Research Utilization

In observance of the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Department of Science and Technology IX (DOST) has chosen to do more than just fly a color.

Led by the department's DOST-IX Gender And Development (GAD) Focal Point System, the agency has began to get the word out and push back against the disease through a campaign using today's most powerful information channel - social media.

Aside from wearing pink on all Fridays of October, the department has committed to the release of info graphics about risk factors, signs, symptoms, and other helpful details about the disease - one for each Friday of the month.

As of 2013, The Department of Health has recorded a total of 6,938 mortalities in the Philippines, with 164 of the said cases coming from the Zamboanga Peninsula.

The data gathered also shows that even those ranging from 15-19 years of age may be affected, albeit only on the rarest of instances. The increase of age however, shows a proportional increase in mortality; the older a person is, the greater the person's risk of the disease.

Regardless of a person's age, getting a head start on a life-threatening disease through information and awareness is always most welcome. DOST believes that taking steps toward prevention and early detection are steps better taken than those in search for a cure. (Bon Padayhag, DOST IX Press Release)

The Department of Science and Technology and EmTech Asia have recently began the search for the 2017 MIT Technology Review's Innovators.

Also known as TR35, the call for nominations goes out to young innovators under the age of 35 who have developed new technologies or have creative ways of applying existing technologies to solve problems.

Listed below is the selection criteria:

1. Nominees must be 35 or under as of October 1 2017. They must be citizens or current residents (including students) of one of the following countries:

2. Creativity, ingenuity and impact of the nominee's work to society and the world in the years to come

3. Technical areas:

Nominations may be submitted at www.emtech.sg/tr35/nominate.

The 10 selected innovators will be celebrated at MIT Technology review's EmTech Asia in Singapore on February 14-15, 2017. These 10 will also automatically become candidates for the global TR35 list celebrated in the fall of 2017 at the MIT Media Lab in Boston, USA.

MIT Technology Review also showcases the global TR35 list in the September/October issue and online at www.technologyreview.com/lists/innovators-under-35.

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) will conduct a two-day Regional Consultative Workshop on Research and Technology Generation for Local Development in Dipolog City on September 20-21, 2016.

The workshop - which is primarily directed towards Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), R&D institutions, and industries - is part of the project Evaluation and Improvement of the Research Publication and IP Productivity of the National R&D System, which aims to promote the use of science, technology and innovation for inclusive development.

NAST has already began moving towards this goal, and has been conducting capability building activities that discuss research and development enabling and support mechanisms, explore regional development plans and the role of DOST R&D consortia in regional development, identify the flagship researches and projects along with future plans of action, develop a stakeholders map for R&D, and develop plans with parallel timelines on how to manage knowledge transfer of research and projects to local development.

Interested individuals or organizations may confirm their attendance to John Apolinario III at 991-1024 (Zamboanga City) or Ms. Merilyn Cadag at (065) 9080117 (DOST-ZDN Office) (Bon Padayhag, DOST IX Press Release)

EURAXESS ASEAN Flashnote

Focus on the MSCA Individual Fellowship Call

MSCA Individual Fellowship Open to ASEAN Researchers. Deadline 14 September 2016

The Marie-Skłodowska Curie Actions (MSCA) Individual Fellowship programme is a mobility research grant scheme that is open to post-doctoral researchers from all over the world. The Individual Fellowships are an opportunity for researchers based in ASEAN to work in research labs in Europe for up to two years. They are also an opportunity to bring researchers from Europe to work at your lab in ASEAN. More information here.

MSCA Individual Fellowships - bring your research partner from Europe to ASEAN at no cost to your employer

The Global Fellowships under the MSCA Individual Fellowship programme offer an opportunity to being a research partner from Europe to your lab in ASEAN at no cost to your employer. Learn from Dr. Ludovico Dreni from Spanish Council for Scientific Research who received a Global Fellowship to conduct research at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China. His interview is here.

How to Prepare a Successful MSCA Individual Fellowship Proposal

These two guides prepared the MSCA National Contact Points in Luxembourg and Cyprus take you through the proposal preparation and evaluation process, and provide excellent advice on how to be successful in your MSCA IF application. You can download the guides here and here.

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