DOST (SETUP) Nationwide Strategy of Small and Medium Enterprises
Ericka Mae G. Pabalan
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The Filipino Watchdog 7:47 PM | Wednesday, March 25th, 2015
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The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is again holding a forum about Small Enterprise Upgrading Program (SETUP) it is a nationwide tactic to promote and assist SMEs to adopt technological innovations to improve their operations and thus heighten their efficiency and competitiveness. Though the help of Science and technology.
The Program was launched during President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s administration. SETUP enables firms to address their technical problems through technology transfers and technological interventions to advance productivity through better product quality, human resources development, cost minimization and waste management, and other operation in related activities.
SETUP also focuses assistance on priority sectors like Food Processing, Furniture, Gift, housewares and decors, Marines and Aquatic Resources, Horticulture and Agriculture, Metals and Engineering, Information and Communication technology or Electronics, Health Product or Pharmaceuticals.
It educates about the new Technology. The subsequent was the major strategies to improve their objectives and this are the following The Provision of Technology, Product Standards and Testing, Packaging and Labelling, Database Management and Information System, and the Link ageing and Networking.
One of the illustrations of the missions launched under this program are the Manufacturing Productivity Extension Program (MPEX) for business in the manufacturing and food industry, the Consultancy for Agricultural Productivity Enhancement (CAPE), the Consultancy for Cleaner Production Technology, for businesses who want improve the safety and good organization of their production development and minimize waste. The technological innovations that have successfully commercialized for Mindanao incorporate of wine fermentation kit and vinegar fermentation kit for pineapple plantations.
Although most of the services are no cost and seed money is provided for companies that contribute in technology transfer, the business owners will have to pay for some of the services like shouldering the expenses of the scientists that are flown in for other parts of the country or abroad for consultation.
(With reports from Carl Jerome Maroma)
The Program was launched during President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s administration. SETUP enables firms to address their technical problems through technology transfers and technological interventions to advance productivity through better product quality, human resources development, cost minimization and waste management, and other operation in related activities.
SETUP also focuses assistance on priority sectors like Food Processing, Furniture, Gift, housewares and decors, Marines and Aquatic Resources, Horticulture and Agriculture, Metals and Engineering, Information and Communication technology or Electronics, Health Product or Pharmaceuticals.
It educates about the new Technology. The subsequent was the major strategies to improve their objectives and this are the following The Provision of Technology, Product Standards and Testing, Packaging and Labelling, Database Management and Information System, and the Link ageing and Networking.
One of the illustrations of the missions launched under this program are the Manufacturing Productivity Extension Program (MPEX) for business in the manufacturing and food industry, the Consultancy for Agricultural Productivity Enhancement (CAPE), the Consultancy for Cleaner Production Technology, for businesses who want improve the safety and good organization of their production development and minimize waste. The technological innovations that have successfully commercialized for Mindanao incorporate of wine fermentation kit and vinegar fermentation kit for pineapple plantations.
Although most of the services are no cost and seed money is provided for companies that contribute in technology transfer, the business owners will have to pay for some of the services like shouldering the expenses of the scientists that are flown in for other parts of the country or abroad for consultation.
(With reports from Carl Jerome Maroma)