DoST’s #TekNegoShow features health technologies

THE Department of Science and Technology Industrial Technology Development Insitute (DoST-ITDI) has come up with a talk show on narratives and insights of technology generators, business people and the consuming public.

Called “#TekNegoshow,” the program is produced by ITDI’s Technological Services Division (TSD) through its Information and Documentation Section (IDS) and broadcast through the digital platform or the internet.

“Hoping to widen and heighten engagement with our stakeholders, we are piloting an off-the-cuff business type talk show for the first time. With this initiative, we aim to be able to increase the likelihood of technology take up,” TDI Director Dr. Annabelle Briones said.

The initial season will feature technologies and technical services geared toward health and hygiene deemed relevant to the Covid-19 pandemic. In some of the episodes, the digital show will feature content of partner companies.

“This way ITDI can provide for the public virtual experience of the technology and a way to interact with technology generators and companies that adopt this,” Briones explained.

The 13 episodes of the first season will air weekly on Wednesday afternoons, where viewers have the chance to interact online with a team of moderators.

With a cast of around 13 to 15 technology experts, topics will focus on select technologies deemed relevant to the current health crisis such as ready-to-eat foods, health foods and drinks, VCO processing, and VCO-personal care and hygiene products. Food safety, packaging and technology transfer mechanisms will be the focus for technical services.

Meanwhile, a segment is expected to break the punch through raw, unscripted reactions through “tektok,” capitalizing on the current online craze to elicit more active engagement with the audience.