DTI, DOST launch online platform OneSTore.ph

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will tie up with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) to help micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) expand their market and reach clients online with the OneSTore.ph.

“MSMEs are the backbone of the Philippine economy. And as part of President Rodrigo Duterte’s whole-of-government approach to assist MSMEs, we are teaming up with DOST to impact the lives of more Filipino entrepreneurs,” said DTI Secretary Ramon M. Lopez.

The OneSTore.ph is a government e-commerce platform (business–to-customer and business-to-business platform) dedicated to marketing high-quality Filipino products of MSMEs online. Under the OneSTore.ph agreement, DTI will promote the oneSTore. ph to MSMEs through Negosyo Centers.

At the same time, DTI will make Negosyo Centers accessible to clients of DOST and allow clients to display and dispatch their products with its payment and logistic partners in One Town One Product (OTOP) Philippines HubStores, subject to availability of space and to DTI priorities and promote oneSTore and provide signs for the spaces provided for oneSTore.ph and oneSTore hub in every OTOP Store identified as co-branded hub, among others.

DOST, on the other hand, will develop and maintain oneSTore.ph where its accredited regional hubs and MSMEs can sell products and services to its clients and engage with payment and logistics partners and provide oneSTore.ph services to accredited regional hubs, MSMEs and partner agencies.

DOST will also provide priority to dentified OTOP products for development initiatives including improvements in packaging and labeling, subsidy or discounts in testing fees, equipment support such as the Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP), and strengthen research and development efforts. /