Region I invention contest winners share experiences in Tekno Presyensya radio program
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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, La Union - The Department of Science and Technology Region I (DOST-I), together with DZAG Radyo Pilipinas Agoo, featured the National Invention Contest and Exhibits (NICE) winners on their weekly radio program titled Tekno Presyensya: Syensya ken Teknolohiya para kadagiti Umili, last 7 July 2022.
The program's first segment showcased the accomplishments of the regional and provincial S&T offices in the areas of Kabuhayan, Kaayusan, Kalusugan, and Kinabukasan.
Pn the other hand, Eilleen Fernando of the DOST- Technology Application and Promotion Institute (DOST-TAPI) gave a general description of NICE, its categories, and how it differs from the biennial Regional Invention Contest and Exhibits (RICE).
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DOST encourages Ilocano students to apply for junior level scholarship
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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, La Union – This is the time of year that the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) calls for students with aptitude for science and mathematics to take advantage of the call for applicants to the DOST Junior Level Science Scholarship (JLSS).
DOST Region I has taken the call and encouraged students from the Ilocos Region to file their applications through the DOST Junior Level Science Scholarship (JLSS) Program Campaign, done in collaboration with DZAG Radyo Pilipinas Agoo. The weekly radio program titled Tekno Presyensya: Syensya ken Teknolohiya para kadagiti Umili, aired the announcement on its 30 June 2022 episode.
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DOST Ilocos Region provides science-based solutions through CEST program
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The Department of Science and Technology Regional Office I (DOST-I), for the past years, has been implementing one the department’s flagship programs called the Community Empowerment thru Science and Technology (CEST) program geared at addressing the socioeconomic challenges that communities in the regions are facing.
CEST uses five entry points, Human Resource Development, Disaster Risk Reduction Management and Climate Change Adaptation, Livelihood/ Economic Enterprise Development, Health and Nutrition, Environmental Protection and Conservation, to specifically provide science-based solutions to pressing issues confronting economically challenged communities within the region.
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UN recognizes DOST SETUP 4.0, now on SDGs Platform
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On 12 July 2022, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) published on its website the Department of Science and Technology’s flagship program, “Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program 4.0 (SETUP 4.0)” as part of the SDG Acceleration Actions under “The Partnership Platform”.
The Philippines was recognized by the UN DESA during its interventions at the Seventh Annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology, and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (STI Forum) and the 2022 ECOSOC Finance for Development Forum.
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