Technology Application and Promotion Institute 4.09

The Technology Application and Promotion Institute (TAPI) created by virtue of Executive Order No. 128 on 30 January 1987, is one of DOST's service agencies whose primary responsibility is to promote the commercialization of technologies and market the services of other operating units of the Department.

On 28 April 1992, TAPI's function was expanded by virtue of RA 7459 otherwise known as the "Inventors and Invention Incentives Act of the Philippines". Among others, TAPI administers the Invention Development Assistance Fund for the initial experiments and prototype development and other invention-development related activities.