IT talks!

Davao is being considered as an investment destination by Transkripsyo Inc., a 200-seat medical transcription company based in Ortigas, Metro Manila. The reason is not necessarily that Davao is already fully prepared for more BPOs; it is the weakening US dollar that is driving BPO operators out of the Philippine capital.

This is about the BIMP-Eaga Business Portal, developed by Australia’s Northern Territory government, as part of its continuing effort to contribute to the East ASEAN Growth Area.

Updates on this year’s Mindanao ICT Congress, which will be held in Davao City. Other events this year were also announced during the Techno Kapehan #5.

In the business of selling high-tech gadgets, especially telecommunications devices, it is paramount that the company website communicates well to its target market. One such enterprise is PMC Telecom, which carries the line of BT Phones. They’ve recently redesigned their website, which now appears to be very straightforward in its sales and marketing approach.

If only the government were more IT-enabled, perhaps there would be less cheating, less corruption, and therefore less lives lost in controversial events such as Philippine elections.

In the electronic world, Filipinos are known for spending an inordinate amount of time on computer games, mobile phones (SMS, MMS, ring tones, what have you), YouTube, and other newfangled digital stuff. I guess it’s due to our penchant for communication, for keeping in touch, but especially for letting our friends and family know what [...]

With the elections over, it’s pretty much back to business as usual. Davao’s I.T. industry players are gearing up for this year’s major events. In particular, the Mindanao ICT Congress (I mistakenly termed it “MICT Summit” in previous articles) is starting to gain some ground. Finally, the MICT Congress franchise owner and this year’s host [...]

Bonifacio Belen, organizing committee chairman, was in town last Wednesday for the Davao leg of the CEBU ICT 2007 Roadshow. He’d been to Iloilo, Cagayan de Oro and other cities in order to invite and encourage I.T. organizations and companies to participate. During the Davao Roadshow, Belen gave a very rousing presentation of the Philippine [...]

This coming June 2007, Cebu will have become one of the major hotspots of I.T. development in Asia. Already, it is the site of major international contact center operators; it has a notable presence of animation and software developers; and it boasts of the most successful I.T. alliance of industry and academe in the country, [...]

Davao has come a long way in the world of information technology. Ever since the city became Internet-connected in 1996, we’ve made huge strides towards developing our local I.T. industry. Now we are at a point where we are able to compete gainfully in the international arena. Well, to a certain extent. One of our [...]