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