Chapter I The Problem and Its Scope
Title: Bamboo Innovation Center: The Reinvigoration of the Domestic Bamboo Industry
Introduction
In today’s highly competitive economy, innovation is more critical than ever. The need to innovate arise to protect industries against eternal threats, eplore different avenues, see! ne" inspiration, and create ne" competitive advantage #$olis, %&'(). *o"ever, the lac! of facility to venture ne" concepts possess a threat to many good inventions and ideas of potential commercial value that can easily be stolen, eploi eploited ted and ta!en ta!en to other other contet contet "here "here people people can claim claim their their origin originali ality ty and intellectual property. +hilippines is dubbed as the regenerating ground for the unsung inventors of the modern times.- ur country have its bountiful resources and people "ith original and brilliant ideas but do not have technical epertise to conceptuali/e them. Innovation centers should therefore assist such people to turn their ideas into reality. It is a vital venue to cultivate people’s ideas to help develop local industries, "hich in return create a positive impact on the economic development, creating 0obs and generating "ealth for the inventors and innovators. 1oreover, reali/ing the need to motivate a culture of invention and innovation, these centers can also be a place to develop develop competitive competitive thin!ing by activities activities such as competitions and a"ard schemes "hich provide a good platform to stimulate people’s eagerness, a"areness, and involvement.
Rationale
ver the years, bamboo has been one of the natural resources of the tropics, and because of its "ide distribution, availability, rapid gro"th, easy handling and desirable properties, it has been "ell used in the daily life of the local community for a "ide range of purposes. It is not only used as construction material but it is also indispensable to the food, music, medical, and tetile industry. Despite the challenges, the +hilippines is the fifth top bamboo eporter in the "orld net to China, 2uropean 3nion, Indonesia, and 4ietnam. Its total eports of bamboo reaches about 56& million annually, "hich represents a mere '& percent of "hat the 3$, the "orld’s leading bamboo importer, buys annually from China, "hich amounts to about 56&& million #$unstar Davao, %&'7). 8legria is one of the municipality situated in the southern part of Cebu "hich rely on bamboo as one of their basic source of livelihood and income aside from farming and fishing. 9oven bas!ets, hats and home decors are some of their bamboo products that can be sold locally and even internationally. *o"ever, domestic mar!et for bamboo in the municipality "ill not be enough to boost the industry’s full potential. To meet the gro"ing needs and demands of a highly competitive economy, there is a need to innovate. The beauty of bamboo has been seen but the lac! of facility to eplore allo"ing much more innovative ideas and moving for"ard bamboo as a modern- material is the main problem. Therefore, an innovation center for bamboo is then needed to revolutioni/e and reinvigorate the domestic bamboo industry by providing a venue for research and development of people’s innovative ideas.
Theoretical Framework
The Theoretical rame"or! sho"s the schematic diagram of the la"s and data re;uirements that "ill be used as design guidelines in underta!ing the study.
Executive Order No 879 of 2010
Construction et!ods "ased on t!e ty#e or s#ecies of "a"oo availa"le
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Conceptual Framework Existing Laws and provisions
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CONSIDERATIONS
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TROICAL AND ASSI%E DESIGN
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STANDARDS ON SACE SI!ES AND
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Significance of the Study
The study is aimed to design a Bamboo Innovation Center that "ill serve as a research center, training facility and a venue for improvement and development of ne" ideas, devices, and methods in handling and using bamboo. The implementation of the study "ill not only benefit the community, but also "hat surrounds the community. To the Local o!ernment of "legria# The study "ill bring great pride to the
municipality of 8legria. It is the recipient of a program for the construction of the first Bamboo Innovation Center in Cebu. To the Community of "legria# The study promotes progress, advancement and
development of ne" ideas for the industry so that 0obs "ill also be generated around the community. To the $outh or Students# The study addresses the student’s need to develop
inventive and innovative thin!ing, materiali/e their ideas and protect their intellectual property. To the Philippine %conomy# The study "ill help the economy eperience accelerated
gro"th in the long run. *ence, better innovative solutions for different community needs "ere epected. To the Researchers# The study serves as guide since the researchers "ill gain
!no"ledge on outlining the needs of the locality. It "ill enable the researchers to !no" more about the industry and its processes.
Statement of the Problem
The study aims to develop a Bamboo Innovation Center that "ill serve as research and training facility that "ill cultivate people’s ideas that "ill help in the reinvigoration of the domestic bamboo industry in 8legria, Cebu. The follo"ing sub
&efinition of Terms
The follo"ing "ords "ere defined by the 1erriam<9ebster Dictionary and 9i!ipedia in order for the researchers to identify the specific and correct usage of the follo"ing "ords. 'amboo# It is any of any various "oody or arborescent grasses #as of the genera Bambusa, Arundinaria, and Dendrocalamus of the subfamily Bambusoideae) of tropical
and temperate regionshaving hollo" stems, thic! rhi/omes, and shoots usually used in the food, construction, and medical industry.
Center# 8 venue from "hich an activity or process is directed, or on "hich it is focused.
Inno!ation# It is the introduction of something ne" li!e ne" ideas, methods or devices.
Inno!ator# 8 person or an organi/ation, "ho is one of the first to introduce into reality,
something better than before or something that opens up a ne" area for others.
Rein!igoration# The act or process to ma!e something healthier or to fill it "ith life,
energy, and strength.
