Many Government officials, investors, and urban planners look at the Silicon Valley as the model to follow in order to spur their high-tech economies. Author Margaret O'Mara warns, in a blog post on ForeignPolicy.com, that, many of the emulators are missing the context of what made the Silicon Valley the hotbed of innovation.
The legendary SGV founder Washington Sycip shares some wise words on education, philanthropy, sustainability, dreams for the country and how to enjoy life. I was very privileged to meet him briefly during my stint with Nene Guevara of Synergeia Foundation. Article is from ANC.
Alarming to know the issue on the low levels of water in Angat Dam and that some cities and municipalities are encountering shortages due to the mismanagement of water protocols, according to Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Rogelio Singson.
Insights from the recently concluded Plug and Play at the 10th eServices Global Outsouring Conference last February 8-9, 2010.
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Author's note: This was a moving, personal reflection from last week's first networking mixer with the Filipino Entrepreneurs Network (FEN).
Before anything else, let go of your easily-prickable Pinoy pride for 15 minutes and read (or re-read) Nick Joaquin’s A Heritage of Smallness.
“Society for the Filipino is a small rowboat: the barangay. Geography for the Filipino is a small locality: the barrio ...
PicoSquared has Delivered the Facebook Application Game for the Philippines
As a noun, keel refers to a central fore-and-aft structural member in the bottom of a hull to provide stability. Used as a verb, it means to turn or upset so as to bring the wrong side or part uppermost.
In ascribing Bill Luz as a keel meant for me that he brought his abilities to “upset” and to turn the wrong side of the Philippines and the Filipinos into something positive and pro-active so that the “stability” we all yearn and dream for is indeed possible.
Sachin Dabir, Sr. Manager at Red Hat Asia Pacific, poses an interesting question in his blog and he asks: “Why Indians can not make good IT products, but make good solutions.” Is it the same for us Filipinos?