Regional Research, Development and Innovation Committee (RRDIC)

The Regional Research, Development and Innovation Committee has the following functions:

Formulate the Regional Research and Development Agenda for the Plan period and undertake its mid-year assessment and consequent updating;
Facilitate the review, prioritization and elevation of identified R & D issues and concerns to the RDC2 and national bodies for appropriate action and support;
Serve as conduit for local and foreign research cooperation in the monitoring and evaluation of research activities to make it responsive to the emerging R & D needs of the region;
Convene the R & D consortia in the region for best practices monitoring and sharing;
As its support service, oversee the implementation of the prescribed statistical standards, methodologies and classification systems;
Institute measures to strengthen the statistical capability in the region by ensuring timely production of useful and reliable data for regional/local development planning and decision-making as well as resolving issues peculiar to the area within the context of national R&D and statistical policies; and,
Perform other related functions as may be assigned by the Council.

Chairperson: DOST

Vice-Chairperson: CVAARRD

Co-Chair for Innovation and Start-Ups: DTI