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Tuesday, July 3, 2012

DTI to conduct enhanced SME Caravan 2012 in Dipolog City


by Alfonso T. Ruda

DIPOLOG CITY, JULY 3(PIA)--- It’s all systems go for the conduct of an enhanced SME Caravan on July 4-5,2012 in Dipolog City.

This was the pronouncement of Engr. Victoriano Miranda Jr., of the Provincial Office of the Department of Trade and Industry in Zamboanga del Norte.

The two-day caravan which will be held at C & L Sea View Hotel, Quezon Avenue, Dipolog City aims to gather businessmen and concerned government agencies in one place and make the public aware of its programs.

One the first day, personalities from the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines from Manila will discuss about the Branding and Intellectual Property system.

Inventors who want their inventions patented, businessmen who want to register the brand of their products, company logo or trade mark, including writers who want to enrich their knowledge on copyright will be informed on the requirements for registration.

Other topics which are expected to discussed will include 2012 Product Design Trends and PDDCP services which will be discussed by the personnel from the Product Development and Design Center of the Phils (PDDCP), one-on-one consultation on product improvement through design innovation, product packaging and labeling.

On the second day, experts from the Philippine Trade Center in Manila will be discussing about Visual Merchandising to be coupled with workshop on booth dressing, which will be beneficial for those who want to participate in a trade fair.

The government agencies supporting the two-day undertaking are the Dept. of Science and Technology(DOST), Dept. of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Technical Education and Skills Development Authority(TESDA), Dept. of Agriculture(DA), Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources(BFAR), Phil. Coconut Authority(PCA),Phil. Information Agency(PIA), and Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), with one-on-one consultation on product development with the members of the MSME Caravan Team.

The two-day caravan is free of registration. Interested parties are advised to contact the Department of Trade and Industry throgugE4etelephone number (065)212-2944 or (065)212-2331 and look for Engr. Victoriano Miranda Jr., and Ms. Remy Baguio-Biolango.(DTI/ATR/PIA9-Zambo Norte)