DOST heads Asia-wide techno-entrepreneurship program
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) recently assumed the chairmanship of the Science and Technology Policy Asian Network (STEPAN), a 20-country group of science and technology policy makers aiming at assisting countries to utilize scarce S&T resources for development goals.
DOST Undersecretary Fortunato De la Peña met last week with several members of the STEPAN in Manila to discuss the implementation of the innovation-based entrepreneurship that encourages small-to-medium scale businesses to utilize new technologies for their livelihood.
De la Peña said the group is finalizing the criteria for choosing projects that could be funded. By mid next year, the group is expected to choose ten entrepreneurial projects.
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