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The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) – Caraga Region recently held the Philippine Startup Challenge (PSC) - Regional Pitching Competition (RPC) via Zoom Platform on October 16, 2023. Ten (10) teams out of the 26 teams pitched their innovative ICT ideas and solutions in this year's RPC.

The ten student-led startup teams that competed were the following:

A delegation of high-ranking officials, including Undersecretaries, Assistant Secretaries, and Directors from various councils and attached agencies within the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Central and Regional Offices, visited Caraga State University (CSU) on October 13, 2023, to personally inspect several Research, Development, and Innovation (RDI) projects that had received funding through the DOST's Grant-in-Aid (GIA) program.

Through fervid collaboration with its previous director, Professor Joey Arles O. Vergara, the Public Information and Communication Office (PICO) and University Press (UPress) pushed its visual branding trajectory further through a capacity-building seminar-workshop on photo-video documentation, institutional visual branding, and publication materials production with select representatives from all colleges and units.

October 11, 2023 — The Futures Thinking Team at Caraga State University (CSU) marked the official start of the implementation of the research program, "Circular Economy and ICT Integration for Community-Driven Development of Smart Agrifood Systems" through a workshop. This event took place at the H.E.R.O Learning Commons and brought together a group of respected researchers with diverse expertise.

Following the ceremonial MOA signing held at the House of Representatives, Batasan Hills, Quezon City last September 25, 2023, the Caraga State University (CSU) and the Davao Regional Medical Center (DRMC) legalized their collaboration through the official signing of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) last October 10, 2023. This designates DRMC as the training hospital for future medical students of CSU's proposed School of Medicine.