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DOST Secretary Fortunato T. de la Peña participated at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) Forum on Frontiers of Inclusive Innovation as a speaker in the closing session titled “Expanding Frontiers of Inclusive Innovation: The Way Forward” last 03 December 2021.

With six online sessions that ran through November and December 2021, the forum conducted policy exchanges and identified recommendations and suggestions for promoting technology and innovation policies that will leave no one behind.

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The Philippines’ interventions on science and technology (S&T) through the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) as highlighted by DOST Undersecretary Dr. Rowena Cristina L. Guevara in the United Nations (UN) Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) 2021-2022 Intersessional Panel Meeting and the presentation were recognized by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in its news article entitled “Why global cooperation on science, technology and innovation is more crucial than ever”.

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As a showcase of the 3D printing capability of the Advanced Manufacturing Center (AMCen) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and to display its capability in creating complex and big structures using additive manufacturing technology, the first and largest 3D-printed monument of our national hero will be built. This is to commemorate Dr. Jose P. Rizal’s 125th year of martyrdom this coming 30 December 2021. 

The project will highlight and promote available high-end technology of AMCEN that will produce Rizal’s 12.5-ft 3D-printed statue as an icon of Rizal as a Filipino Scientist.

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From the mundane mysteries such as sleep and solar power to social issues such as vaccine hesitancy to environmentally-sustainable fishing traditions, everyday science comes to life with the able explorations of young documentary filmmakers of the Department of Science and Technology – Science Education Institute’s (DOST-SEI’s) 5th Indie-Siyensya Filmmaking Competition. 

Over five dozen entries from schools and individuals all across the Philippines, from Abra to Maguindanao, joined the contest. Their entries consisted of short documentaries relevant to the theme “The Scientist in Me,” aimed at explaining the science behind everyday things.