The program was launched to broaden Binance’s Web 3.0 educational efforts and to boost fundamental understandings of blockchain technology in the Philippines.
The free 12-week program is aimed towards unemployed or underemployed Filipinos who have limited or no background in information technology, but are seeking to upskill in cloud and gain employment in cloud-related jobs.
In partnership with the country’s private sector-led digitization movement Digital Pilipinas, the French Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines recently concluded an early-stage startup contest where local education technology platform Edukasyon.ph and e-signature platform Twala proved as victors in a pool of nine Filipino and French startup companies.
Edukasyon.ph is also launching its second Future Fest campaign on November 26 to 27, focusing on the careers students can take under the Science, Technology Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) strand.
Edukasyon.PH and Asus are teaming up through the Asus Edukasyon School Partner Program to provide Philippine educators with the technology and training materials they need to keep teaching and guiding students through the new online setup.
Filipino startup Edukasyon.ph received $5,000 equity-free cash after emerging as the overall winner in the Wildfire Pitch Competition held during the Ignite 2020 Cyber Conference.
Launched in October 2018, the Gobi Core Philippines Fund offers local startups region-wide expertise and a network that will help them expand to other Asian markets.