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The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has embarked on a partnership with Microsoft Philippines to conduct the 12th edition of Imagine Cup, an annual student competition of  software applications addressing national problems in health, education, e-government, and others, as DOST’s Information and Communications Technology Office (ICTO) continues to support local talents in the industry.

To be held in April 2014, Imagine Cup aims to encourage schools to institutionalize ICT-enabled innovation initiatives in their respective campuses in order to become hubs for ideas that will help solve real-life problems.

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From paper, cordage, furniture and handicraft industries to other materials, the uses of abaca have scaled-up to the higher end. Now abaca can be used as material for natural fiber-reinforced plastic composite material to replace some parts of cars.

And, wait, there’s more. The Department of Science and Technology (DOST)’s Industrial Technology Development Institute (ITDI) informed other potential use of abaca such as material for better roofing material for public utility jeepneys because of its lower heat conductivity. This means that abacakeeps inside temperature cooler, making it suitable for the country’s tropical warmth and humidity.

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In recent years, the continuous rise of the prices of bakery products in the market is reportedly causedby wheat shortage and flour-based products worldwide. Local bakers said that they will not raise the prices of their products if the government finds a substitute that is cheaper and locally available.

To address this need, the Food and Nutrition Research Institute of Department of Science and Technology (DOST-FNRI) looked into the potential of using of coconut flour as an ingredient in the formulation of functional food such as bread.