**The Department of Science and Technology will put food security, sustainable energy, and national resilience at the center of the 2026 National Science, Technology and Innovation Week.**The five-day event will run from Nov. 25 to 29 in General Santos City under the subtheme, “Science, Technology, and Digital Innovation: Driving Food Security, Sustainable Energy, and National Resilience.” DOST said the program will bring science-based solutions closer to Southern Mindanao communities while showing how research and digital tools can address practical national challenges.
**Visitors will see interactive exhibits, forums, competitions, and technology demonstrations led by DOST agencies, industry partners, schools, and local governments.**The program includes robot-building and e-games development contests, along with exhibits on agriculture, aquaculture, energy, and disaster preparedness. DOST said the event will also highlight smart farming and aquaculture practices, green-energy technologies, and innovations developed in Southern Mindanao. That mix gives the NSTW a practical focus: it connects research and engineering with the needs of farmers, entrepreneurs, students, and communities.
**DOST Secretary Renato Solidum Jr. said science and innovation must be treated as connected tools for national progress.**In the department’s statement, he linked the event’s themes to challenges such as El Niño, fuel pressures, and widespread flooding. The department’s framing is important because it moves beyond showcasing laboratory prototypes: it presents technology as part of food, energy, and disaster planning. For the Philippines, that means the value of the NSTW will be measured not only by exhibits but also by whether useful solutions reach local producers and public institutions.
**The General Santos program also reflects DOST’s effort to make science policy more regional and accessible.**The department said local communities can contribute innovations suited to their own conditions, while national agencies can learn from those projects. Its official reporting on regional science and technology activities describes the wider network as a bridge between local technologies, research, industries, and stakeholders. With General Santos hosting the national celebration, the 2026 NSTW offers a public view of how robotics, digital skills, clean energy, research equipment, and resilience planning can be connected in one Philippine technology agenda.
Sources:BusinessWorldandDOST.
