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Davao City is the First in the 2010 Top Ten Next Wave Cities in the Philippines
The Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT), together with the Business Processing Association of the Philippines (BPAP) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), awarded Davao City the first in the Top Ten Next Wave Cities 2010.
Up to 7 Tons of e-Waste Collected!
Sales of electronic products worldwide are set to rise sharply in the next 10 years. This scenario gives a new urgency of creating awareness and future establishment of ambitious, formal, and regulated processes for collecting and managing e-waste through the setting up of efficient recycling facilities. In its bid to being proactive and planning forward, ICT Davao, Inc. (IDI), an umbrella organization of all information and communication technology groups in Davao City, has taken on the challenge of the e-waste problem and turning it into an e-opportunity.
PGMA visits Concentrix
Davao City (5 February) -- President Arroyo recently visited Davao City as part of her week long Cyber Corridor tour. She met with IDI officers and visited Concentrix at the Damosa IT Park. In her visit, she cited Sarah Flor Ninal, a PGMA scholar who is now working for Concentrix.
K-ITo! Out of School Youth Learning and Earning Program
Kabataan Information Technology Opportunities (K-ITo)
IBM Philippines, Davao City Chamber of Commerce and ICT Davao, Inc. Launch SME Technology Center in Davao
(Center will give small and medium businesses greater access to innovative technologies)
ICT Davao Inc. SENDS 30 TEACHER SCHOLARS on ENGLISH PROFICIENCY TRAINING
ASIA SOURCE 3
The International Open Source Network (IOSN) ASEAN+3 with support from InWEnt Capacity Building International, Germany, ASEAN Foundation, and Open Society Institute Information Program and co-organized by Tactical Technology Collective and Aspiration bring ASIA SOURCE 3 to the Philippines on 7 to 12 November 2009.
SPi headhunting expedition to Davao
SPI Technologies Inc., one of the world’s leading business process outsourcing (BPO) service providers for transcriptions came to Davao City last June 19, 2009 to assess the medical transcription talent pool for deployment to their Cebu and Manila-based operations.
Stakeholders see brighter future for ICT in Davao
DESPITE its low number of Peza-accredited business processes outsourcing hubs in Davao City, ICT players has remained confident the sector has a brighter future in Davao City.
Davao IT industry players to discuss major projects during two-day summit in August
DAVAO CITY, July 4 (PNA) -- Information Technology (IT) entrepreneurs here will discuss major projects during a two-day summit on Aug. 6-7 at the Davao Trade and Convention Center in an aggressive move to position Davao City as a dominant hub in the country.
ICT summit to craft Davao City’s master plan, settle issues
DAVAO CITY—The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Summit scheduled here next month will seek to settle issues that have hindered easier transfer of more business-process outsourcing (BPO) companies and that may pull down the city from the list of preferred relocation sites.