00:00In the face of the strengthening of science and technology in the country,
00:04the Department of Science and Technology is a target to further advance the innovations of Filipino inventors.
00:10This is also with the help of commercialization, where it will not only be built in the country, but also in the global market.
00:17Rod Lagusan in the center of the news.
00:19Added business and work.
00:23That is the benefit of the Department of Science and Technology in commercialization when it comes to the innovations of inventors.
00:31According to Secretary Renato Soledom Jr., this includes scaling up or expanding the push for innovation.
00:37Last December, Kago launched the Program Propel.
00:41Two-step vision to accelerate innovation in the Philippines and to propel innovation from the Philippines.
00:48It means not only the national, but also the global market.
00:52To do this, we made an integration of 12 support services of DOST, including legal service, market intelligence, and others.
01:03This is to have coordination between technology producers or investors who choose innovation,
01:09which is possible to advance here.
01:11Through this, there will be an opportunity for collaboration, such as leveling up a product.
01:17Here, we will see that there is a lot of potential for our Filipinos, our countrymen, to have spin-off and start-up companies through this.
01:27In addition to this, DOST will launch the Elevate Philippines Program.
01:31This includes eight major research and development projects that need to be strengthened in the country, including artificial intelligence.
01:39We want to help different universities to have computing power so that the use of artificial intelligence applications will be more and faster.
01:52We will use different sectors, such as agriculture, health, and manufacturing, to use artificial intelligence.
02:04The program also includes improving the technology used in manufacturing, smart agriculture, smart technologies,
02:11and circular economy or reducing waste.
02:15Rod Legusad for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
