2014 Accomplishments

DOST-Biliran staff during the 2014 Christmas fellowship

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Another year has passed, another year comes. As the working calendar 2015 officially opens today it is our duty as a government office to report what we have done according to our mandates. The following is the scoop of our accomplishments based on the set performance indicators:

SETUP

The DOST Biliran Provincial Science and Technology Center's major mandate is to support the micro, small, and medium enterprises (mSMEs)by applying science, technology, and innovation to improve their productivity. Through the Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP), DOST-Biliran targeted to assist 5 new mSMEs for a total proposed allocation of PhP 2.13M. It was able to assist 7 enterprises with approved funding support of PhP 2.9 M or 140% and 138% as to the number of enterprises and the amount of assistance respectively.

Based on KPIs

Based on our key performance indicators, DOST Biliran targeted to provide 34 Technology Interventions to 5 existing mSMEs and 3 new mSMEs that would generate PhP 3.754M Gross Sales and employ a total of 42 persons. As the year closed, the Center was able to extend a total of 45 Technology Interventions or 132% of the target. Technology Interventions included provision of technology, acquisition of technology related equipment, proposal preparation, plant lay-out assistance, product and process improvement, etc. The interventions helped 21 existing firms and 3 new firms. The gross sales generated by assisted mSMEs as a result of the support reached PhP 7.8 M or 208% on target. It also generated an employment of 70 persons which is 165% of our target.

Provision of consultancy services is another task of the DOST Biliran. Implementation of the regular consultancy programs of DOST  achieved 100% accomplishments as targeted. The MPEX helped 4 firms, another 4 firms availed of CAPE, 1 for CPT, 1 for Energy Audit, and 2 firms for Food Safety. In addition the office rendered one-on-one consultancy with various clients in different technology concerns. For 2014 the office provided 52  other consultancies (target = 44) to 95 clients (target=44) with 77 experts deployed (target=55). These figures are also higher to as much as 216% against target

For training services, DOST Biliran targeted 9 trainings for 9 firms with 94 participants with 17 experts deployment. The office conducted 9 trainings, assisted 16 firms with 160 participants and 17 experts. Accomplishments surpassed the target to as much as 178% for the number of firms assisted.

Network and Resource Generation

The DOST Biliran could not achieve its mandate alone. Partners such as the LGUs, other line agencies, and NGOs are crucial in project implementation. Because of this one of its major KPIs is Networks and Linkages established. In 2014 DOST targeted 12 networks and linkages with 3 projects co-funded with LGUs and 3 trainings conducted with LGUs. The office was able to create 44 linakges with 34 projects supported with LGUs and 3 trainings conducted with LGUs.

These projects implemented and linkages established in 2014 generated project resources amounting to PhP 1.3 M from LGUs, PhP 0.6 M from SUC, PhP 2.05M from other line agencies, PhP 2.92M from NGOs/mSMEs and PhP 0.3 M from other government organization.

Internal Resources

The DOST-Biliran was able to achieve all these with a very skeletal force. The office is composed of a 5-personnel team. Total budget for SETUP Implementation for the past year was only PhP 0.56 M and another PhP 0.6 M for Office operations excluding salary and benefits of regular staff. DOST is currently housed in its own 2-storey building inside the campus of the Naval State University in Naval, Biliran