate Committee on Science and Technology; 
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The chairperson of the House Committee on Science and Technology; 


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The under i ecretary for research and development of the Department of Science and 
Technology; 
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sector and to be nominated by the chancellor of the U.P. in Diliman. 
The advisory board shall be co-chaired by the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Science 
and Technology and the chairperson of the House Committee on Science and Technology. 
The advisory board shall meet once every three (3) months and such other time as may be 
The president of the U.P. system; 
The director of the Center; 
The chancellor of the University of the Philippines in Diliman; and 
A recognized expert in the field of science and/or technology, representing the private 
requested by either of the chairpersons of the Board. 
SEC. 5. 
Funding. - The amount necessary for the implementation of this Act shall be 
included in the budget of the University of the Philippines system in the General Appropriations 
Act of the year following its enactment into law and thereafter. 
SEC. 6. 
Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof 
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby deemed repealed, amended or modified 
accordingly. 
SEC. 7. 
by such declaration shall remain in full force and effect. 
SEC. 8. 
publication in a newspaper of general circulation, 
Separability Clause. - If, for any reason, any part or provisions thereof not affected 
Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following its 
Approved, 
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