A. Environment and Natural Resources
  a. Biodiversity conservation and management
    i. Ridge-to-Reef Management. community resource management; flora, fauna, and microbe management; natural product development
  b. Agroecosystems management and sustainable resource utilization
    i. Genetic diversity
    ii. Community resource management
    iii. Flora, fauna, and microbe management
    iv. Natural product development
  c. Rehabilitation of degraded environments
    i. Bioremediation
    ii. Pollution
    iii. Macro- and microplastics
  d. Indigenous knowledge and resource utilization
    i. Community health and well-being
    ii. Household food diversity and malnutrition
    iii. Common disorders/diseases
    iv. Natural product development
    v. Linguistics and education
    vi. Heritage and arts tourism
    vii. Niche-marketing and value-adding
| SDG 3 – Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. SDG 8 – Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all. SDG 10 – Reduce inequality within and among countries. SDG 11 – Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. SDG 12 – Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns. SDG 14 – Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas, and marine resources for sustainable development. SGD 15 – Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss. |
B. Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology
  a. Renewable energy and energy shortage solutions
    i. Solar, wind, ocean and hydro power systems
    ii. Waste-to-energy and hydrogen systems and technology
    iii. Energy storage and energy efficiency
  b. Constructive industry
    i. Climate-adaptive housing and building technologies
  c. Metals and engineering
    i. Machining and fabrication
    ii. Metal casting
  d. Advanced materials
    i. Materials for energy
    ii. Platforms with smart/indigenous materials. sensing and smart materials; technology development and application for monitoring
  e. Information communications technology
    i. 5G/6G Technology and its applications that will help address pressing national concerns/issues
  f. Artificial intelligence
    i. Intelligent applications. collaborative robots and robots-as-a-service
    ii. Supervised/unsupervised learning research data repository and catalogue system to include policies on data sharing
  g. Electronics
    i. Emerging memory devices
    ii. Wearable electronics
    iii. Local prototyping of digital and handheld medical devices
  h. Smart city challenge; sustainability through innovation in the city
    i. Smart transportation (Road Safety)
  i. Quantum technology
  j. Web-based or cloud computing services for big data analytics
  k. Serious game and gamification apps
  l. Disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation
    i. Multi-hazard assessment tools and systems. vulnerability assessment, and risk and warning communication systems; secured communication infrastructure/systems; forecasting tools and monitoring networks
    ii. National research and development program for the prevention and control of air and water pollution
    iii. Technology development and application for (1) climate change mitigation and adaptation, (2) disaster risk management, and (3) adaptive communities and ecosystems
    iv. Modelling and simulation for improvement of monitoring and forecasting
  m. Unmanned vehicle
    i. Unmanned vehicle system intelligent autopilot system
    ii. Unmanned underwater survey and imaging
    iii. Unmanned vehicle system with advanced imaging technique/system for disaster response and industrial applications
  n. Innovative solutions to solid waste management
| SDG 7 – Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. SDG 9 – Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation. SDG 11 – Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. SDG 13 – Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. |
C. Food Safety and Security
  a. Renewable energy and energy shortage solutions
  b. Field verification & adaptability trials of improved crop varieties and technologies
  c. Surveillance & management strategies of pests and diseases of selected crops
  d. Soil health assessment
  e. Conservation, management, propagation, and utilization of established native livestock
  f. Organic agriculture
  g. Aquaculture of high-valued species. holothurians, groupers, giant freshwater prawn, etc.
  h. Development of parent stocks. shrimps, tilapias, crabs, etc.
  i. Productivity and population abundance assessment on major spawning grounds | SDG 2 – End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture. SDG 11 – Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. |
D. Poverty Alleviation
  a. Supply and value chain analysis
  b. Alternative livelihood in agri-fisheries communities
  c. Natural product development (with ethnopharmacological properties)
  d. Poverty assessment in agri-fishery and other communities
| SDG 1 – End poverty in all its forms everywhere. SDG 2 – End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture. SDG 3 – Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. SDG 8 – Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all. SDG 10 – Reduce inequality within and among countries. SDG 11 – Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. SDG 12 – Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns. |
E. Education Technology
  a. Game-based learning and development of animation and films
  b. Apps & software integration in teaching and learning
  c. Educational technology for climate change
  d. Educational technology integration for peace promotion
  e. Gender-inclusiveness in learning environment
  f. Disability-inclusive technology
  g. Digital technology development and application in online learning
  h. Disinformation, misinformation, and mal-information in media platforms
  i. Safety in digital environments (mental health)
| SDG 4 – Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. SDG 9 - Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation. SDG 10 – Reduce inequality within and among countries. |
F. Health and Wellness
  a. Drug discovery and development
  b. Access to essential medical products, vaccines, and technologies
  c. Traditional and complementary medicine
  d. Health information systems
  e. Health service delivery
    i. Health management response during crisis
    ii. Community responses to health protocols implementation
  f. Nutrition, Physical and mental health
  g. Community health diagnosis
    i. Maternal, newborn, and child health
    ii. Household food diversity, malnutrition, etc.
    iii. Health literacy profile (with special focus on moro, indigenous women in SOCCSKSARGEN and BARMM)
    iv. Rare diseases in isolated upland communities
| SDG 3 – Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. SDG 10 – Reduce inequality within and among countries. SDG 11 – Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. |
G. Peace, Security, and Terrorism
  a. Post-conflict security, community resilience
  b. Gender research in fragile communities
  c. Food security and agricultural development in post-conflict environment.
  d. Transitional justice, truth, and reconciliation
  e. Role of organization and voluntary organizations in peace building
  f. Power distribution in post-political settlement regime
  g. Rebel governance and emerging power blocks
  h. State of basic, higher, technical, and madrasah education in fragile communities
  i. Business opportunities and entrepreneurship in post-conflict setting
  j. Ulama and other religious leaders in peace building
  k. Social capital, network and human security
  l. Identifiers and markers of nationalism
  m. Civil-military relations
  n. Mental health and psychosocial support for fragile communities
  o. Terrorism: Radicalization and deradicalization, Wahhabism and Salafism, daesh and sectarian violence
| SDG 3 – Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. SDG 10 – Reduce inequality within and among countries. SDG 11 – Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. SDG 16 – Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels. |
H. Language and Culture
  a. Heritage & arts for tourism and creative industries
    i. Linguistic anthropology
    ii. Language in social media
    iii. Toponym/etymology
    iv. Cultural norms and identity Â
  b. Documentation of Philippine indigenous knowledge, culture, and heritage
    i. Language and culture preservation
    ii. Language variations constitute identity
    iii. Language & gender
    iv. Migration
    v. Cultural norms and identity
  c. Filipinovation of arts, culture, heritage and language
    i. Language of peace
    ii. Language & gender
    iii. Language in social media
    iv. Language variations
    v. Cultural norms and identity
| SDG 5 – Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. SDG 10 – Reduce inequality within and among countries. SDG 11 – Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. SDG 16 – Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels. |
I. Entrepreneurship and Business Development
  a. Heritage & arts for tourism and creative industries
  b. Documentation of Philippine indigenous knowledge, culture, and heritage
  c. Filipinovation of arts, culture, heritage and language
  d. Capacity building of women entrepreneurs (with special focus on women in BARMM)
  e. Young entrepreneurship
  f. Impact analysis of e-commerce in MSMEs in SOCSKSARGEN
  g. Green Practices Assessment (private and government agencies)
  h. Accessibility of financial services of social enterprises
  i. Corporate social responsibility of local corporations in SOCSKSARGEN
  j. Quality management practices (private and government agencies)
| SDG 1 – End poverty in all its forms everywhere. SDG 8 – Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all. SDG 10 – Reduce inequality within and among countries. SDG 11 – Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. |
