Inaguraran so DOST–Pangasinan Polytechnic College (PPC) Innovation Hub o iHub ed 17 February 2026 ed Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center, Lingayen, Pangasinan. So seremonia’y pinanguluan na ni DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr., kapatagan na so Undersecretary for Regional Operations Engr. Sancho A. Mabborang, PPC President Prof. Raymundo D. Rovillos, tan DOST Ilocos Region Director Teresita A. Tabaog, kasama na laan so lokal a gobyerno, industriya, tan akademia. Ibinilin na ni Secretary Solidum ya layunin na so iHub’y agbalin inclusive tan gender-responsive, para masuportaran so lokal a talento tan palakasin so regional innovation para ed masustinebol a paglinang.
Inpaliwanag na so Undersecretary Mabborang ya so iHub’y open-access a lugar para ed ideation, prototyping, eksperimento, tan mentorship para ed pre-incubation. Pagserbiyan na so estudyante, researchers, startups, innovators, MSMEs, tan iba pang komunidad, para mapaluto tan maipakita so ideya bilang market-driven tan community-led a solusyon. Inbaga met ni Director Tabaog ya layunin na so iHub’y agbalin kultura ed pag-innovate ed rehiyon, bilang sentro na ed academia, industriya, tan komunidad para ag-eksperimento ed teknolohiya tan maipakita so kaalaman ya makatulong ed tao.
So DOST–PPC Innovation Hub magfokus ed panangsolbar na lokal a pangailangan, kasla ed agrikultura, pangisdaan, edukasyon, disaster resilience, tan small business development. Kapagmakolaborar so academia, LGUs, industriya, tan civil society, masiguro na so innovation agbalin practical, inclusive, tan sustainable. Layunin na so DOST Ilocos Region tan PPC na inspiraran so bagong henerasyon na innovators ed Pangasinan ya agdesign, agbuo, tan ag-sustain so solusyon para ed komunidad tan palakasin so regional innovation ecosystem na probinsya.
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