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On questions about the #HackSociety 2017 champion
Innovation is not just about creating something totally new but also building around existing ideas and improving on them.
Innovate with purpose: Use social media for social good
'When we post something, think of the welfare of others. Think of the positive energy it can create. Think of the people who will be inspired. Think of a society that you want to have.'
LawKo named grand champion of #HackSociety 2017
The winning idea for this year's #HackSociety is LawKo – a social media chatbot that aims to bridge the gap between the Philippines' legal processes and the ordinary Filipino
#2030Now: How to protect your private information online
National Privacy Commissioner Raymund Liboro stresses the importance of the right of everyone to have their private information secure
HIGHLIGHTS: Social Good Summit 2017
Check out the highlights from this year's Philippine leg of the Social Good Summit 2017
#2030NOW: From failure, how did 3M become a $30-B company?
'When we talk about innovation, it does not have to be complicated,' says 3M Philippines managing director Ariel Lacsamana
#2030NOW: Innovators, regulators clash on new technology
The recent deadlock between LTFRB and companies Grab and Uber reflects the challenges encountered by innovators clashing with government regulators
#2030NOW: Best cure for HIV/AIDS stigma? Love and acceptance
One way to stop the growing HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Philippines is by fighting the stigma that comes with it, says Paul Junio of LoveYourself
WATCH: Innovate with Purpose: Leave No One Behind #2030NOW
Watch the 2017 Manila Social Good Summit and join the discussion on how innovation should leave no one behind
WATCH: 2017 #InspireCourage +SocialGood stories
Watch the #InspireCourage segment at the 2017 Manila Social Good Summit
HIGHLIGHTS: #HackSociety Day 1
The two-day ideathon aims to crowdsource 'hacks' or innovative solutions to today's pressing social problems
#2030NOW: How an app safeguards women's reproductive health
Zarina San Jose of the World Youth Alliance Philippines promotes an app that can help women monitor their menstrual health
Duterte's adviser on entrepreneurship: Future lies in digital economy
Millennials are in the best position to start businesses out of apps or other digital technology that solves problems and provides essential services, says Joey Concepcion
HIGHLIGHTS: #HackSociety Day 2
Here are the highlights from the pitching session on Day 2 of HackSociety 2017
Standout solutions: The winning ideas from #HackSociety 2017
Here are the winners for the 4 categories in this year's two-day ideathon, Hack Society
Today's youth, tomorrow's gamechangers
This year’s Accenture Program the Future winners are gearing up to change the world, one app at a time.
#HackSociety 2017: Using tech to help the marginalized
Five finalists for this year's HackSociety propose ideas to help persons with disabilities, juvenile delinquents, depressed individuals, and ordinary people with limited knowledge of the law
Meet the speakers and guests at the 2017 Manila Social Good Summit
The 2017 Manila Social Good will explore the purpose of innovation and will push back to the center stage the massive and urgent needs that the society faces
A tip for startups: Dare to Fail
Entrepreneurs share the failures they had to go through before reaching success
No hungry child: Malabon’s feeding program aims to fight malnutrition
The city s 90 day feeding program also brings in local businesses and the residents themselves in a community intervention effort
Ex-govt leaders rally support for Sereno in impeachment case
The groups call Sereno s impeachment case an insidious attempt to immobilize and weaken the very institutions that our Constitution put in place to check on excesses in executive power
Save and share: The key to affordable organic produce
For Kai Farms' Karla Delgado, organic doesn't have to be expensive
Managing waste, mitigating floods: The case of Malabon
Garbage remains a main concern in the city s flood mitigation efforts but the successful waste management initiative of one barangay may serve as a model
How the deaf use social media for their advocacies
The deaf community relies on social media platforms that allow for visual communication and use these to push for advocacies such as the passage of the Filipino Sign Language bill
Do good, feel good at The Giving Cafe in Mandaluyong
At the Giving Cafe, it's all about good coffee, good food, good vibes, and good intentions
No hungry Filipino: How aquaponics can help in food production
Barangay Aquaponics promotes water based farming to help Filipinos grow their own food and become entrepreneurs
#2030Now Innovate with Purpose: Leave No One Behind
The Philippine Social Good Summit 2017 will challenge us to examine the purpose of innovation and ask the critical questions: Where are we? Where do we want to go? How do we get there?
Home solar panels: a beginner's guide to saving electricity
When is a roof more than just a roof?
#HackSociety 2017: Innovate with purpose, leave no one behind
We received a number of requests to extend the deadline for entries to HackSociety Because of this we are extending the deadline to no later than 5:00 pm Thursday Sept 7
From accounting to enterprise: UPLB students help housewives do business
From teaching housewives basic accounting the group behind livelihood program Amiga Philippines now aims to establish a social enterprise and help women do business
Technology creating, not destroying, jobs – millennials
A global survey released by the World Economic Forum shows millennials have an optimistic outlook on the impact of technology on job creation
How technology helped blind singer Alienette Coldfire see the world, dream big
I may not be one whom you can consider a celebrity but I can proudly say I m a person with a clear vision big dreams and definite plans for the future thanks to technology says the Filipina singer
Accenture Program The Future 2017
Filipino students compete to build the best AI apps with Accenture s ProgramTheFuture2017
Young Filipino innovators making a difference
Accenture s campus competition Program the Future provides a platform for Filipino students ready to disrupt the digital world
#2030Now: Innovate with purpose, leave no one behind
The 2017 Social Good Summit in the Philippines will challenge us to examine the purpose of innovation and ask the critical questions: Where are we? Where do we want to go? How do we get there?
#ThinkPH 2017: The future of AI and the human experience
Tech and innovation leaders Arvin Yason Stephanie Sy and Shahab Shabibi on how technology disrupts the human experience
WATCH: ePLDT's Nico Alcoseba on digital transformation
ePLDT is the only Filipino company to win a Microsoft Partner of the Year award at Inspire 2017 Rappler talks to the head of its Disruptive Business Group on the sidelines of the Microsoft conference
Rainmaking, e27, and PwC announce new corporate innovation program, FORGE
Launched at the Echelon Asia Summit 2017 last June 28 the program will focus on collaborative designing and deliver implementation projects in the Southeast Asia startup scene
#ThinkPH 2017: How tech trends shape industries
These are the ways by which companies can innovate – it’s not all about acquiring the latest tools
#ThinkPH: Technology is changing human physiology
The Internet is helping all of us connect and we’re doing more stuff online now not just social media but the weird thing is that our internet habits especially on our smartphones are actually changing the way our brains work Simon Kemp says
#ThinkPH: We are all CEOs now
The world is changing faster than it s ever had but certain things remain important
WATCH: Tech and innovation trends for local industries
How are new technologies improving our digital interactions with local companies? Do they have the potential to solve bigger problems in the country? Watch our LIVE interiew with Accenture s JP Palpallatoc on Wednesday July 12 3 pm
Calling all social innovators for health!
PRESS RELEASE: If you have developed or implemented any community based social innovation in health we want to learn from YOU
Telcos turn to Makati to beta test all-in-one digital card, app
PLDT chairman Manuel Pangilinan says the telco chose Makati as a test case because of its reach as a premier financial center
Enderun Colleges mounts Digital Transformation Summit 2017
Learn how technology can help your business succeed
Bridging the digital divide: Tech4ED brings new tech closer to Filipinos
The government s Tech4ED project aims to improve Filipinos digital literacy and bring online learning and government services closer to the people
Driving innovation and shaping breakthroughs
How companies can “lead in the new” at work and in people’s lives
Chelsea Islan bangga menerima penghargaan 'Innovative Young Leader 2017'
Atas kepeduliannya terhadap generasi muda Chelsea diganjar penghargaan Innovative Young Leader 2017
Everyday leaders in the workplace
These employees from Accenture are pioneering a new age of development in an innovation led industry
Megan Young signs with NY's Innovative Artists agency
Megan signs with Innovative Artists in New York
