by Jund Rian A. Doringo
The Technology Application and Promotion Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-TAPI), in collaboration with DOST Regional Offices, is set to conduct the search for the outstanding patents or registrations, and research in country.
RICE is a nationwide activity that recognizes the indispensability of Filipino inventors and researchers
Dubbed as the Regional Invention Contest and Exhibits (RICE), it provides encouragement to men and women inventors and researchers to showcase their inventive and creative capabilities through a form of competition for cash incentives, awards, and bragging rights.
Composed of five categories, RICE gives due recognition to the outstanding invention through the Tuklas Award, outstanding utility model through the Unlad Award, outstanding industrial design through the Banghay Award, outstanding creative research through the Likha Award, and outstanding student creative research for high school and college students through the Sibol Award.
Open to both public and private inventors and researchers in the regions, contestants shall undergo the qualifying round to be judged by highly-competent professionals who will comprise the panel of judges.
Five qualifiers shall move forward to the final round where they will have the chance to present and demonstrate their entries before the panel of judges.
Specific to the categories, the finalists will be judged according to the set criteria which include novelty, commercial viability, stage of development and cost, unique value proposition, and scientific and technical merits, among others.
With a cash prize to as much as Php 50,000.00, winners of the regional contest shall represent their region to the National Invention Contest and Exhibits (NICE) in 2022.
Further, all qualifiers are entitled and encouraged to avail of the comprehensive DOST-TAPI Programs for pilot production, pilot and market testing, laboratory analysis and testing, venture financing, and loan assistance.
The 2021 RICE will be conducted all throughout the year with the following schedules and deadline of submission of entries:
|
Region |
RICE Schedule |
Deadline of Submission |
|
I Ilocos |
21-23 September 2021 |
30 July 2021 |
|
II Cagayan Valley |
05-07 October 2021 |
01 August 2021 |
|
Cordillera Administrative |
07-09 September 2021 |
13 July 2021 |
|
III Central Luzon |
19-21 October 2021 |
30 July 2021 |
|
IV-A CALABARZON |
18-20 May 2021 |
15 April 2021 |
|
IV-B MIMAROPA |
25-27 May 2021 |
18 April 2021 |
|
National Capital |
15-17 June 2021 |
30 April 2021 |
|
V Bicol |
01-03 June 2021 |
16 April 2021 |
|
VI Western Visayas |
06-08 July 2021 |
09 May 2021 |
|
VII Central Visayas |
21-23 July 2021 |
30 May 2021 |
|
VIII Eastern Visayas |
03-05 August 2021 |
08 June 2021 |
|
IX Zamboanga Peninsula |
17-19 August 2021 |
13 June 2021 |
|
X Northern Mindanao |
26-28 October 2021 |
30 July 2021 |
|
XI Davao |
03-05 November 2021 |
03 October 2021 |
|
XII SOCCSKSARGEN |
16-18 November 2021 |
30 June 2021 |
|
XIII Caraga |
07-09 December 2021 |
06 September 2021 |
To submit entries, please visit this link http://tapi.dost.gov.ph/news/32-rice-call-for-entries-2021 or for inquiries, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
