Tech biz incubator project to spell entrepreneurial growth

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In recognition of the vital role of the academe and the government to spur entrepreneurial spirit, a technology business incubator project was established dedicated to startups and fledgling enterprises. The Small Enterprise and Entrepreneurial Development Services Technology Business Incubator (SEEDS-TBI), a multi-disciplinary project organized by the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) – College of
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DOST seals STARBOOKS partnership with Iloilo provincial gov’t

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DOST VI Regional Director Rowen Gelonga (left) and Iloilo Provincial Governor Arthur Defensor, Sr. ink a Memorandum of Understanding on the implementation of the Science and Technology Academic and Research-Based Openly Operated Kiosk Stations (STARBOOKS) housed at the Iloilo Provincial Capitol. Launched by the DOST-Science and Technology Information Institute (STII), the STARBOOKS hosts timely S&T
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Pasidungog 2016

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Iloilo Provincial Science and Technology Director Sheila Oberio receives a plaque from Iloilo Provincial Governor Arthur Defensor, Sr. in recognition for the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST VI) valuable contribution in the growth of the micro small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), specifically in providing technical expertise in food safety and handling and packaging and
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Researchers advised to adopt ethical sound researches

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A call to advocate ethics in research was emphasized to research buffs during the conduct of the Basic Ethics Research Training in Iloilo City. “Our duty to experiment does not mean doing research under any type of condition”, Dr. Ricardo Manalastas, Jr. of the Philippine Health Research Ethics Board (PHREB) said. He equipped that these
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DOST surveillance audit

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Lead auditor Carlos I. Somera of the Certification International Philippines, Inc. (CIPI) convenes the DOST VI management team for the Second Surveillance Audit. The surveillance audit of the DOST VI Quality Management System to ISO 9001:2008 aims to assess and define conformity of the management system to specified requirements for continued certification.  (DOSTVI-LMLamasan)

Auditors’ expo trip

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These energy auditors who hail from various State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) in the region engage on a trip at Panay Fair Trade Center Mina, Iloilo for the baseline gathering data. Said trip is in line with the Western Visayas Consortium for Industry and Energy Research and Development (WVCIERD) quest to generate expertise in the
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RED book turn over ceremony

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Science and Technology Secretary Mario G. Montejo (second to the left) hands over the RED book to National Economic Development Authority (NEDA VI) Regional Director Ro-ann Bacal in the course of the Regional Development Council VI Special Forum on Science and Technology. Published by the DOST- Science and Technology Information Institute (STII), the RED or
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Science Secretary inducts S&T media corps officers

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Department of Science and Technology Secretary Mario G. Montejo led the induction of S&T Media Corps officers during the press conference held at Jalaur Conference Room, National Economic Development Authority (NEDA VI). Composed of the media practitioners from various media entities, the S&T Media Corps aspires to intensify local media with essential knowledge in propagating
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DOST opens Tek-Tienda

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DOST Secretary Mario G. Montejo (third from the left) lauds the opening of the Tek Tienda MSME Product Fair. With him are Philippine Science High School Western Visayas Campus Director Shena Faith Ganela, DOST-Information Communications Technology Office Visayas Cluster I Director Fredrick Amores, Taytay sa Kauswagan, Inc. (TSKI) Micro-finance Success Institution and Business Development Services
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