It’s a wrap: 2021 RICE in Ilocos Region culminates with a clap as the science community gears up for 2021 NSTW
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The 3-day Regional Invention Contest and Exhibits (RICE) in the Ilocos Region successfully ended with the announcement of winners last October 2021 done via Zoom and Facebook Live.
DOST-I, DOST-TAPI underscore value of regional invention contest, IP protection in Ilocos Region
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The Department of Science and Technology Regional Office I (DOST-I), together with the Philippine Information Agency Region 1 (PIA 1) recently aired the 2021 Regional Invention Contest and Exhibits (RICE) through the program “Kapihan sa Ilocos”, that feted the best of the best in Filipino inventions and innovations in the region.
DOST supports beekeepers and honey hunters in Ilocos Sur under the CEST program
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Beekeeping has become a promising enterprise for communities in Nagbukel and Quirino in Ilocos Sur because of science, technology, and innovation.
The beekeeping enterprise is expected to provide a source of alternative and sustainable livelihood to armed-conflict-affected communities utilizing existing potentials and resources with the help of the Department of Science and Technology Regional Office 1. This initiative, being implemented through the Provincial Science and Technology Center Ilocos Sur, is referred to as the Bee Industry Science and Technology Support (BISTS) project.
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2021 National S&T Week salutes local entrepreneurs under the SETUP program
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3 MSMEs in Negros Occidental guided with DOST’s financial aid intervention
The annual celebration of the National Science and Technology Week scheduled from 22-28 November 2021 will banner the many achievements of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) that embrace science, technology, and innovation to improve their operation and market competitiveness.
In this week-long celebration, the virtual stage will again be shared with the different adopters who have benefitted from the Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program being implemented by DOST through the regional offices across the country. In fact, with the many achievements of the program when it was launched in 2002, there are three outstanding enterprises in Region 6 that have their own success stories to tell.
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