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The National Water Resources Board (NWRB) has been partnering with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) through the Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development to implement various programs and efforts to help government in monitoring the conditions of our water resources in the country. 

In the recent episode of the DOST Report broadcast on 04 June 2021, Dr. Sevillo D. David, executive director of NWRB, shared that DOST-PCIEERD and his agency agreed to work together towards the program called Climate Resilient Initiative. It aims to provide science-based information that can be used in planning for critical infrastructure while considering the effects of climate change and creating steps to attain effective disaster risk reduction initiatives. 

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In recent years, several breakthroughs and innovative products and services have been developed by our Filipino scientists and engineers to provide timely solutions to some of the country’s pressing problems and limitations. After years of working in the laboratories and fields, every researcher is aiming to see their respective R&D products land in the market and are actually being used by many Filipinos. 

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST), through the Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD) and the Department of Trade Industry (DTI), through the Board of Investments (BOI) have been working together to introduce these R&D products and services to different industry players and potential investors. 

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Convergence!Stakeholders signed MOA for CEST implementation in Ilocos Sur towards ending local armed conflicts.

To build full support and foster strong commitments among stakeholders towards promoting science, technology, and innovation and to achieve inclusive and sustainable peace, the Department of Science and Technology Regional Office I (DOST-I) rallied various stakeholders in the region to work closely together.

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The Department of Science and Technology-Caraga (DOST-Caraga), the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration-Caraga (OWWA), and the Department of Trade and Industry-Caraga (DTI) joined forces to assist returning Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs)who wish to establish their own businesses in their provinces. There are already 32 OFWs who will undergo training under Phase 1 of DOST’s Innovations for Filipinos Working Distantly from the Philippines or iFWD PH program.

Because of the pandemic that prompted many OFWs to come back to the Philippines, the DOST saw the need to assist them especially those who expressed their interest to settle down permanently in the country and start their own technology-based enterprises.