Get ready Kagay-anons! Cagayan de Oro City will host the National Science, Technology, and Innovation Week (NSTW) next year. The event will be a gathering of the country’s scientists, researchers, inventors, and institutions and highlights the significant contributions of science and technology to national development. NSTW has also become a platform for heralding S&T advocacy in the country.
During the NSTW, activities include giving out various awards for basic and applied research, technology transfer, technology commercialization and S&T promotion; scientific meetings, technical and investment forums, technology demonstrations, and technical tours.
From 1993 until 2019, the NSTW was celebrated every third week of July under Proclamation 169. However, in August 2019, former President Rodrigo “Roa” Duterte signed Proclamation 780, moving the NSTW to the fourth week of November. The date change aimed to ensure maximum participation from schools, students, stakeholders, the business sector, and the public during the week-long celebration, in line with the academic calendar of most universities, schools, and educational institutions. Iloilo recently hosted this year’s NSTW, the first time it was held outside Metro Manila.
