In a shared view of the significance of research and development in increasing productivity and promoting synergistic collaboration, several institutions convened at the Golden Lion Hotel for the first-ever Joint Regional Research, Development and Innovation Symposium and the 𝟑𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐋𝐀𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐃𝐄𝐂 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐨𝐧 𝐑&𝐃 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟑-𝟏𝟓, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑.
The Ilocos Agriculture Aquatic and Natural Resources, Research and Development Consortium (ILAARRDEC), the Ilocos Consortium for Industry Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (ICIEERD), the Region I Health Research and Development Consortium (R1HRDC) and the Pangasinan State University as the host institution, brought together great minds from all over the region to share their newest findings, discuss cutting-edge research and explore emerging avenues for advancement.
PSU President Dr. Elbert M. Galas, in his welcome message, expressed that PSU’s doors are always open for research development and collaboration as these are vital towards the achievement of excellence in the academe.
“𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑒𝑛𝑣𝑖𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡, 𝑏𝑖𝑜𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑢𝑛𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑒𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑑. 𝑊𝑒 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑐𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑙𝑒𝑑𝑔𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑟𝑜𝑙𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑔𝑢𝑖𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑐𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑠 𝑤𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑡 𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑒𝑥𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑗𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑒𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦. 𝑅𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ 𝑖𝑛 𝑖𝑡𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓 𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑖𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑦 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠,” 𝐷𝑟. 𝐺𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑠 𝑠𝑎𝑖𝑑.
Meanwhile, University of the Philippines-Los Baños Chancellor Dr. Jose Camacho served as the keynote speaker who emphasized on synergistic research and development which is a shift from traditional and siloed research methodologies.
“𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑘𝑒𝑦𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑦𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑐 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛. 𝐼𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑜𝑔𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟. 𝑊𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘 𝑖𝑛 𝑖𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛. 𝐴𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑑𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒, 𝑠𝑦𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑐. 𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑤𝑎𝑦, 𝑤𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑙𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑞𝑢𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟,” 𝐷𝑟. 𝐶𝑎𝑚𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑜 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑.
He added that synergistic collab fosters innovation and creativity, problem solving efficiency and enhanced impact and went on to introduce AGORA or market place which in UPLB means Accelerating Growth through One Research and Extension in Action. This serves as UP’s research agenda and partnership program with most SUCs, he added.
The three-day activity was graced by key personalities from ILAARDEC, ICIEERD, R1HRDC, DOST, SUCs and partners agencies.
Also in attendance were PSU’s Vice Presidents: Dr. Manolito Manuel, Dr. Razeale Resultay, Dr. Jenelyn Oboza and former President Dr. Dexter R. Buted, university officials and research and extension heads.
Development posters were prominently displayed for viewing and break-out sessions for various project proposals were held in the second day.
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