Although the academic and business sectors are the main target users for the portal, Alabastro noted that anyone who has Internet access can use the portal. She added, 'The portal can stimulate the creation of new skills infrastructure. It can prepare our skills for the future.'

Meanwhile, Dela Pe'a is hoping Science.ph will become relevant and useful to a greater number of users. 'Through Science.ph, I hope DoST will be able to respond to the needs, not only of researchers, but the needs of ordinary citizens as well,' he said.

The DoST plans to add the following agencies by the second quarter of this year: the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice); Department of Agriculture; Department of Agrarian Reform; Department of Health; Philippine Council for Forestry, Agriculture and Natural Resources Research and Development; and the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).