Department of Science and Technology of the Philppines

HERDIN is a specialized network of documentation and information centers engaged in health research and development activities with a vision of improving the flow of health-related information in the country and to make information available and accessible to the users in the health community. Over 27,000 records of published research articles from 137 health journals and publications from 1906-2001 and 7,000 unpublished R&D reports.

The Philippine Council for Industry and Energy Research and Development (PCIERD) is one of the sectoral planning councils of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). It is mandated to serve as the central agency in the planning, monitoring and promotion of scientific and technological research for applications in the industry, energy, utilities and infrastructure sectors . It has the authority to set and specify research and development (R&D) goals and priorities and rationalize the allocation of available resources for its delineated sectors.

The Marine Information and Data Archive System was initiated in 1999 by UPMSI and DOST-PCAMRD under the South China Sea Research program. After the project ended, MIDAS was maintained by the Marine Science Institute getting support from various projects and agencies.

PCARRD Databases include:
   Research and Development Management Information Systems (RDMIS)
   Human Resources Information System (HRIS)
   Online Submission & Evaluation of Proposals
   Micro-Small-Medium Enterprise (MSME)
   RETRES in ISIS Online