MECO Forges Partnership with Taiwan for Establishment of R&D Center

Summary posted by Meridian on 5/11/2009
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The Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO), the Philippines, and Taiwan have signed an agreement calling for the establishment of a technology incubator center to be modeled after Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI). This research and development center would serve as technology support for the Philippines' budding Information and Communication Technology (ICT) companies. ITRI expedites the development of new industrial technology in Taiwan and employs 6,000 experts in various research areas, including nanotechnology, chemical engineering, and sustainable development. The agreement between MECO and ITRI will result in ITRI helping the Philippine parties to develop a feasible technical, operational, and financial roadmap for the Philippines R&D institute. Antonio I. Basilio, MECO resident representative and managing director, said that "The Philippines needs a technology incubator similar to Taiwan's ITRI, one that would provide technology support for the country's budding ICT companies and spur passion for science and technology among the Philippines' promising entrepreneurial and academic talent.... We have what it takes to build our very own ITRI because we have an enormous amount of IT and engineering talent in the Philippines. We also have first-class technical schools and venture partners and enterprises that are receptive to plum opportunities in the technology sector." The article can be viewed online at the link below.

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our team contact us site map	MECO Forges Partnership with Taiwan for Establishment of R&D Center Summary posted by Meridian on 5/11/2009 Source: Trading Markets Author: n/a The Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO), the Philippines, and Taiwan have signed an agreement calling for the establishment of a technology incubator center to be modeled after Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI). This research and development center would serve as technology support for the Philippines' budding Information and Communication Technology (ICT) companies. ITRI expedites the development of new industrial technology in Taiwan and employs 6,000 experts in various research areas, including nanotechnology, chemical engineering, and sustainable development. The agreement between MECO and ITRI will result in ITRI helping the Philippine parties to develop a feasible technical, operational, and financial roadmap for the Philippines R&D institute. Antonio I. Basilio, MECO resident representative and managing director, said that "The Philippines needs a technology incubator similar to Taiwan's ITRI, one that would provide technology support for the country's budding ICT companies and spur passion for science and technology among the Philippines' promising entrepreneurial and academic talent.... We have what it takes to build our very own ITRI because we have an enormous amount of IT and engineering talent in the Philippines. We also have first-class technical schools and venture partners and enterprises that are receptive to plum opportunities in the technology sector." The article can be viewed online at the link below. The original article may still be available at www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/2313309/ As tagged by Meridian Institute: Implications: Human Enhancement, Governance, Economic Competitiveness Materials And Manufacturing: Manufacturing Regions: East and South Asia and the Pacific Stakeholders: Government, Industry, Academia Related Forums: Materials and Manufacturing Economic Competitiveness Governance print format	NDN Home Subscribe Manage Subscription Search News Archives Nanotechnology Quintuples Heating Capacity of Solar Water Heaters -- Renewable Energy Magazine (9/1/2010) Researchers at the University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil, have developed a solar heating system that uses nanotechnology to heat water to five times the temperature of a conventional system, while also permitting the collector surface area to retain up to 98 percent of heat from solar radiation. [More] Pakistan's Science Minister Attacks Funding Cuts -- SciDev.Net (9/1/2010) The Pakistan government has cuts its funds for the Pakistan Ministry of Science and Technology's 2010-2011 budget by almost half, causing the science minister, Muhammad Azam Khan Swati, to criticize his own government. [More] Nanotechnology: Small wonders -- Nature (9/1/2010) This article takes an in-depth look at the United States National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI)'s first 10 years - to find out where the money went and what the initiative plans to do next. [More] Nanotech on Farmers' Fields -- Silicon Nutrition (8/31/2010) A plant nutrition study that addresses nano-sized plant nutrients is now available from the Landbouwkundige Uitgeverij G.C. van den Berg (Veenendaal, The Netherlands). [More] More News... Learn how to include these headlines on your own website by clicking here. Please email us if you require text-only versions of the daily emails.