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The Department of Science and Technology – National Capital Region (DOST-NCR) has expanded its technical assistance under the Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP) to include comprehensive intellectual property (IP) support for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). This move aims to enhance the competitiveness and innovation capacity of MSMEs by providing them with the…
The DOST-NCR signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) last 17 July 2024 with the Wadhwani Foundation for collaborative initiatives in startups and enterprise development that will benefit the agency’s beneficiaries under its Innovations for Filipinos Working Distantly from the Philippines (iFWD PH) Program, as well as its academic partners exploring course offerings on technopreneurship. DOST-NCR…
Metro Manila’s clogged waterways, long held as the culprit behind floodings in the city streets after heavy rains, may soon be a thing of the past, thanks to a new technology that has been developed by the Technological University of the Philippines-Taguig Campus through the support of the Department of Science and Technology-NCR. The Aqua…
As part of its Science Beyond Borders campaign, the Department of Science and Technology-National Capital Region (DOST-NCR) conducted a three-day SalikLakbay at Marikina Polytechnic College in Sta. Elena, Marikina City from June 27-29, 2024. SalikLakbay, which is derived from the words “saliksik” (research) and “lakbay” (journey), aims to uncover and document grassroots innovations originating from…
Sa ikalawang pagkakataon, muling ibabahagi ng DOST-NCR ang makulay na kasaysayan at kultura ng Pilipinas sa pamamagitan ng “Pamana Agham: Siyensya sa Bawat Habi at Hibla” na gaganapin sa ika-28 at 29 ng Agosto 2024, sa Intramuros, Manila. Katuwang ang DOST-Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI), Intramuros Administration, ang Partnerships for Sustainability Education (PSE), at ang…
The Philippines will be losing out economically if it does not acknowledge and enable more women to be productive partners in society. Data shows that the Philippines’ total population in January 2023 stood at 116.5 million, with 49.2 percent female and 50.8 percent male. Yet the report from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) shows that…
The Department of Science and Technology- NCR (DOST-NCR) signed an agreement with the City Government of Pasig last June 6, 2024 at the 8th Floor, People’s Hall, Pasig City Hall, to implement the DOST’s “Innovation, Science, and Technology for Accelerating Regional Technology-Based Development (iSTART) Program,” and the “Smart and Sustainable Communities (SMART) Program” in the…
The Department of Science and Technology- National Capital Region (DOST-NCR) has launched its Science Beyond Borders campaign at the Lucky Chinatown Mall in Binondo, Manila with two events, the Innovations for Filipinos Working Distantly from the Philippines (iFWD PH) Summit, and the 2024 Science Food Festival which featured products from 21 companies and groups that…
iSTART leads the way! As part of the Innovation, Science, and Technology for Accelerating Regional Technology-Based Development (iSTART) Program, which aims to support balanced development geographically by accelerating regional growth through science, technology and Innovation, DOST-NCR conducted a Reverse Pitching workshop for the local government of Quezon City on 21 May 2024 in preparation for…
Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) enrolled in Phase 1 of the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) Innovations for Filipinos Working Distantly from the Philippines (iFWD PH) program for 2024 learned the first steps to setting up a business through a seven-part seminar workshop on Tech Ideation that will run until May 27, 2024. Conducted via…