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The Department of Science and Technology's STARBOOKS, or the Science and Technology Academic and Research-based Openly Operated Kiosks, bagged the prestigious 2015 Outstanding Library Program of the Year Award by the Philippine Association of Academic/Research Librarians Inc (PAARLI). Receiving the award for STARBOOKS is (second from left) Nelly B. Agpawa, Arlene E. Centeno and Maribel B. Palafox during the awarding ceremony last January 29 at the PAARLAnnual General Assembly held at the Far Eastern University in Sampaloc, Manila. STARBOOKS, the country's first stand-alone digital library for science and technology, contains hundreds of thousands of S&T materials such as journals, news, theses, dissertations, researches, encyclopedia, plus a number of livelihood videos. Developed by the DOST's Science and Technology Information Institute, STARBOOKS is accessed in 783 sites all over the Philippines including school libraries as of December 2015. #STARBOOKS #dostPH #library #digitallibrary #stii
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Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Mario G. Montejo (in native hat) tries one of the food delicacies produced by one of the exhibitors in the SIPAG Fiesta event of the DOST’s Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD). The SIPAG Fiesta is a celebration of the many innovations developed by DOST-PCAARRD in agriculture and aquatic resources that Secretary Montejo mentioned during the opening ceremonies to have numbered 34 agri-aqua commodities that are unique and of world class quality made possible by intensive research and development efforts of local scientists and engineers.
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Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Mario G. Montejo recently inaugurated the DOST - Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD) Innovation and Technology Center (DPITC) that will house a modern exhibition hub, a digital library, a conference facility, and a business hub.
A new platform for technology promotion, transfer and commercialization, the center offers the following services: intellectual property protection, technology assessment, licensing, investment packaging, spin-off support, manpower training, market matching and expert services delivery.
Read more: DOST chief launches hub for aggie-aqua investors and tech users
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Innovative food products like tilapia cookies are featured in the SIPAG Fiesta celebration organized by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). The SIPAG Fiesta is an event conducted to showcase the 34 agricultural commodities developed by PCAARRD through its intensive R&D programs geared at increasing agricultural productivity and upgrading technological innovations both in agriculture and aquaculture. SIPAG stands for Strategic Industry S&T Program on Agri-Aqua Growth.
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The Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP) proved its success once again as five of its supported companies, all from the National Capital Region (NCR), were nominated in an international business award.
Read more: DOST’s SETUP beneficiaries named for the ASEAN Business Awards
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