The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) -Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI) held its 5th Regional Stakeholders’ Meeting in collaboration with the DOST-Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) on July 13-14, 2023 in Baguio City.
The event includes the ceremonial signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) activities, technology pitching, and business-to-business (B2B) meetings. It was attended by different partners from Luzon including agencies, LGUs, SMEs, academe, and other private organizations.
Included in the ceremonial MOA signing is the REINN Project with LGU Atok. This is for the establishment of community LTE networks in support of remote learning.
A B2B (Business-to-Business) meeting was also conducted where business owners had the chance to network with each other and discuss business opportunities. It was an opportunity to learn about new products and services, find potential partners, and build relationships with other professionals in a growing innovative industry.
The meeting showcased various innovations like Quantum Innovation Laboratory which focuses on the optimization of available quantum circuit simulators for execution in DOST-ASTI’s COARE HPC facility.
The ITANONG, an artificial intelligence application that aims to develop a natural language interface to relational databases (NLDB). It can be accessed through a web browser or a mobile app that will enable end-users to key in questions in Filipino, English, or Taglish.
Kooha, a citizen science project that enables real-time participatory photo and sensor data collection. Photos and sensor data collected can be used to draw out insights and generate new knowledge and technologies that can be used across sectors.
Also, Gul.ai is a micro-scale plant-growing and monitoring system that uses IoT to gather environmental data and provide long-term storage, near real-time visualization, and later analysis.
HR Lite, designed for use by government agencies to help facilitate human resource-related processes online.
The ERP system will be re-engineered to a version that is highly adaptive to the context, structure, and processes of many government agencies.
Also, MASID was created to continue the efforts made by the Philippine government in strengthening the country’s disaster preparedness and mitigation plan. The project will improve the software tools for the public’s access to the historical and near real-time weather data while ASTI-ALAM, developed an optimized workflow in developing machine learning and artificial neural network-based models for different applications.
Altogether, the event created a sense of excitement and anticipation around a new partnership or deal, an avenue to build trust and rapport among participants which can be essential for long-term success. By Shanel Diwani Laro