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Philippine Startup Week 2023 brings global opportunities closer to Filipino entrepreneurs

Philippine Information Technology Organization January 8, 2024 No Comments

(From left to right) Serial entrepreneur and CNN Philippines' "The Final Pitch" host John Aguilar; AHG Lab Co-Founder & CEO Rene Cuartero; Foxmont Capital Partners Managing Partner Franco Varona; Philippine Senator and Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce, and Entrepreneurship Chairperson Hon. Mark Villar; IdeaSpace Investments and QBO Innovation Hub Executive Director Katrina Chan; IdeaSpace Foundation and QBO Innovation Hub President Rene "Butch" Meily; and Kaya Founders Founding Managing General Partner Paulo Campos at the opening of the Sinigang Valley Conference by QBO Innovation Hub.

The country’s largest conference for startups records a resounding success with 3,000+ attendees, 170+ local startups showcased. (more…)

Globe honored at Green Gala Awards for leading environmental sustainability efforts

Philippine Information Technology Organization January 7, 2024 No Comments

[L-R] Marichelle "Mache" Torres-Ackerman, Ambassador, Chairperson of Climate Change Commission Week and Chairperson/Founder of Green Gala Awards; Pete Fernandez, Climate Action Lead, Sustainability and Social Responsibility, Globe; Cloyd Masaudling, Strategy Project Management Officer, Globe; and Albert Dela Cruz, Climate Change Commissioner.

Leading digital solutions platform Globe has been recognized by the Climate Change Commission and Rotary Club of Makati Business District at the prestigious Green Gala Awards for its exemplary work in the development and diffusion of environment-friendly technologies. (more…)

An HONORable year: Take a look at the HONOR gadgets launched this 2023

Philippine Information Technology Organization January 7, 2024 No Comments

From back-to-back phone launches to laptops and tablets, HONOR had a truly amazing run in 2023! (more…)

PetPal clinches Gold for Marketing at KMC Startup Awards for innovative Pawtection Party campaign

Philippine Information Technology Organization January 3, 2024 No Comments

917Ventures‘ PetPal won the Gold for Marketing Award at the KMC Startup Awards 2023, standing out among over 200 entries nationwide. This accolade recognizes the company’s exceptional marketing campaign for the Pawtection Party, a vaccination drive that promoted pet health and responsible pet ownership. (more…)

New course from NASA helps build open, inclusive science community

Philippine Information Technology Organization December 11, 2023 No Comments

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) released its free Open Science 101 curriculum to empower researchers, early career scientists, and underrepresented communities with the knowledge and tools necessary to embrace open science practices. (more…)

IBM unveils watsonx.governance to help businesses and governments govern and build trust in generative AI

Philippine Information Technology Organization December 6, 2023 No Comments

watsonx.governance helps organizations (more…)

Inventory financing service aims to boost sari-sari stores in time for holidays

Philippine Information Technology Organization December 4, 2023 No Comments

4 December 2023, Manila, Philippines – Packworks, a Filipino startup offering a business-to-business (B2B) fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) marketplace for sari-sari stores, is partnering with 1Sari Financing Corporation to provide access to secure, reliable, and affordable inventory financing services to more than 270,000 unbanked sari-sari stores across the Philippines. (more…)