IT talks!

It’s been written about in the news (and in some blogs) already that SM City Davao is planning to invest in an I.T. park project. In fact, the Davao City Sangguniang Panlungsod, through the authorship of Councilor Peter Laviña, has drafted a resolution to support this endeavor. The city dads wish to endorse the SM [...]

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has apparently directed Damosa Land to ‘keep lease rates down’ in order to attract more locators. Damosa I.T. Park director Ed Villaver revealed this interesting fact during this month’s Techno Kapehan. He said this was to be his company’s counterpart to the incentives PEZA will provide investors. It’s rather [...]

A group of Japanese investors was in town for a look-see over the weekend. They were 3 top executives of an I.T. firm based in Tokyo, and a Manila-based Japanese investor. They were accompanied by a Filipino investment agent who contacted the Department of Trade & Industry – XI for arrangements in Davao.

Marketing. Not a very well-developed or well-appreciated service here in the Deep South. Especially among IT companies. Which is an irony, because the geeks possess the most powerful marketing tool in the world.

The sad fact of our current situation is that, most fresh graduates automatically think about employment, and never consider putting up their own enterprise. They instinctively polish up their curriculum vitaes, instead of endeavoring to develop a business plan.

Is Davao read for I.T. investments? Are all the necessary facilities and services in place already? What is being done to address these concerns?