A copy of the first draft of Senate Bill 2930 - Design Council of the Philippines Act of 2011 was made available to the public here. The bill in itself looks promising - with the main meat of the Bill being the establishment of the Design Council of the Philippines, which will in turn establish and implement a National Design Policy, in order to "guide the design and creative industries on the road to the Philippines being the Design Hub of Asia". This is the Philippines aiming high right here.
Its very interesting to note some of the following goals that the National Design Policy will aim to achieve: the establishment of a network of Designers for knowledge exchange and content creation, the use of design thinking for problem solving (cue Tim Brown's TED talk here), the establishment opportunities to support Design, and the biggest goal of them all, to establish a strong National Identity for the Philippines.
The challenge here though is convincing the lawmakers that the Bill will benefit not only a handful of Designers. The author of the bill will need to establish how a well-developed Design Industry will positively and significantly improve the Economy as a whole. It should be significant enough to convince lawmakers to allocate 30 Million Pesos in taxpayer money as an initial appropriation for the council. Similar to the criticism of the establishment of Cultural Center of the Philippines way back, it would be tough to convince people that its a wise decision to spend money on the establishment of this council rather than the more urgent needs of the country, such as food, healthcare and education. Should the bill be signed into law, it would be a very notable achievement in itself.
Its very interesting to note some of the following goals that the National Design Policy will aim to achieve: the establishment of a network of Designers for knowledge exchange and content creation, the use of design thinking for problem solving (cue Tim Brown's TED talk here), the establishment opportunities to support Design, and the biggest goal of them all, to establish a strong National Identity for the Philippines.
The challenge here though is convincing the lawmakers that the Bill will benefit not only a handful of Designers. The author of the bill will need to establish how a well-developed Design Industry will positively and significantly improve the Economy as a whole. It should be significant enough to convince lawmakers to allocate 30 Million Pesos in taxpayer money as an initial appropriation for the council. Similar to the criticism of the establishment of Cultural Center of the Philippines way back, it would be tough to convince people that its a wise decision to spend money on the establishment of this council rather than the more urgent needs of the country, such as food, healthcare and education. Should the bill be signed into law, it would be a very notable achievement in itself.
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