MAKATI CITY (Updated) – Responding to the urgent need of the country’s health workers as the nation battles the covid-19 pandemic, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Department of Health (DOH), in collaboration with the Confederation of Wearable Exporters of the Philippines (CONWEP) and other partners from the private sector, turned over the first batch of 10,000 pieces of locally-produced medical-grade personal protective equipment (PPE) coveralls to the Philippine General Hospital (PGH).

Inclusive Innovation Conference 2019 (IIC 2019) successfully held MAKATI CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) successfully held the Inclusive Innovation Conference (IIC 2019) last Monday, 23 September 2019, at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila. Now on its third year, the IIC 2019 gathered stakeholders from the government, academe, industry and civil society […]

RIICs: Building Innovation Platforms and Networks in the Regions The Department of Trade and Industry has begun establishing Regional Inclusive Innovation Centers (RIICs) in four pilot regions, namely Regions 5 (Bicol), 7 (Cebu), 10 (Cagayan De Oro), and 11 (Davao). Each of the pilot regions have an identified focused product/service to innovate, namely: Pili for […]