Davao City-based innovators and inventors will soon get a boost from new governmentcenter
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The Department of Science and Technology Region XI, together with the Davao City community of innovators, inventors, startups and technopreneurs, welcomes the approval of the landmark ordinance establishing the Davao City Inventions and Innovations Center (DCIIC) during the 14th Regular Session of the 19th City Council of Davao on April 13, 2021.
Authored by Councilor Pilar Braga, chairperson of the Committee on Education, Science and Technology, Art and Culture, the said ordinance seeks to provide a venue where Davao City-based inventors, innovators and startups can access goods, services, and capital so that their inventions and innovations can be fully developed, promoted and funded.
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Broader interventions needed to strengthen “new normal” science education in Visayas, says experts
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Educators hailing from all three Visayan regions have recently shared their practical insights on improving the “new normal” system of educating science high school students amid the COVID-19 pandemic through a virtual forum broadcast via Facebook Live.
Smart aquaculture in MIMAROPA rises: Fostering food security through S&T solutions
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Nestled in the agricultural town of Roxas, Oriental Mindoro is a newly launched solar-powered tilapia and milkfish hatchery and intensive aquaculture facility for white shrimp managed by the Agritektura Enterprises. The facility, which was launched last 3 March 2021, was funded by the Department of Science and Technology-MIMAROPA (DOST-MIMAROPA) through one of its flagship programs, the Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP).
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DOST-PCIEERD launches 9 new AI R&D projects
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From applications in agriculture to the education sector, the Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD) launched on 08 April 2021 nine (9) new projects on artificial intelligence (AI) research and development aimed at spurring growth in this emerging industry in the Philippines.