DOST- RO2, DOST-CAR, ISU usher Tabuk City in crafting the Smart City Roadmap

As part of its journey towards becoming a Smart City, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST)- Region 02, DOSTCordillera Administrative Region (CAR), and Isabela State University (ISU) recently shepherded Tabuk City in the crafting of the Smart City Roadmap.

Attended by representatives from the different city departments, the activity aims to capacitate Tabuk City in the development of road map that will serve as a guide in the development and/or deployment of relevant technologies anchored to the Philippine Smarter City Framework.

The roadmap contains significant steps and milestones in the achievement of city’s goal of becoming sustainable and will provide a bird’s eye view in what areas DOST interventions will come in.

Ms. Raquel Santos, DOST-Region 2 Smart City Focal Person, discussed the Smarter City Framework as an introductory and the know-hows of Logical Framework formulation which will be the foundation of the Road Map. This will help Tabuk City in the identification of gaps and develop trajectory goals and account risks that can contribute in the success or failure of the project.

Meanwhile, Dr. Betchie Aguinaldo, ISU Program Director of Business Intelligence Development Center (BIRD-C), presented the technologies developed by the center through the funding of the DOST- Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD) which the Local Government Unit of Cauayan City- the pioneer Smart City, are currently utilizing particularly on their operations.

These technologies will be adapted by Tabuk City through a tripartite collaboration with the Kalinga State University (KSU) which will focus on the customization to fit with the city’s demographics. Additionally, DOST-CAR through its Local Grants-in-Aid will fund this venture in counter parting with the City Government Unit.

Aligned to the United Nations (UN) 17 Sustainable Development Goals, the Smarter City project of DOST which was formulated by DOST-PCIEERD, aims to transform communities and cities to become sustainable through the deployment of DOST-developed technologies and utilization of digital solutions-Industry 4.0 interventions.

As science, technology, and innovation (STI) key players, the DOST Regional Offices are one in supporting the promotion, transfer and utilization of technologies to create a vibrant STI culture towards inclusive development in the countryside.