Dapitan City gets P1.8-M grant from DOST for the E-trike “smart” charging technology
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Charging in Minutes (CharM) Technology with Solar Panel, Source: https://www.chrg.tech/charm
DAPITAN CITY -- The Department of Science and Technology – IX (DOST-IX) has approved a grant amounting to ₱1,859,598.00 for Dapitan City to support the LGU’s “Smart City” initiative. This was formalized during the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between DOST-IX and Local Government Unit of Dapitan City held on 16 February 2023 at the City Hall of Dapitan.
During the MOA signing ceremony, DOST-IX was represented by its Provincial Director for Zamboanga del Norte Mr. Nuhman M. Aljani while LGU-Dapitan City was represented by its City Mayor, Hon. Seth Frederick Jalosjos.
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3-day Training Course for Internal Quality Auditors of LQMS based on PNS ISO/IEC 17025:2017
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2022 in Review: P21-Million worth of Tech Upgrade awarded to 12 Zanorte MSMEs by DOST-IX
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Members of the Regional Technical Evaluation Committee inspected the newly acquired facility of Polanco Farms. This automated and temperature regulated facility is funded through DOST SETUP.
The Department of Science and Technology – IX (DOST-IX) has funded in 2022 a total of 12 micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Zamboanga del Norte province for assistance amounting to P21,126,421.40. The funds came from the agency’s flagship Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP).
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Tampilisan Municipality now converts collected solid wastes into useful products, thanks to DOST technologies
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Participants posing with the end-product of the plastic densifier
Some 15 personnel from LGU-Tampilisan successfully completed a hands-on training on the use, operation, and maintenance of bioreactor and plastic densifier technologies last 23-26 January 2023 in Tampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte.
The four-day training activity was organized by the Department of Science and Technology – IX through its Provincial Science and Technology Office in Zamboanga del Norte (PSTO-ZDN) in cooperation with DOST’s Industrial Technology Development Institute (ITDI). Experts from ITDI namely Engr. Pierre Jordan Mendoza, Engr. Benjamin Santos, and Ms. Joannalene Tuazon served as resource persons and trainers.
MSMEs in Zamboanga del Norte get P17-Million in tech upgrade from DOST-IX
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A traditional bamboo fish cage and the newly-installed Norwegian-style fish cage of Celso Fish Production in Kanim, Sibutad, Zamboanga del Norte.
The Department of Science and Technology – IX (DOST-IX) has funded a total of 15 micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Zamboanga del Norte province in 2021 for assistance amounting to P17,293,109.07. The funds came from the agency’s flagship Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP).
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