The Department of Science and Technology’s Science and Technology Information Institute and Advanced Science and Technology Institute sign on June 24, 2022 a memorandum of agreement that will bring science information to the countryside through the use of community-based networks to enhance hybrid learning. Photo shows DoST-STII Director Richard Burgos (2nd from left) and DoST-ASTI Director Franz de Leon (3rd from left) with Alan Taule, chief of Information Resources and Analysis Division at DoST-STII (left), and Engr. Philip Martinez, representing Peter Antonio Banzon, chief of Research and Development Division at DoST-ASTI. PHOTO BY HENRY A. DE LEON, S&T MEDIA SERVICE, DOST-STII
TO further enhance the hybrid learning in areas that are unserviceable by local telcos and internet providers, the Department of Science and Technology-Science and Technology Information Institute (DoST-STII) and Advanced Science and Technology Institute (DoST-ASTI) partnered to make science learning accessible to students in the far-flung areas of the country.