BPSU to host TBI Program of DOST-PCIEERD

Contributed by Grace Santos – Bataan Peninsula State University

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD) has chosen Bataan Peninsula State University (BPSU) to become one of the hosts of their Technology Business Incubation (TBI) Program. This was announced by DOST staff during a consultative meeting held at BPSU Boardroom last May 10, 2017.

The TBI Program is one of the strategies to achieve the objective of diffusion of technologies. It is a direct policy intervention adopted under the Science, Technology and Industry Chapter of the Medium-Term Development Plan to create greater demand for science, technology and industry. Also, TBI is one of the four strategies enunciated in the Philippine National Innovation Strategy called “Filipinnovation.”

TBI objectives include creating jobs, developing entrepreneurs and promoting public-private partnerships in regional economic development and its support program consisting of funding commitment for a total of ten million pesos for two years which will be used for the establishment and initial operation of the TBI.

For the criteria in the evaluation of the TBI, the university must decide which area it wants to focus. As per Dr. Hermogenes Paguia, BPSU’s proposed TBI can be megatronics or engineering technology. The number of incubatees should be a minimum of seven per year.

Moreover, the TBI must have linkages and partnerships with the industry and anything that cannot be funded by the university should be the counterpart of the university. BPSU then expressed their intention of availing the “Full Blown TBI” as they see to it that they were qualified in the requirements.

The participants during the meeting were representatives from DOST-PCIEERD namely Ms. Liezl Sueno and Mr. Noel Hingco; Ms. Rosalie Ona and Ms. Catalina de Leon-Cruz of the DOST Provincial Office; BPSU’s Vice-President for Research, Extension and Training (RET) Services, Dr. Rudy Flores; RET Chairperson, Mr. Eduardo Tinao; Innovation and Technology Support Office Manager, Ms. Arlene Ibañez; Research and Development Office (RDO) Director, Dr. Hermogenes Paguia, and RDO Staff, Ms. Mary Grace Santos; Deans of the College of Information and Communications Technology, College of Technology and College of Engineering and Architecture namely Ms. Cristina Rivera, Ms. Bernadeth Gabor and Mr. Nelson Andres, respectively; and representatives from the City Management Information System Office, Ms. Roneth Santos and Mr. Arli Joshua Atienza.