DTI-Wide Planning 2022 The Department of Trade and Industry conducted its annual agency-wide planning session on 7, 9, and 25 March 2022 via Zoom. The three-day planning session which was organized by the Planning and Management Service (DTI-PMS) and facilitated by OTi Philippines, focused on the status and recommitment of the 2021 goals of DTI units, especially on deliverables related to digital transformation, and realignment of DTI personnel and officials with the Department’s objectives. DTI Secretary Ramon M. Lopez during the first session of the three-day DTI-Wide Planning. During the planning session, DTI Secretary Ramon M. Lopez presented the blueprint of the Department for the first half of the year. He identified his 10-priority deliverables for the next 100 days, namely 1) Central Business Portal; 2) Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP); 3) Bilateral free trade areas (FTAs); 4) Sustainability Plan; 5) Livelihood Seeding Program; 6) Strategic Investment Priorities Plan (SIPP) Marketing Surge; 7) Philippine Export Development Plan (PEDP) Diversification Priority List; 8) Start-up Venture Fund; 9) Pursue Hoarders and Profiteers, and 10) Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) Local Preference Reforms. Top row 2nd from left: DTI Secretary Ramon M. Lopez together with the DTI Officials during the DTI-Wide Planning. The Functional Groups and Attached Agencies presented a set of aligned and comprehensive mid-year goals which address immediate issues of the Secretary and the administration. In the closing of the event, Secretary Lopez extended his utmost gratitude to the DTI Family for showing integrity, competence, and excellence during his term, reiterating the importance of DTI imbuing positive change in the lives of the Filipino people. Watch the recording of the event and view the presentation of DTI Secretary Ramon M. Lopez during the 2022 DTI- Wide Planning. APRIL 2022 | VOLUME 9
CIG Talks: DTI at the Forefront of Innovation The DTI Competitiveness and Innovation Group (DTI-CIG) held its first Competitiveness and Innovation Gear-up (CIG) Talks, entitled “Town Hall Session: DTI at the Forefront of Innovation,” on 6 April 2022 via Zoom. Upper left and right: Foreign Trade Service Corps (FTSC) STR Michael Alfred V. Ignacio and DTI-CIG Assistant Secretary Napoleon K. Juanillio, Jr. Lower left and right: National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Undersecretary Rosemarie G. Edillon and DTI-CIG Undersecretary Rafaelita M. Aldaba during the open forum session of the CIG Talks held on 6 April 2022. Organized by the Bureau of Trade and Industrial Policy Research (BTIPR), the 1 st CIG Talks for this year aims to inform the DTI community on the key aspects of innovation laws and its significance to trade and industry development and raise awareness on the Department’s initiatives to foster competitiveness and innovation in the country. The webinar featured discussions on the salient points of the Philippine Innovation Act, Innovative Startup Act, and Weaving Innovation and Startups into DTI Programs and Services. View the recording and presentation materials of the CIG Talks: DTI at the Forefront of Innovation. National Innovation Day 2022 The DTI, together with NEDA, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), the Department of Education (DepEd), the Commission on Higher Education, (CHED) and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), organized the first-ever National Innovation Day on 21 April 2022 via Zoom. This year's theme "Filipinnovation: Unlocked" highlights the innovationrelated projects and programs of the government and private sector, and promote the National Innovation Agenda, including innovation priority areas. DTI-CIG Undersecretary Rafaelita M. Aldeba giving the welcome remarks during the National Innovation Day 2022. DTI Competitiveness and Innovation Group Undersecretary Rafaelita M. Aldaba delivered the welcome remarks which highlighted the Department’s continuing efforts in placing science, technology, and innovation at the heart of the country’s industrial policy through the Inclusive Innovation Industrial Strategy (I3S). policy. Read the welcome remarks of Undersecretary Aldaba for the National Innovation Day 2022. About the publication. This monthly digest aims to promote the knowledge products of the Department, produced by its employees. Use of these materials shall be subject to existing rules and guidelines. All materials for public consumption are also posted on the DTI website.