DTI Region 10 celebrated National Innovation Day by joining the Regional Innovation Program and Exhibit in SM City Cagayan de Oro last April 21-22, 2022.
Fab Lab Mindanao is one of the start-up/MSMEs who participated in the Regional Innovation Program and Exhibit in SM City Cagayan de Oro last April 21-22, 2022.

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 10 joined the Regional Innovation Program and Exhibit in SM City Cagayan de Oro last April 21-22, 2022.

With the theme “Filipinnovation: Unlocked”, the event was organized in celebration of National Innovation Day held on April 21 of every year as declared under Republic Act 11293 or the Philippine Innovation Act.

The Regional Innovation Program and Exhibit was officially launched on April 21, 2022. It showcased the accomplishments and best practices of the region’s innovation programs, projects, and activities, as well as recognize partner/stakeholders who play a vital role in uplifting and sustaining the innovation ecosystem in Northern Mindanao.

As co-implementor of the region’s Innovation Program, DTI-10 showcased a number of assisted MSMEs/startups: IDEYA/FabLab Mindanao, Wela, Brooky, Dirt Bag, Kahero, Republik Junk, and Bentamo/Adovah, who are also incubatees of  the University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTP).

The official launching of the program and exhibit was followed by an Innovation Talk with DTI-10 Assistant Regional Director Ruel B. Paclipan as one of the panelists.

The two-day event was organized by Oro Chamber as the lead program coordinator, with National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)-10 as the lead convenor of the said endeavor, and in partnership with Department of Science and Technology (DOST)-10 and Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT)-10. ♦

Date of Release: 26 April 2022