PEDIPO’S Mid-Year Assessment and Planning Workshop Features DOST Programs and Services

The DOST Northern Samar was one of the two provincial government agencies invited by the newly established Provincial Economic Development and Investment Promotions Office (PEDIPO) to present programs and services during its Mid-Year Assessment and Planning Workshop on September 1-3, 2021 at San Roque, Northern Samar. 

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) representatives, Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise (MSME) owners, and the Association of Northern Samar Producers (ANSP) of which some members are SETUP cooperators participated in the said activity that aimed to assess the accomplishments and shortcomings of the PEDIPO during the first semester of the year. 

Part of the DOST 8’s intervention is to assist in the shelf-life testing analyses of products of 10 MSMEs which will be funded by the PEDIPO. In addition, the DOST will provide nutritional analysis of the respective products of the MSMEs. DOST 8 will also assist in acquiring License to Operate (LTO) required by the Food and Drug Administration. In acquiring this, it also helps expand the market of these products. Setting up plans and activities for the PEDIPO were engaged by the stakeholders and participants for the remaining months of the year. 

The Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) Analysis was also conducted in the activity which helped identify the external factors that could give or hinder the opportunities for the PEDIPO and its stakeholders. The PEDIPO considers the DOST as one of its partner agencies in providing support mechanisms for the growth of MSMEs in the province