Virtualization firm NComputing is ramping up efforts for its “thin client” model to allow the education sector to take advantage of a modernized learning environment at a cheaper cost.
A lawmaker said in a recent Senate hearing on the K-to-12 curricular program that there is a need to enhance science and mathematics education in the Philippines to boost national competitiveness.
The DepEd and the Ateneo School of Government has formally launched checkmyschool.org, a website that provides information about the condition, services, and facilities in public schools and how community stakeholders can pitch in.
The DOST recently gave recognition to 257 elementary and high school students who won in various international science and mathematics competitions.
The Congressional Commission on Science & Technology and Engineering (Comste) said it is currently hatching a cloud-based collaboration network for local colleges and universities.
The Oracle Academy and the ICTO have expanded their relationship to bring the Oracle Academy’s technology training program to 10,000 students over two years.
The DepEd and the Sa Aklat Sisikat (SAS) Foundation are opening ten additional computer access mentorship programs (Camp) to elementary grade teachers to improve the teaching of reading in public schools.
ANNUAL PILRIMAGE. Veteran trainer Pido Aguilar speaks during the recently held 17th STI National Youth Convention at the Aliw Theater in Pasay City. The annual IT youth camp gathered more than 20,000 STIers in Manila alone.
One of 2011’s bronze medalists in the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) topped this year’s Philippine Mathematical Olympiad (PMO).
The Xtreme Java is a mobile app development competition among universities and colleges in the Philippines organized by De La Salle University, in collaboration with Nokia.