THE Department of Science and Technology – Advanced Science and Technology Institute (DOST-ASTI) hosted the third Advanced Science, Technology, and Innovation Convention (AstiCon) 2026 at Lanson Place, Mall of Asia, Pasay City on June 23, 2026.
INNOVATION WATCH AstiCon 2026 brings multisectoral representatives and worldwide specialists to talk about how native improvements remain within the sport. PHOTO FROM DOST-STII
In its third 12 months, AstiCon shifted from showcasing particular person applied sciences to constructing the national capabilities — the infrastructure, expertise, governance, and partnerships behind the demo. This 12 months’s theme, “Preparing Tomorrow, Today: Building Real National Capabilities,” framed it as a steady means of sustaining and scaling science and expertise merchandise.
In fact, there isn’t any scarcity of product pilots and prototypes. However, there are far fewer merchandise that survive the bounce from challenge to commercialized companies. AstiCon 2026 was constructed round closing that hole — shifting the dialog from “what we can build” to “what we will hold, scale, and govern.
Running alongside the talks, a curated expertise exhibit allowed contributors see DOST-ASTI’s instruments in motion and hint how each helps public-sector innovation and national improvement.
AstiCon 2026 convened representatives from national authorities companies, native authorities models, business companions, educational and analysis establishments, and worldwide improvement organizations — the combination of actors whose sustained collaboration the conference argues is the actual engine of national functionality.
Through AstiCon 2026, DOST-ASTI goals to deepen cross-sector collaboration and advance a sensible agenda for the way science and expertise drive national improvement — constructed to final past the occasion itself.
ASTI is likely one of the connected companies of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), aimed toward offering science-based, revolutionary, and inclusive options throughout 4 strategic pillars — human well-being, wealth creation, wealth safety, and sustainability.