Innovation

PLDT Enterprise and PLDT Innolab announce the Start-Up Innovation Challenge 2024, a dynamic platform, launched in 2021, designed to empower and support local start-ups in the Philippines.

Samsung Electronics Philippines Corporation continues its commitment to shaping the country’s next-gen heroes through the Solve for Tomorrow initiative. Public science high school students nationwide, currently in grades 8 to 10, are invited to showcase their best innovative ideas through the 2024 competition, where they can get a chance to win PHP2 Million worth of cash prizes and Samsung devices for their school, teams, and teacher adviser. 

Two Filipino NGOs have been named as recipients of grants from the APAC Sustainability Seed Fund 2.0, which provides funding for local sustainability-focused organizations and initiatives in the region in the face of climate change and worsening natural disasters.

Red Bull Basement Philippines invites student innovators, entrepreneurs, and tech enthusiasts to harness AI to build robust business plans and bring their ideas to life. Application period is open until September 30, 2024.

PLDT and Smart team up with the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) to launch InnoGen 4.0 with the theme “Innovation for All.” The program calls on tech-savvy youth to pitch their technology-enabled solutions that empower persons with disabilities.

As part of Honda Cars Philippines, Inc.’s (HCPI) commitment to empowering the youth of today, it has continued its partnership with the Department of Science and Technology–Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) at this year’s 7th imake.wemake:create.innovate.collaborate.

SM Supermalls, together with She Loves Tech, QBO Innovation Hub, and Ideaspace Ventures Inc., empowered ten Filipina-led tech startups to showcase their innovative and impactful business models last August 2, 2024, Friday, in the Philippine finals of She Loves Tech 2024, held at SM Aura’s Samsung Hall.

Seven Filipino student teams showcased their Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) skills at the Shell Eco-marathon Asia-Pacific and the Middle East 2024 held recently at the Mandalika International Circuit, Lombok, Indonesia.

TECH PLANTER, initiated by Leave a Nest, is a global platform that supports start-ups in various regions, including the ASEAN. The program in the Philippines aims to solve deep social issues using science and technology-rooted innovations.