NEDA Announces Approval of 19 Innovative Projects

The National Innovation Council (NIC) has given its approval to various project proposals targeted at creating “innovative solutions,”  said the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).

NEDA Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan has stated that the 25-member council headed by President Marcos Jr. approved over 19 projects totaling over ₱115 million. These projects are being funded via “innovation grants”

Balisacan mentioned that the “Majority of which sought to address the pre-commercialization and commercialization requirements of innovative products or services, the enhancement of innovation facilities and services, and the conduct of capacity-building activities,”

With the list given by NEDA the approved projects are specifically the Project SciNing – Cultivating Ingenuity, Creativity and Awareness through Experiential Learning, Innovations and Promotions, The Establishment of PCHRD Health Research and Technology Innovation Hubs (HeaRTNovation Hubs): Expanding the TEKI in Health Program among Health Institutions.

The Grassroots Innovation for Inclusive Development (GRIND): Bringing Science and Technology (S&T) closer to the Margins.

The abovementioned projects are set to be implemented by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Philippine Council for Health Research and Development and the Regional Office XI.

The NIC likewise approved the  Department of Agriculture Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization’s Pilot Testing and Commercialization of Micro Impeller Rice Mill.

The Provincial Government of Nueva Vizcaya’s project for The Vizcaya Optimization of Incubation Centers for Economic Sustainability (VOICES) was approved alongside the Implementation of Innovation, Science, and Technology for Accelerating Regional Technology-based Development (iSTART) Program with Indoor Farming Technology of the DOST Regional Office VIII are among the approved.

Source: Manila Bulletin