Making it Easier for Households to Connect to Electric Service

Rey Cordenillo works at the Capiz Electric Cooperative, in charge of the Membership Services and Development division. Rey wanted to make it easier for applicants to get their homes energized.  He had a number of process improvement ideas to achieve this goal.  

Australian Embassy, The Asia Foundation, DOST-PCAARRD join forces to transform research scientists to policy reformers

From May to June 2023, the Australian Embassy in the Philippines, The Asia Foundation (TAF), and the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD), partnered to conduct the first-ever hybrid course on Development Entrepreneurship: 12 Keys to Successful Policy Reform.

Increasing the odds of introducing reform and development.

Based on rigorous evidence and personal experiences, development entrepreneurship is an approach to increase the odds of introducing reforms. It is a framework for thinking and doing. Development entrepreneurship offers a different way of looking at things to aid learning, discovery, or problem-solving through trial and error.

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In 9 Introduction to Development Entrepreneurship Webinars since September 2021

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Of 3 Cohorts of the Mentoring Program

April 2023

Exclusive Development Entrepreneurship Online Course for DOST-PCAARRD

The first cohort of the Development Entrepreneurship Mentoring program included employees of DOST-PCAARRD (Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development). The mentees used their experience to strengthen the policy advocacy capabilities of their organization