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Barangay Bagong Silangan from District 2 in Quezon was awarded the Best Community Empowerment Through Science and Technology (CEST) beneficiary in the NCR with Two hundred thousand pesos (PhP200,000) in financial aid for its project. Barangay Bagong Silangan will vie for the National Best CEST award. The award was given in a simple ceremony during the Stakeholders Night of the DOST-NCR 2023 Regional Science, Technology and Innovation Week held in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City. The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) gives the award to highlight the best practices of communities empowered through the support of various Science, Technology and- Innovation (STI) programs. QC PESO manager Rogelio L. Reyes and The Joy of Urban Farming (JOUF) head Ms. Tina Perez - both representatives of the city government- received the Plaque of Recognition on behalf of the city. The Quezon City Government had received a Plaque of Recognition for its support and commitment to STI programs. Ear

  The Quezon City Government and the Department of Science and Technology-National Capital Region (DOST-NCR) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreeing to work jointly and collaborate in implementing the iSTART Program in the city.   The DOST Regional Offices are implementing the Innovation, Science and Technology for Accelerating Regional Technology Based Development (iSTART) Program. The MOU would enable the DOST-NCR to mainstream STI (Science, Technology and Innovation) in existing development plans, and/or to create a separate STI Plan supplementary to its existing development plans outlining the technology-based projects in the city. Under the MOU, a city-level technical working group (TWG) will be formed and created to coordinate with the QC LGU and DOST in undertaking the iSTART project. The iSTART Program seeks to develop a comprehensive STI Plan that will be identified by studying current Comprehensive Development Plans (CDP), Comprehensive Land Use Plan, An

  The Quezon City Government has received recognition from the Department of Science and Technology - National Capital Region (DOST-NCR) for its efforts, support and commitment in the implementation of the Innovation, Science and Technology for Accelerating Regional Technology-Based Development (iSTART) Program and Smart City in Quezon City. QC Mayor Joy Belmonte had tasked PESO manager Rogelio L. Reyes to receive the Plaque of Recognition for the city government from the DOST-NCR in a simple ceremony today, August 30, held at SM Aura, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City, at the start of the 2023 Regional Science, Technology and Innovation Week in NCR. Under the leadership of Mayor Joy Belmonte, the Quezon City Government had initiated some technology-driven initiatives and programs that had developed and improved the quality of public service to city residents. Some of these programs include the digital tax payment, QC ID for residents, assistance for displaced workers through Alagang