by: Mary May A. Abellon
DIPOLOG
CITY – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST)-9 celebrated
the 2016 Regional Science and Technology (S&T) Week here in this city where
the opening program and exhibit were held on Monday, July 25, at the Zamboanga
del Norte Convention and Sports Center.
Showcasing
DOST’s top technologies and services, this countrywide weeklong celebration aims
to encourage the Filipinos to become the nation’s next great scientific mind in
support of the theme, “Juan Science. One Nation,”
It also addressed
the six outcome areas of DOST, namely, Industry Competitiveness, Enterprise
Development, Health and Nutrition, Information Technology and Business Process
Management (IT-BPM) and eGovernment,
Education and Research and Disaster Preparedness.
“Look
around, pick a problem and change the world,” BAG943 Founder Josh P. Mahinay, a
social entrepreneur, stressed in his inspirational message during the said
activity.
He
explained that when we do something, we must think what we can give back to the
community.
“You are
never too poor to give, never too busy to serve, never too young to start
something, and never too ordinary to do great things,” Mr. Mahinay emphasized.
Meanwhile,
the products that were displayed during the exhibit at the ZNCSC can be bought
online at onestore.ph web portal.
This
website primarily aims to strengthen the small and medium enterprises assisted
by the Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP) of DOST which
provides customers with an effortless shopping experience and gives retailers
direct access to the consumers.