This article is part of the seminar on “Science Technology Policies in the Philippines" jointly sponsored by PIDS and DOST on May 5, 1989. Several issues are discussed in this paper: the nature of various types of technology, the various ways to develop them, the present state of Philippine science and technology (S&T) and the government goals regarding S&T. Consequently, it specifies the strategies that lead to the achievement of these goals.
