DOST-I and Ilocos Sur institutional partners bat for more science-led projects in the region
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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.
32 OFWs to start with Phase 1of DOST’s iFWD program to set up technology-based businesses
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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.
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RD Lead program gets included in the DOST innovation landscape map
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The Research and Development Leadership (RD Lead) Program, one of the four sub-programs under the Science for Change Program (S4CP), is now included in the innovation landscape map of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).
The DOST Innovation Landscape Map was developed to showcase the reach of the various projects and programs of the DOST and its attached agencies. The map presents information in an interactive geographical format, which allows users to quickly see the areas in the country covered or reached by the various DOST offices, projects, programs, and initiatives.
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DOST grants P78-M funding for SWIM R&D Center in Cagayan Valley Region
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The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) approved the allocation of almost Php 78 million budget for the establishment of the SMART Water Infrastructure and Management (SWIM) under the Niche Centers for R&D (NICER) Program of the DOST for the people of Cagayan Valley.
SWIM R&D is a project under NICER that aims to introduce innovative water management approaches by institutionalizing a university-based water research center to undertake R&D education, capacity building programs in the water resources sector and river basins, and provide technical extension services.
Read more: DOST grants P78-M funding for SWIM R&D Center in Cagayan Valley Region