Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) Commissioner Dondi Mapa recently presented a great slideshow on the CICT's ICT blueprint for mirco, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
Dondi's a twenty-year veteran of the IT industry -- and that experience shows in his concrete examples, meticulous plans, and precise targets. Check out the slideshow here.
Thursday, May 12, 2005
Tuesday, May 10, 2005
Talk is Cheap, Part II
A while back, I blogged on the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) ruling that would allow Filipino companies to offer voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) services to Filipinos without the burden of a congressional franchise.
That ruling may soon have the force of law, as Congress proposes the Alternative Telecommunications Policy Act of the Philippines and the Philippine VoIP Act of 2005. Representative Simeon Kintanar, chairman of the congressional committtee on ICT, recently gathered together resource persons from the public and private sectors to discuss these bills.
Members of the congressional ICT committee discuss the VoIP bills. When people discuss the future and smile, it's a good sign.
Show, don't tell. Mozcom President Bill Torres whips out a USB netphone to demonstrate a point.
NTC Commissioner Ronald Olivar Solis explains the NTC's VoIP ruling. I have a feeling consumers can expect good things from this man.
Reps. Consuelo Dy (left), Roilo Golez (center), and Eduardo Zialcita (right), ponder the possibilities of free communication. Rep. Zialcita got very frank when telcos started raising legal bogeymen against other companies attempting VoIP. Rep. Golez cited the extreme example of emailing MP3's, rendering the telco's semantic arguments on voice service ridiculous.
Before the Electronic Commerce Act of 2000, I remember Rep. Golez mentioning that he's an Amazon shopper. Before the Second EDSA Revolution, I remember seeing Rep. Golez cruising computer stores while listening to his MP3 player. This guy clearly practices what he preaches.
My colleague, Philippine Internet Commerce Society (PICS) Vice-President for Advocacies Teddy Kalaw IV, presents a brilliant historical analogy involving cars and horse-drawn carriages.
PICS Committee Chairperson Gwen de Vera has the last word.
Again, Inq7's Erwin Oliva covers it all for you.
Overall, the congressmen present clearly understood the value of VoIP choices to the Filipino. A country that exports millions of professionals must promote every means possible to keep those professionals in touch with their loved ones.
That ruling may soon have the force of law, as Congress proposes the Alternative Telecommunications Policy Act of the Philippines and the Philippine VoIP Act of 2005. Representative Simeon Kintanar, chairman of the congressional committtee on ICT, recently gathered together resource persons from the public and private sectors to discuss these bills.
Members of the congressional ICT committee discuss the VoIP bills. When people discuss the future and smile, it's a good sign.
Show, don't tell. Mozcom President Bill Torres whips out a USB netphone to demonstrate a point.
NTC Commissioner Ronald Olivar Solis explains the NTC's VoIP ruling. I have a feeling consumers can expect good things from this man.
Reps. Consuelo Dy (left), Roilo Golez (center), and Eduardo Zialcita (right), ponder the possibilities of free communication. Rep. Zialcita got very frank when telcos started raising legal bogeymen against other companies attempting VoIP. Rep. Golez cited the extreme example of emailing MP3's, rendering the telco's semantic arguments on voice service ridiculous.
Before the Electronic Commerce Act of 2000, I remember Rep. Golez mentioning that he's an Amazon shopper. Before the Second EDSA Revolution, I remember seeing Rep. Golez cruising computer stores while listening to his MP3 player. This guy clearly practices what he preaches.
My colleague, Philippine Internet Commerce Society (PICS) Vice-President for Advocacies Teddy Kalaw IV, presents a brilliant historical analogy involving cars and horse-drawn carriages.
PICS Committee Chairperson Gwen de Vera has the last word.
Again, Inq7's Erwin Oliva covers it all for you.
Overall, the congressmen present clearly understood the value of VoIP choices to the Filipino. A country that exports millions of professionals must promote every means possible to keep those professionals in touch with their loved ones.
Monday, May 09, 2005
Tool for Change
Better late than never, the Philippine mainstream media is finally starting to recognize the power of the blogger.
The dead tree edition of the Philippine Daily Inquirer features the power of blogs to help create positive social change in the Philippines, as SMS already does.
The dead tree edition of the Philippine Daily Inquirer features the power of blogs to help create positive social change in the Philippines, as SMS already does.
Sunday, May 08, 2005
Introducing a Nation to Blogging
Tuned for an emerging market, the 1st Philippine Blogging Summit marks a first step in the right direction. Check out Philippine Internet law expert Prof. JJ Disini's action-packed blow-by-blow coverage of the event, posted live as it happened, starting with this entry on his blog.
