The Mines and Geosciences Bureau Regional Office No. XIII and the Caraga State University (CSU) are key partners in the advocacy of responsible mining in Caraga Region. Recently, CSU was granted a 3-year research program entitled “Accelerated R&D Program for Capacity Building of Research and Development Institutions and Industrial Competitiveness: Niche Centers ln the Regions for R&D (NICER) Program: Sustainable Mineral and Mining Operations using Industry 4.0” by the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD) under the Science for Change Program (S4CP). Headed by CSU President Dr. Rolyn C. Daguil, the said research program has 3 project components, one of which is the ICT4RM 2.0: Assessment, Monitoring and Evaluation of Mining Resources and its contribution using Collective Intelligence. The MGB Regional Office No. XIII will be the initial stakeholder and the recipient of M&E ICT Tools for continue reading : MGB ROXIII, CSU collaborate on ICT for Responsible Mining Project
