WMSU spearheads the RAISE Program Inception Meeting in Western Mindanao
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 (𝐖𝐌𝐒𝐔), 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢-𝐀𝐪𝐮𝐚 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐄𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 (𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐒𝐄) 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐨, 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨-𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐦, 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐖𝐌𝐒𝐔 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐬, 𝐙𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐌𝐈 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝐙𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 (𝐙𝐒𝐂𝐌𝐒𝐓), 𝐉𝐇 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 (𝐉𝐇𝐂𝐒𝐂), 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 (𝐉𝐑𝐌𝐒𝐔), 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐑𝐮𝐛𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 (𝐏𝐑𝐑𝐈).
Commencing at 9:00 AM, the meeting opened with a solemn prayer, followed by the heartfelt rendition of the national anthem and Zamboanga Hermosa. Engr. Arvic S. Francisco, the Regional IPTBM Project Leader, presided over the session. During his address, he introduced Dr. Nursia M. Barjose (Vice President for Academic Affairs), representing University President Dr. Ma. Carla A. Ochotorena, who delivered a motivational message, setting the stage for a day of collaboration and innovation.
The primary agenda of the meeting focused on the presentation and deliberation of project deliverables and budget approvals for various RAISE program projects. This was presented by key project leaders, including:
𝐃𝐫. 𝐑𝐞𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞 𝐄. 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐝𝐚, RAISE Program Leader in Western Mindanao, presented Project 3 Regional ATBI deliverables and work plan.
𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐫. 𝐀𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜 𝐒. 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨, Regional IPTBM Project Leader, presented Project 1 Component A for Regional deliverables and Component B for the existing IPTBM.
𝐌𝐫. 𝐑𝐞𝐲 𝐑𝐚𝐥𝐩𝐡 𝐇. 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐨, Regional Project Leader for Regional Knowledge Management Hub in Western Mindanao, presented deliverables and the draft Regional logo for RAISE Region 9, gathering comments and inputs for the final logo revision.
𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐆𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐀. 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐥, Regional Project Leader for Project 2: Establishment of Regional Agri-business Hub, presented project deliverables and targeted activities for Year 1 implementation and a brief explanation of the TRL Level as a guide for identifying technology readiness level as an input for IP Audit.
Additionally, CMI Project Leaders Dr. Maila V. Pan (IPTBM Project Leader for Fisheries/ZSCMST), Mr. Rickler R. Detalla (IPTBM Project Leader for JHCSC), Mr. Yhebron J. Lagud (IPTBM Project Leader for JRMSU), and Engr. Evangeline P. Garcia (IPTBM Project Leader for PRRI) highlighted their respective project deliverables and Year 1 target activities.
During the afternoon session, Engr. Francisco provided insights into IP Audit, discussing its definition, scope, and commercially viable technologies. Ms. Hazel E. Serra, Technical Assistant II for Region 9, briefly updated the attendees on the status of IP Policy and Technology Transfer Protocol, representing Atty. Maria Pilar Luisa C. Elago, the current ITSO Manager for the WMSU-IPTBM Office.
Whereas, Mr. Given Love Senturias, Project Staff of Regional IPTBM presented the Technology Commercialization Process Flow in WMSU, of which it served as a clearer guide for the CMIs in the projection of their technologies.
The meeting also included discussions on major plan activities led by Dr. Autida. Towards its conclusion, Engr. Swidin S. Husin, the Associate Director of RDEC, emphasized the way forward for the RAISE Program and its partner CMIs. He highlighted the importance of institutionalizing IPTBM in their respective institutions and maintaining open lines of communication for successful project conduct and regional deliverables.
(Hazel E. Serra, Project Technical Assistant – WMSU IPTBM)
