Posted by Peachy Sat, 22 Apr 2006 19:20:00 GMT
with the recently concluded web 2.0 training workshop, our company had to catch up on its internal operations and meet deadlines. we’ve had enough time to bond… not just as a business team but as a family… in fact, i think im still hungover from the team building activities we’ve had… :) whew!
but seriously, integrating human element into our virtual office and the relationship we have developed now is what enables our company to move ahead and getting things done, rather than just yakking on and on about web 2.0. so as nike would say it, JUST DO IT. there’s just too many yakkers out there. it’s time somebody DO something and bring forward the essence of web 2.0. and that is
ENABLING, EMPOWERING AND ENRICHING LIVES.
and for now, that mission has also started here in the philippines. we started with the web 2.0 training workshop.
the 2nd iBlog summit and davao city councilor peter lavina’s participatory governance shows that filipinos are starting to acknowledge the powers of blogging. several filipinos have also made social communities like luis buenaventura of www.gibbity.com, www.oks.ph, www.highfiber.org, and www.filmcrowd.com, jason banico’s funchain and if there’s somebody i missed please feel free to add to this…
all these simply shows the filipinos’ ability in adapting new technologies and if harnessed to its full potentials, the philippines, does indeed, have a shot at becoming the center for software development and training hub in asia.
one of the gaps identified that needs to be addressed to is the lack of capability building opportunities for our local IT people. and conducting this training provided an insight as to what our developers really need.
enablement.
through
education.
a little push will go a long way. after three days of interaction, i realized by enabling our local IT guys, the philippines will not only emerge as asia’s IT hub for software and training development but the world as well. these guys that attended the training have fantastic ideas that if nurtured, will scare the hell out of those nerds and so-called innovators at san francisco and silicon valley. and we will make sure the nurturing process continues.
after the training was the pinoy web 2.0 chikahan. and we met some guys who, until the chikahan, we have been communicating with online. guys that are quitely making their own mark in the industry. and talking to them in person reinforced what i realized at the training.
and our hope for the philippines emerging as a leader in IT development is not just a dream. it is becoming true. and this is just a start.
