The University of the Philippines Mindanao was awarded the Mindanao Winner under the "Improving Access to Technology and Innovation" category of the 2024 Presidential Recognition for Outstanding Development Partners for creating the Innovation and Development Accelerators Consortium for Start-ups Davao (IDEAS Davao) in ceremonies held at the Malacañan Palace on July 10, 2024. Asst. Prof. Miguel Carlo S. Guillermo of the Department of Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science (DMPCS), coordinator of the UP Mindanao Technology Transfer and Business Development Office (TTBDO), and IDEAS Davao project leader, received the award from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

UP Mindanao created the Innovation and Development Accelerators Consortium for Start-ups Davao (IDEAS Davao) under the ReSEED program of the DOST-PCIEERD.

UP Mindanao created IDEAS Davao to help facilitate collaborative initiatives to improve incubation programs, mentoring, networking, fundraising, and media exposure for startups in the Davao Region. They helped incubate early-stage technology-based and socially relevant startups through comprehensive business training programs, market access, networking opportunities, intellectual property management, and legal counsel for their members. The IDEAS Davao Consortium consists of the Academe, Government, Private, Public, Media, and TBI Partners.

The 2024 Presidential Recognition for Outstanding Development Partners aims to honor institutions and organizations that championed and paved the way for the country's sustained economic growth with their programs to improve the business climate, access to finance, markets, technology and innovation, and management/labor capacities of micro, small, and medium enterprises.

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