Ways you can contribute
Mentors
Industry, academe, and government practitioners who coach teams through problem framing, prototyping, and pitching.
Technical infrastructure
Internet connectivity, cloud and API credits, devices, hardware kits, and tools teams can build with.
Participant kits and merchandise
Shirts, bags, notebooks, stickers, lanyards, and other items for participants and volunteers.
Prizes
Cash prizes, technology products, vouchers, professional services, and other in-kind awards for winning teams.
Post-event pathways
Opportunities for teams after the sprint: incubation, acceleration, programs, or adoption and implementation of their solutions.
Judges
Experts who evaluate prototypes and pitches against the challenge criteria.
Something else in mind? Tell us in the form below. Every kind of support helps.
What you get as a partner
Visibility with the innovation community
Be recognized as a PinaSIKLab Baguio partner on the program page and in program materials, in front of participants, mentors, and the wider ecosystem.
Marketing and brand exposure
Get your name and logo on event collateral, participant kits, and program communications, plus features on Incubator Baguio's channels before, during, and after the event.
Access to young talent
Meet and work alongside up to 30 teams of skilled young people from Baguio City. A direct line to future hires, interns, and collaborators.
Put your tools in builders' hands
Technology and service providers can have teams build with their products, gathering real feedback and new users.
A stake in real local challenges
Sponsor or contribute to a problem statement tied to the Baguio City Research and Innovation Agenda, and see solutions built for it.
Community impact you can report
Support a UNDP Philippines initiative aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals. Good for CSR and ESG stories, backed by real outcomes.
A seat at the table
Join mentors, judges, and government, academic, and industry leaders in the ecosystem behind the city's innovation agenda.
Recognition at the finish line
Present or hand over awards, join the pitching, and be part of the moment the winning teams are announced.
Benefits are tailored to what you contribute. Tell us what you’re hoping to get out of it, and we’ll agree on the details together.
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Baguio City Research and Innovation Alliance. Operationalized under Ordinance No. 63, s.2023 by the CPDSO, City Government of Baguio.