{"id":133700,"date":"2017-11-24T00:16:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-24T05:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=133700"},"modified":"2017-11-24T00:16:00","modified_gmt":"2017-11-24T05:16:00","slug":"cebu-hosts-1st-tech-business-incubator-summit-on-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/11\/24\/cebu-hosts-1st-tech-business-incubator-summit-on-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"Cebu hosts 1st tech business incubator summit on Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CEBU CITY\u2014<\/strong>\u00a0The 1st Philippine Technology Business Incubator (TBI) Summit takes centerstage Nov. 24 here at the Victoria Hall of Cebu Parklane International Hotel.<\/p>\n

The national TBI Summit gathers technology and startup players from all over the country to explore outstanding entrepreneurial and innovation issues.<\/p>\n

In a press conference on Thursday, Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Undersecretary Rowena Cristina Guevara said the inaugural TBI convention aims to maximize President Rodrigo Duterte\u2019s socio-economic goals.<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough this TBI Summit, we hope to provide more opportunities to the people, reduce inequality among Filipinos, and spread economic growth all over the country,\u201d Guevara said.<\/p>\n

The Summit features educational sessions, group discussions, networking, and workshops for participating incubators and stakeholders in order to help raise their potential for generating employment and investment.<\/p>\n

DOST Secretary Fortunato Dela Pe\u00f1a will be among the keynote speakers on Friday. He will speak on \u201cbuilding ecosystems of innovations in the regions through meaningful science and technology initiatives.\u201d<\/p>\n

Guevara will likewise talk about the DOST TBI Program, while Department of Trade and Industry Undersecretary Nora Terrado will speak on the \u201cFablab as a strategy to capacitate technopreneurs in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr. Azra\u2019iShu\u2019ib of TechnoPark Malaysia has also been invited to talk about his country\u2019s journey towards building fourth generation TBIs and their ASEAN cooperative scheme in business incubation.<\/p>\n

The Higher Education Institution Readiness for Innovation and Technopreneurship (HeIRIT) program, which seeks to provide a platform for fuelling innovation and intrepreneurial growth, will also be launched during the Summit.<\/p>\n

The HeIRIT program is aimed to make the country\u2019s leading universities and academic institutions as catalysts for the country\u2019s tech and startup ecosystem to grow and develop.<\/p>\n

A memorandum of agreement will be signed between the DOST and the 20 university partners which will serve as TBI host institutions for the HeIRIT program.<\/p>\n

The 1st TBI Summit is organized by the Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD) in partnership with the University of the Philippines-Cebu Campus, UP-Cebu inIT, and TechTalks.ph.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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