Operating for 24 hours since March 23, a DOST team has started printing frames with an initial target of 1,000 pieces for the Philippine General Hospital, and will be extended to other hospitals.
The DOST’s Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD) said it is supporting the research and development of technologies and projects that will aid in the monitoring and management of the Covid-19 infection.
High-impact technologies -- from understanding lightning and thunderstorms to the first Filipino-made nanosatellites – are expected to be launched and deployed this year, according to the DOST.
The government on Monday, February 24, launched the "Smarter Philippines Through R&D, Training and Adoption" (SPARTA) program, which aims to produce 30,000 data scientists via an online learning platform.
The Philippines is aiming to attract small and high technology investors to set up business in the country following the launch of the National Intellectual Property Strategy (NIPS) 2020-2025.
FireCheck, a fire hazard mapping and fire spread simulation project funded by the DOST, aims to extinguish the increasing threat of urban fires, putting them out before they happen.
DOST secretary Fortunato dela Peña said he is expecting more intellectual property (IP) applications and approvals with the recent launch of the National Intellectual Property Strategy (NIPS) 2020-2025.
UP electrical engineering professor Joel Joseph S. Marciano served as director of the Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI) of the DOST and led the country’s space program.
Department of Science and Technology (DOST) secretary Fortunato de la Peña has expressed his goal of intensifying the commercialization of DOST-developed products and technologies...
