00:00I am a professional.
00:05Amen.
00:15Welcome to NSDW 2024!
00:31DOST, of course, the new innovation, the technology, we are supporting.
00:37Especially now, what the Secretary is mentioning right now.
00:42But I'm more into innovation, I'm into more green.
00:45I have an ordinance to plant a million trees.
00:49I'm more into planting trees, environment preservation.
00:53So, of course, the Secretary is into that also.
00:57In our green environment.
01:01So what is your expectation with the NSDW that is right now here in Cagayan?
01:05Actually, right now, the Director-General, not the Director-General.
01:09Hey, I'm blushing!
01:11Actually, I'm just invited to do the opening.
01:17They're more into technology and innovation.
01:21So not me.
01:22Sancho, how many innovation hubs have we planned for this year?
01:29And is this funded by 2025?
01:31Are you hopeful that at least we can increase the budget of our innovation hubs?
01:37Thank you. Thank you for your question.
01:39I thought you're not going to ask me.
01:43Well, the plan as mentioned by our Secretary is to have at least one innovation hub per province.
01:49So we are looking at 80 innovation hubs all over the country.
01:53Aside from that, because there are phases of development.
01:58Aside from that, once we establish the agenda,
02:02we will have one center innovation hub in the regions.
02:08So 80 plus 16, that is about 96.
02:11Now, currently, when we have launched the innovation hub about two months ago in Region 6,
02:18we have already invested, initially, 4.8 million.
02:23And next year, we see that the investment will be higher.
02:28And triple and quadruple investment,
02:32because the instruction of the Secretary-General is to have this in all the provinces.
02:37And that's why we need to curate our innovation hubs
02:41depending on the needs of the province and depending on the needs of the regions.
02:46So 80 plus 16, that is 96.
02:49We hope that the 80 will be the next year.
02:53The regional will be for 2026.
02:57But is it funded until 2025? Or what is the source of funding for this?
03:01Well, there are a lot because we can already fund all the provincial and regional offices.
03:07Right now, the source of fund is under local GLA.
03:11But when we will, let's say, when we have established and it will be repurposed,
03:19we will fund it under our national GLA, under the office of the Secretary.
03:26So we're hoping that this will at least be funded by 2025 or 2026?
03:32We're sure that it will be funded in 2025.
03:35We're not sure yet because there is still a debate.
03:38There is still a debate.
03:39But, you know, it's there already.
03:41In 2026, for the big ones, we will repurpose it.
03:46It will be, of course, project proposal-driven.
03:49And we intend to submit it under the office of the Secretary for funding.
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