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10 Local Startups Complete DICTโ€™s STEP UP CALABARZON 2023 Cohortย 
December 11, 2023

Ten budding local startups set off as the Startup-Tailored Empowerment and People-focused Upskilling Project (STEP UP) CALABARZON 2023 Cohort.  Juan Dโ€™Job, eXportHub Philippines, E-CO-IN, Pamana, KaliMap, Turo, GAWA, Care4Juan, Tangkilik, and IMIS presented their business ventures during the STEP UP Graduation and Demo Day at the Batangas State University (BatStateU).  The Department of Information and […]

DICT empowers 33 startup regional acceleration mentees in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao
December 1, 2023

The Department of Information and Communications Technology, through the ICT Industry Development Bureau (IIDB), sets off three (3) regional acceleration projects in Regions 4A, 6, and 10. The Startup-tailored Empowerment and People-focused Upskilling Project (STEP UP) takes off for CALABARZON, Western Visayas, and Northern Mindanao, scouting 33 local startups to undergo the short-term, extensive, and […]

Forbes Asia 100 To Watch
August 30, 2023

Innovation and ingenuity for the underserved markets? These nine Philippine firms and startups proved to be fueled by both!

๐ƒ๐ˆ๐‚๐“, ๐†๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ฌ๐๐‡ ๐›๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐‡ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐Ÿ”๐ญ๐ก ๐†๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ง ๐€ ๐๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก ๐ข๐ง ๐๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐š๐จ
June 16, 2023

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and GeeksPH announced the revival of Geeks On A Beach (GOAB) after a five-year break and is set to happen in Panglao, Bohol on November 23-24, during the Philippine Startup Week 2023.

DICT SCALE Full Reports and Roadmaps Released
February 22, 2023

As mandated by the Innovative Startup Act (R.A. #11337), the Philippine Startup Development Program (PSDP) exists with the goal of supporting the countryโ€™s growing startup ecosystem through various programs, benefits, and incentives. Being one of the lead agencies, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) implemented the Digital Startup Development and Acceleration Program (DSDAP) […]

DICT Welcomes Startup Cohort Graduates under its Pilot Acceleration Project in Bicol
March 8, 2023

Servisit, Gina, Andale, Orange Country – BSF Biopods, Dibit, and RoomPal successfully graduated under the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT)โ€™s Startup-Tailored Empowerment and People-focused Upskilling Project or STEP UP in Naga City, Bicol on March 4, 2023.ย 

READ: ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐‚๐“ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐‡ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ
December 20, 2022

The Philippine Startup Week 2022 is a week-long event that brought together the local startup community, and highlighted the various sectors and homegrown high-potential startups contributing to the growing Philippine startup ecosystem. With the theme โ€œHomegrown Heroes: Cultivating Future Tech Giantsโ€, this nationwide conference held on 14-18 November 2022 at the Blue Leaf Events Pavilion in Taguig City wrapped up its fourth annual run.

QC LGU Launches Startup QC

Highlighting the need to support startups to increase Business Friendliness, The Quezon City Government, through its new program, Startup QC, brought together various stakeholders of the Startup Ecosystem at the Quezon City City Hall last October 28, Friday, to host its grand launch.

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NEWS: DICT launches its First Regional Startup Acceleration Project in Bicol
September 16, 2022

Supporting the growth of startup ecosystems all over the Philippines, particularly the countryside, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), in partnership with the Bicol Entrepreneurship and Empowerment Center for Accelerating Local Livelihood (BEECALL) Technology Incubator, launched its pilot regional acceleration project in Naga City, Bicol on September 2, 2022.ย 

NEWS: Huawei Seeds for the Future Program Supports Ten Filipino Delegates to Thailand
September 21, 2022

Seeking to promote local talents in the ICT sector, the Huawei Seeds for the Future Program supported ten Filipino delegates to represent the Philippines along with the 16 countries from Asia Pacific Region during the Seeds for the Future Asia Pacific held in Thailand from August 19 โ€“ 29,2022.ย