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.
The DOST has launched the “TBI 4.0 Program” to upgrade the capabilities of the agency’s TBI (technology business incubation) network through a more transformational intervention that would set off the “internationalization” of Philippine TBIs.
Aside from the research grant, the startups also received support and assistance from the DOST-funded Technology Business Incubators (TBIs) through their services and programs.
The e-governance systems provide automated management, administration, and analytic systems for LGUs to encourage citizen participation and bring in added opportunities through open source technologies.
Commuters can now have their buses booked online with Easybus PH, an online provincial bus booking platform aimed at providing a better alternative in going to the regions with an easy-to-navigate online portal.
Firecheck, a fire hazard mapping and fire spread modeling project implemented by UP Cebu, seeks to provide information for fire disaster assessment and risk evaluation.
In a bid to strengthen the country's response to disasters that hit the country on a regular basis, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has urged for greater empowerment for local government units by equipping them with appropriate technology, human resource, and technical and administrative capacity to perform their mandates.