Department of Science and Technology (Philippines)

Department of Science and Technology (Philippines)
Department of Science and Technology
Kagawaran ng Agham at Teknolohiya
DST seal.svg
Department overview
Formed January 30, 1987
Headquarters DOST Bldg. Gen. Santos Avenue, Bicutan, Taguig
Annual budget P2.264 billion (2011)
Department executive Dr. Mario Montejo
Child agencies Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI)
Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI)
Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS)
Website
dost.gov.ph

The Philippines' Department of Science and Technology (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Agham at Teknolohiya), abbreviated as the DOST, is the executive department of the Philippine Government responsible for the coordination of science and technology-related projects in the Philippines and to formulate policies and projects in the fields of science and technology in support of national development.

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History

The DOST was formed as the National Science Development Board in 1958, during the administration of Carlos P. Garcia. It was originally mandated to survey the state of science and technology development in the Philippines at the time, to the present Administrations, and it became the National Science and Technology Authority, or NSTA.

In 1987, when Corazon Aquino rose to power and in a shake-up of the executive departments, the NSTA was elevated to cabinet-level status to become the present-day DOST to meet the demands of the burgeoning fields of science and technology and increased calls from various sectors of Philippine society for state intervention in the fields of science and technology for the sake of national development.

Attached Agencies

  • Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI)
  • Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI)
  • Forest Products Research Development Institute (FPRDI)
  • Industrial Technology Development Institute (ITDI)
  • Metal Industry Research and Development Center (MIRDC)
  • National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST)
  • National Research Council for the Philippines (NRCP)
  • Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)
  • Philippine Council for Advanced Science and Technology Research and Development (PCASTRD)
  • Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCARRD)
  • Philippine Council for Aquatic Marine Research and Development (PCAMRD)
  • Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD)
  • Philippine Council for Industry and Energy Research and Development (PCIERD)
  • Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS)
  • Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI)
  • Philippine Science High School System (PSHS)
  • Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI)
  • Science and Technology Information Institute (STII)
  • Science Education Institute (SEI)
  • Technology Application and Promotion Institute (TAPI)
  • Technology Resource Center (TRC)

The logo of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) consists essentially of four circles joined together side by side to form a square. The circles symbolize unit particles, the building blocks of nature which are the subject and substance of science and technology.

The circle design gives an illusion of movement signifying progress through Science and Technology.

The space in the center of the joined circles forms a four-pointed star symbolic of scientific creativity.

The logo's three-color scheme represents the unknown (black), truth and enlightenment (white) and progress (blue).

The logo's four circles represent the four guiding principles in S&T development: EXCELLENCE, RELEVANCE, COOPERATION and COST-EFFECTIVENESS.

School

Philippine Science High School – Main Campus

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