By Emmanuel D. Taghoy
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The
Department of Science and Technology (DOST)-9 will showcase on September 17-19,
the latest
scientific and technological innovations from Zamboanga Peninsula’s best and brilliant
inventors at Centro
Latino, Paseo del Mar here.
Students, researchers, inventors, professionals and
the general public are all invited to take part in the event dubbed as 2015 Regional
Invention Contests and Exhibits (RICE) with the theme, “Philippines: A Science
Nation Innovating and Inventing for Global Competitiveness.”
A total of 90 entries will be on display such as research
projects, prototypes, industrial designs and software applications, each
created to contribute and provide significant advancements to different fields.
Guests from the DOST- Technology Application and
Promotion Institute (TAPI), Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and
Department of Education (DepEd) are expected to grace the event.
The conduct of RICE is pursuant to Republic Act No.
7459 known as the “Inventors and Inventions Incentives Act of the Philippines.”
It is designed to encourage Filipino inventors, researchers, and students to
use their inventive capability by competing for cash rewards and recognitions
both locally and internationally.
