1st CIG Talks for 2023 Features the Philippine Accreditation Bureau (PAB) as the National Accreditation Body of the Country

MAKATI CITY — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)’s Competitiveness and Innovation Group held the first “Competitiveness and Innovation Gear-Up Talks” (CIG Talks) for 2023 on 07 June via Zoom webinar platform and livestreamed via the official DTI and CIG social media platforms. Entitled “Getting to Know PAB: Its Mandate and Accreditation Services,” the […]

Startup Venture Fund jumpstarts investor-startup matching

MAKATI CITY – Bridging networks for investors and startups, SYNAPSE: A Community Mixer Event was held on 24 March 2023 at the ABB Hall, National Development Company (NDC), Makati City. Spearheaded by the Startup Venture Fund (SVF) Investment Committee (IC), the event gathered five (5) accredited Co-investment Partners (CIPs) and eight (8) potential startup investees […]

Startup Venture Fund Formally Grants Accreditation to Gobi-Core PH Fund

MAKATI CITY – The Startup Venture Fund (SVF) Investment Committee (IC) formally acknowledged Gobi-Core PH Fund as one of its Co-investment Partners (CIPs) in an Accreditation Ceremony on 17 February 2023 at the ABB Hall, National Development Company (NDC), Makati City.   The said committee is composed of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) […]

PH Pushes for ASEAN Creative Economy Working Group

  Semarang, Indonesia – At the First Meeting of the ASEAN Senior Economic Officials held  on 16-17 January 2023 in Semarang, Indonesia, the Philippines proposed for the creation of an ASEAN Creative Economy Working Group (ACEWG) which aims to provide a platform for ASEAN Member States to collaborate  and exchange best practices towards a more robust […]

DTI’s Maiden Industrial Digital Transformation Congress (IDTC) Highlights Innovation and Digital Technologies as Catalysts for Post- Pandemic Industrial Transformation

From left to right: Dr. Richard Abendan (RTI International); Dr. Gonzalo Serafica (CISEI); Mr. Andrew Khaw (Samsung); Dr. Ruby Raterta (DOST-PCIEERD); Usec. Fita Aldaba (DTI-CIG); Mr. Ravindra Bharadwaj (Schneider Phil.); Mr. Jaime Frias (World Bank); Mr. Ricardo Domingo (Schneider Phil.); Mr. Ricky Carandang (FPH); and Dir. Janet Cuenca (DTI-BTIPR) MAKATI CITY—The Department of Trade and […]

Regional Innovation Roadshow for Region 10 Receives Full Support from Stakeholders

Cagayan de Oro City – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Competitiveness and Innovation Group (CIG), led by Competitiveness Bureau (CB) Director Lilian G. Salonga and with assistance from DTI Region X headed by Regional Director (RD) Ermedio J. Abang, conducted the third Regional Innovation Roadshow (RIR) in Cagayan de Oro City (RIR-CDO) on […]

DTI to Hold the First-Ever Industrial Digital Transformation Congress

MAKATI CITY- The Department of Trade and Industry-Competitiveness and Innovation Group (DTI-CIG), in collaboration with the Board of Investments (BOI), will hold the first-ever Industrial Digital Transformation Congress (IDTC) on 06 December 2022, with the theme “Digital Transformation and Strategic Repositioning for Globally Competitive and Innovative Industries.”   The inaugural event will bring together key […]

DTI Pushes Forth a More Competitive and Innovative Region 12

DTI-CIG Conducts the Regional Innovation Roadshow – Koronadal on 25 October 2022 KORONADAL CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Competitiveness and Innovation Group (CIG) together with DTI-Region 12 organized a Regional Innovation Roadshow (RIR) on 24-26 October 2022 to further promote the Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI)-based Philippine Industrialization Strategy among the […]

DTI Philippines and Singapore’s INCIT Commit to Promote Innovation and Digital Transformation

Singapore – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with International Centre for Industrial Transformation (INCIT) on 19 October 2022 to cooperate and collaborate in promoting innovation and digital transformation. During the 2nd day of the 3-day Industrial Transformation ASIA-PACIFIC 2022 (ITAP 2022) at Singapore EXPO, DTI formalized the […]