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ASTI was rationalized, structurally and<br />

functionally, effective upon the approval of<br />

its RP on 10 June 2009. Under said plan,<br />

the Institute shall continue to pursue its<br />

mandate of providing strategic support for<br />

the requirements of the local information<br />

and communications technology and<br />

electronics industries, developing<br />

local capacity in microelectronics and<br />

information technology, and transferring<br />

the benefits of these technologies to<br />

local beneficiaries in consonance with its<br />

commitment of contributing significantly to<br />

the community, academe, industry and the<br />

government.<br />

Organizational Changes<br />

The Institute is still headed by a Director<br />

IV (SG 28) item but is no longer assisted<br />

by a Director III (SG 27) position. The said<br />

position was abolished pursuant to the<br />

internal guidelines set by the Department<br />

of Science and Technology (DOST) Change<br />

Management Team that agencies with less<br />

than 100 personnel should no longer have<br />

a Deputy Director position.<br />

Structurally, the Institute maintained its six<br />

(6) divisions: Office of the Director (OD),<br />

Finance and Administrative Division (FAD),<br />

Communications Engineering Division<br />

(CED), Microelectronics Division (MED),<br />

Computer Software Division (CSD), and<br />

Special Projects Division (SPD). The only<br />

organizational modification is the renaming<br />

of the three (3) technical divisions: CED<br />

to Solutions and Services Engineering<br />

Division (SSED); MED to Research and<br />

Development Division (RDD); and SPD to<br />

Knowledge Management Division (KMD).<br />

Staffing Modification<br />

ASTI is one of the of three (3) agencies<br />

under DOST which was aimed at<br />

strengthening its human resources to<br />

respond and keep up with the rapidly<br />

2009 Annual Report<br />

New ASTI Organizational Chart<br />

changing and ever evolving technologies<br />

in the fields of information and<br />

communications and electronics. From<br />

a total of 49 authorized positions, and<br />

a corresponding Personal Services (PS)<br />

budget of Php10,801,902.44 at the start<br />

of ASTI’s rationalization efforts in October<br />

2005, the Institute now has a total of 67<br />

authorized positions and a corresponding<br />

PS budget of Php16,229,370.04.<br />

The increase in the number of positions<br />

is due to the creation of 19 positions<br />

distributed to the three (3) technical<br />

divisions of the Institute. Of these<br />

positions, 15 are already filled<br />

Moreover, under the rationalized structure,<br />

ASTI no longer has a lump sum fund for<br />

contractual positions.<br />

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