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DOST-IX Celebrates Women's Month through FREE E-Literacy Courses

International Women's Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.

This year, the Department of Science and Technology IX (DOST-IX) honors women by conducting a series of FREE digital literacy trainings at the DOST-Science and Technology Information Center (DOST-STIC).

For the whole month of March, women Barangay Health Workers and Nutrition Scholars, and Midwives will be introduced to modules on Basic Computer Operation, Word Processing, Spreadsheet Application Operations, and Presentation Software Basics.

Just recently, women from the City Health Office began training at the DOST-STIC office in San Jose, Zamboanga City.

Women from the City Health Office learn the basics of computer operation

While the month of March is dedicated to the city's fine women, the DOST-STIC still accepts groups interested in availing of the free e-learning courses.

Those interested in the program are required to form a group (minimum of 7 members, maximum of 10) to avail of the training. DOST-STIC requires the group to register and select their preferred session. Each session lasts for 4 hours and may be taken in the morning or afternoon.

A participant that successfully completes a course is awarded with the certificate of completion. Snacks and learning materials are also provided for free.

For more information, please call (062) 955-3654 or text 0917 708 5181 and look for Ian Avenido or us email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/DOSTRegion9 (Bon Padayhag, DOST-IX Press Release)

DOST-IX Lab Head Places 4th in CESB Written Exam

Each year, qualified upper-tier officials from both the government and private sector are invited to pit themselves against to an unforgiving, 220-item, 2-hour-and-55-minute-long test known as the Career Executive Service Written Exam (CES WE).

Participants of the CES WE are subjected to 7 sub-tests: Error Recognition, Reading Comprehension, Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Information, Management Concepts and Problems and Essays.

A total of 312 individuals took the CES WE on December 4, 2016; proving true to the exam's tremendous level of difficulty, only less than half (49.36%) had passed.

Landing the fourth spot is the Department of Science and Technology IX's (DOST-IX) Supervising Science Research Specialist, Rosemarie S. Salazar, with a rating of 89.11%.

Branching from her supervisory capacities are 5 divisions: the Regional Standards and Testing Laboratories (RSTL), the Science and Technology Information Center (STIC), Disaster Risk Reduction Management (DRRM), IT and Knowledge Management, and the Consortia and Special Projects.

Only recently, her efforts had greatly contributed to the receipt of the Benita & Catalino Yap Foundation (BCYF) Innovation Award, through the OneLab project, whose members of the laboratory network are all internationally recognized and accredited to ISO 17025:2005 “General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories.”

Since her employment in the agency, the office has been graced with a number of recognitions and awards, thanks in part to the ideas and innovations she brings to the table.

Call for Submission of TECHNICOM Funding Proposals

The Technology Innovation for Commercialization (TECHNICOM) Program implemented by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) thru the Technology Application and Promotion Institute (TAPI) invites eligible proponents to submit research and development (R&D) project proposals for CY 2017 funding.

Project proposals must be commercially viable, locally developed, and geared toward market-readiness. Financial and technical assistance shall be granted to R&D projects pursuing pre-commercialization activities, which will be implemented within a period of 1 year.

Listed below are the conditions for eligibility:

Qualified Proponent / Implementing Agencies

R&D Institutions
State Universities & Colleges (SUCs) & Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)
Technology Business Incubatees (TBIs) or start-up companies

Project Leader

Must not have any unsettled accountabilities with the DOST system
Submission of curriculum vitae and other proof of capabilities
Endorsement from the Head of Agency
Eligibility of the project leader is to be determined by the TECHNICOM program unit

Collaborator / Technology Adopter

Applicants are required to have at least one (1) collaborator / cooperating agency / industrial partner which may become the project's adopter or potential investor
The collaborator / technology adopter must be a public or private Filipino entity.
Project Activities Eligible to Receive Grant
- Prototype Development
- Pilot-Scale Testing / Scaling-up Production
- Technology Validation
- Field / Market Testing
Coverage of Assistance
- Direct or indirect cost including personal services, maintenance and other operating expenses and equipment outlay
- Budget details must be reflected on Line-Item Budget (LIB) and must be pursuant guidelines for DOST Grants-in-Aid (GIA) funds
Requirements
- Project proposal following the required TECHNICOM format (DOST Form No. 2D)
- Proponent's letter of intent addressed to:
                   ENGR. EDGAR I. GARCIA

                   Director, TAPI and

                   Program Director, TECHNICOM

                   Technology Application and Promotion Institute

                   DOST Compound, General Santos Avenue,

                   Bicutan, Taguig City
- Workplan
- Line-item Budget
- Endorsement letter from head of the proponent agency and / or institution
- Letter of commitment from collaborating agency and / or private industry partners
Interested applicants may submit their proposal to the above address, thru fax (632) 838 1127, or email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. before 5:00 PM on March 15, 2017.

For more information, please call (632) 837 2071 local 2157 or 2167 and look for Ms. Irene Vee O, Esteban and / or Ms. Florisa Mae A. Ilagan of the TECHNICOM Program Unit.