IT talks!

I must admit, when I first heard of the National Broadband Network (NBN), as planned by the national government, I thought of it as a progressive move by this administration. The formulation of this plan, which at first was a seemingly harmless infrastructure project, came in the heels of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s SONA last year. In [...]

The Technical Working Group of the ICT Task Force has been established, and this is about the first meeting that was held last 13 June 2007. What is the future of the TWG?

This post is about the ICT Task Force, created by the Davao City government to address the growing needs of the I.T. industry.

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.

I am just like most IT professionals in the Philippines today: I make use of both Open Source and proprietary software. I have Windows XP running on my desktop, and I make use of MS Office applications. At the same time, I deploy Web applications built with PHP onto Apache-run servers. I love the productivity [...]

Last Saturday, I gave a talk on the Davao Region ICT Cluster to a group of MBA students at the University of Mindanao. The event was a symposium on industry clustering, and government representatives from the Department of Trade & Industry – Region XI gave separate presentations on regional development strategies and creating competitive advantage.

Hopes of a better year ahead for the Davao I.T. industry. Hopefully, 2007 will prove to be a more productive year that will bring more investments and new businesses.

This post is about bridging the digital divide.

This post is about the state of Internet deployment in Davao, especially with regards Wifi.