PAGTANAW 2050, STI talent development and retention to take center stage in the 2022 Regional Scientific Meetings

Philippine Information Technology Organization March 29, 2022 No Comments

BICUTAN, TAGUIG CITY – In the next two months, the National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines (NAST PHL) and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Regional Offices will jointly hold the 2022 Regional Scientific Meetings (RSMs). The RSMs are annually organized in the three major island clusters of the country namely Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao as part of the NAST PHL’s and DOST’s long-standing commitment of bringing science closer to the Filipino people. The RSMs provide a venue for the discussion of relevant and timely regional concerns and the presentation of S&T-based recommendations. (more…)

SARwAIS Project holds 2nd Stakeholders Meeting

Philippine Information Technology Organization March 4, 2022 No Comments
DOST Officials, stakeholders, and speakers show their current space technology efforts and initiatives at the SARwAIS Stakeholders Meeting 2022

Quezon City, Philippines –In order to apprise our stakeholders of the progress, activities, and efforts of the Synthetic Aperture Radar and Automatic Identification System for Innovative Terrestrial Monitoring and Maritime Surveillance (SARwAIS) Project, an annual Stakeholders Meeting is hereby convened. (more…)

DOST grants funding to BatStateU for Regional Inclusive Innovation Center (RIIC) implementation

Philippine Information Technology Organization October 19, 2021 No Comments

BATANGAS CITY – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) – Region 4a entered into partnership with the Batangas State University (BatStateU) through a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the initial implementation of the Regional Inclusive Innovation Center (RIIC) in Calabarzon, on October 7. (more…)

Next generation of PH satellites under way

Philippine Information Technology Organization September 17, 2021 No Comments
3D renders of the MULA satellite. Photos courtesy of SSTL.

PH eyes having new Earth Observation satellite in space by 2023 (more…)

Maya-3 and Maya-4 CubeSats launched to International Space Station

Philippine Information Technology Organization August 29, 2021 No Comments
Launch of SpaceX Falcon 9 carrying cube satellites Maya-3 and Maya-4 to the International Space Station Photo captured via NASA Live stream

The CubeSats Maya-3 and Maya-4 were launched to the ISS on August 29, 2021 at 3:14 P.M. (PST) aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket’s Dragon C208 as part of SpaceX Commercial Resupply Mission-23 (SpX-23). Weighing approximately 1.15 kilograms per unit with 10-centimeter cubic frames, these CubeSats house components that are designed to demonstrate nanosatellite-based remote data collection systems and optical imaging. Once the CubeSats are released from the ISS, they will move along an orbit similar to the space station’s, which is at an altitude of approximately 400 kilometers. (more…)