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The OVCRD Report Stewardship refers to “the careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one’s care.” Merriam-Webster The term has been used to refer to people’s role vis-à-vis religion, education, the environment, business, agriculture, etc. Whatever the context, the purpose of invoking stewardship is the same: to affirm the need for and importance of service to others. In a more formal sense, stewardship refers to The Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Research and Development (OVCRD) is intent on applying the stewardship principle to create an enabling environment for researchers and creative workers in the UP Diliman community. to coordinating in a proactive manner the processes and structures that generate, allocate, and utilize the R&D resources of UP Diliman. commitment has been translated into a number of significant changes in existing practices, as well as the institution of new ones, concerning the conduct of research and creative work, intellectual property protection and technology transfer, UP Diliman publications, partners