DOST 1βs iSTART Program boosts the Balungao Tupig Makers through Innovation and Processing Technologies
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The Department of Science and Technology Region 1 (DOST 1) held a training entitled, βFood Innovation Center Inventrepreneur School #6: Tupig Innovations and Processing Technologies for Increase Business Opportunities,β to Balungao Tupig Makers Association on August 12, 2022, through the innovation, Science, and Technology for Accelerating Regional Technology-Based Development (iSTART) program.
DOST 1-SETUP releases 9.7M fund to 14 Pangasinan MSMEs
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A total of Php 9,765,600 Small Enterprises Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP) fund of the Department of Science and Technology Region 1 (DOST 1) was released to 14 firms in Pangasinan this year.
SETUP is one of the flagship programs of the DOST, a nationwide strategy to encourage and assist Micro, Small, Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in adopting technological innovations to improve their operations, enhance their processes to boost their productivity and competitiveness.
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DOST 1 delivers Livelihood Training on Candle Making in Balungao District Jail
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The Department of Science and Technology Regional Office 1 (DOST 1), through the Provincial Science and Technology Center (PSTC) in Pangasinan, conducted a livelihood training on candle making for the Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDL) on August 10, 2022, at the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) β Balungao, Pangasinan District Jail.
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DOST 1 conducts ManCom meeting to strengthen processes, swears SIKAT Council Officers
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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, LA UNION- The Department of Science and Technology Region 1 top management officials and unit heads conducted a Management Committee (ManCom) Meeting on August 8, 2022.
The meeting aimed to discuss the various operational concerns of the agency to further improve its processes and operations. Some of the matters discussed were the possible reshuffling of Provincial S&T Directorsβ place of assignments, DOST 2023 Budget, 2020 Regional S&T Week celebration, Team building activity, proposed Planning Workshop, Launching of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines Field Office, Technical Assistance and Consultancy Services composition.
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