The Philippine Institute for Development Studies will hold a public seminar on April 30 (Tuesday), from 9:00 am to 11:00 am, at the PIDS Conference Room, 18th Floor, Three Cyberpod Centris North Tower, EDSA corner Quezon Avenue, Quezon City.
Our resource person, Dr. Xavier Cirera, a Senior Economist in the Trade and Competitiveness Global Practice at the World Bank, will present the Philippine Innovation Public Expenditure Review. The World Bank conducts the Public Expenditure Review of Innovation Policy (PER) on science, technology, and innovation to help countries improve their policymaking and budgeting on these areas.
Specifically, the PER evaluates four stages of innovation policy, namely, (a) General evaluation of the quality and coherence of the policy mix, (b) Evaluation of the quality design, implementation, and governance (functional analysis), (c) Evaluation of the efficiency of existing instruments, and (d) Evaluation of the effectiveness of existing instruments and the system.
Dr. Cirera is also a co-author of other World Bank reports such as the The Innovation Paradox: Developing-Country Capabilities and the Unrealized Promise of Technological Catch-Up, as well as the forthcoming handbook titled Instruments to Support Business Innovation. A Guide for Policymakers and Practitioners.
To confirm your participation, please contact Mia Vinuya (mvinuya@mail.pids.gov.ph or 877-4032) or Gwen de la Cruz (ndelacruz@mail.pids.gov.ph or 877-4019). You may also use our online registration system at https://events.pids.gov.ph/registration?id=385.
