THE Department of Science and Technology (DoST) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with various government agencies to support its program of establishing smart and sustainable communities in the Philippines.

Signatories to the document were DoST Secretary Renato Solidum; Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. represented by Asst. Secretary Atty. Romeo Benitez of the Legal Affairs Department; Information and Communication Technology Secretary Ivan John Uy; and Atty. Engelbert Caronan Jr., president and chief executive officer of the Development Academy of the Philippines.