DOST Academe Technology-Based Enterprise Development (DATBED) Program

Activities Meetings with the college deans and R&D directors Participated in the business project competition and encouraged the winners to apply in the program Conducted school orientation and inspection of school facilities Conducted project visit/ monitoring

Significant Accomplishments Funds were granted to the school – Cabugcayan National School Arts and Trades (CNSAT) – P47, – Laguna State Polytechnic University (LSPU) – Siniloan – P250,000 – Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) – P508,710

Accomplishment for CY 2014 Performance IndicatorTargetsAccomplished No. proposals received/ evaluated 16 No. of implementing plan received/ evaluated 14 No. of projects approved 99 Amount of invesment 800,000175,493 No. of student beneficiaries 2114 No. of schools oriented 820 No. of schools accredited 88 No. of projects monitored 4366 Amount recovered from investment 81,94038,200 Technical advisory services rendered 1621 Number of projects completed -3

Issues and challenges IssuesStrategies School officials and faculties present during the orientation are no longer connected to the school. Sudden changes in the DATBED coordinator. Discuss the DATBED Program with the new management. If possible, conduct re-orientation on the school.

Issues and challenges IssuesStrategies School is busy with academic requirements and other school activities thus, they cannot submit documentary requirements. - Continous follow-up (letter, e- mail and phone calls) for the submission of documents. - Assist the academic institutions in the preparation of the documentary requirements by providing them the implementing plan and proposal format.

Issues and challenges IssuesStrategies Target student-beneficiaries graduated from the school on or before the approval of projects. - Allow 2nd year students to participate in the program implementation since under new curriculum, on-the-job training (OJT) of some schools start as early as their 2 nd year college. - Conceptualize new DATBED modality wherein young professionals can apply to Stage II of the DATBED Program without implementing Stage I.

Issues and challenges IssuesStrategies Several government and non- governmental organizations also offer trainings and financial assistance for students’ enterprise projects. (e.g. DOLE giving P100,000 to SUCs not requiring submission of proposals.) Pro-active in the promotion of the program.

Issues and challenges IssuesStrategies Delays on the release of funds to the school’s main campus to the branch campus. Create a provision in the MOA wherein the funds be released to the designated Collecting Disbursement Officer (CDO) so the funds approved will be directly release to their campus. CDO may open new account (trust fund) in the name of the program/ project.

Issues and challenges IssuesStrategies Approved projects are required to sign the MOA in TAPI. Some schools do not have sufficient travelling allowance to comply with TAPI’s MOA signing. - TAPI to visit the school located in Visayas and Mindanao for MOA signing. - Provide ceiling on the approved amount to comply with TAPI’s MOA signing.

Issues and challenges IssuesStrategies - Policy in the assistance coverage for ICT and engineering projects under the program. - In school’s setting, students are not allowed to use school computers and other ICT equipment for their project to prevent malwares and virus in the school ICT facilities. Thus, students are left with no choice but to use their own laptops and buy their own software. School ICT facilities are mainly used for teaching purposes only. Include software development, testing and debugging in the assistance coverage.

Targets for CY 2015 Performance Indicator Target No. proposals evaluated 16 No. of implementing plan evaluated 14 No. of projects approved 9 Amount of invesment 800,000 No. of student beneficiaries 14 No. of schools oriented 10 No. of schools accredited 8 No. of projects monitored 41 Amount recovered from investment 50,000

New activities for 2015 Continue to promote the program in the regions by providing them copies of the new program guidelines. Call for proposals to DATBED accredited schools under the program. Schools scheduled for end-of-program assessment will also be encouraged to submit project proposals under Stage II.

Promote the program to engineering and ICT schools – Meeting with the college deans and department heads – Participated in the business project competition and encouraged the winners to apply in the program New activities for 2015

Create a new DATBED modality for the Technical Vocational Institutions (TVIs) Conceptualize DATBED competition for schools with exemplary performance to encourage other schools to implement the DATBED Program. New activities for 2015

Conceptualize DATBED ceremonial awarding for DATBED accredited academic institutions and granting of funds to schools with successful projects. New activities for 2015