Coins.ph Managing Director Eprom Galang to Speak at Philippine Blockchain Week 2022

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Mr. Galang will give a keynote presentation on Coins’ Web3 initiatives on Thursday morning



Coins.ph, the Philippines’ leading digital wallet provider and crypto exchange platform, is sponsoring this week’s Philippine Blockchain Week 2022 conference, which is running from Nov. 28 - Dec. 4 at Newport World Resorts in Manila.

On Thursday, Dec. 1, Coins.ph Managing Director Eprom Galang will give a plenary keynote presentation entitled “Your Gateway to Web3” from 11:55 am-12:05 pm in Ballroom C, Newport World Resorts, Manila in which he will outline Coins’ initiatives to build a bridge between Web2 and Web3.

Coins’ Web3 offerings include the recently-launched Coins Arcade, which enables users to play Web2 and Web3 games directly in the Coins app and store the tokens they earn in a dedicated Coins Game Wallet. Coins Arcade launched earlier this month with support for MetaDerby, a play-to-earn game built on the Avalanche blockchain network that lets users earn $HOOF tokens. Coins Arcade will be rolling out many more Web2 and Web3 game titles in the coming months.

The inaugural Philippine Blockchain Week is the ultimate Web2 to Web3 event, featuring curated talks from international thought leaders on how blockchain is disrupting the way the world lives, works, and plays. Day 2 of the event (Wednesday) is dedicated to Blockchain and Fintech, while Day 3 (Thursday) is focused on the Metaverse and Web3.

Journalists who wish to attend the conference can fill out this media accreditation form, which is also available through the conference website.

Japan tech unicorn Sansan to open Global Development Center in Philippines

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Cebu center will establish an international-standard technology development environment to strengthen the company’s global product development

Sansan, Inc., a Japanese provider of cloud-based solutions that promote digital transformation (DX) and reshape how we work, today announces the establishment of its new cutting-edge Sansan Global Development Center in Cebu, Philippines. The Center will strengthen the development of Sansan’s product functions for global markets by establishing a global-standard technology development environment.

Sansan aims to accelerate its overseas product expansion, including its namesake sales DX solution Sansan and online invoice receiving solution Bill One, with a focus on Southeast Asia. Through its overseas subsidiary Sansan Global Pte. Ltd. (“Sansan Global”), the company has been rapidly expanding availability of the Sansan and Bill One solutions in countries including Singapore, Thailand, and Malaysia.

 

To accelerate its global ambitions, Sansan must increasingly respond to the needs of local customers in each country. This will require greater investments into multi-language support teams and development of unique functions in line with each country’s laws and regulations, systems, business customs, and workflows.

Fujikura Shigemoto, Executive Officer, Head of Overseas Establishment Team of Sansan, Inc., said: “We decided to establish Sansan Global Development Center, Inc. in Cebu to strengthen our product development for overseas markets. The Philippines is actively attracting and supporting global IT companies, and Cebu is known for its high-level IT education and large pool of talented engineers. The Center’s opening will let us strengthen regional recruitment of engineers and improve our development environment overseas.”

The Center is scheduled to open its doors in early 2023 with Mr. Fujikura. Under its mission of “turning encounters into innovation” and vision to “become business infrastructure” for companies around the world, Sansan will continue developing world-class products in both its home market of Japan and internationally.

UPD-CS graduates help cement UP’s lead in Asia

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UPD-CS graduates attend the College’s 2022 Special Recognition Program wearing the University’s iconic sablay sash. (Photo credit: UPD-CS Facebook Page)



One out of every ten graduates of the University of the Philippines - Diliman (UPD) is from the College of Science (UPD-CS), underscoring the latter’s essential contributions to the University’s standing as the country's premier institution of higher learning.

In 2022 alone, UPD-CS accounted for 331 or 9.52% of UPD’s 3,475 graduates. This helped UP as a whole rank 87th in Asia and 18th in Southeast Asia in the recently-released 2023 Quacquerelli Symonds (QS) Asia University Rankings, ahead of other Philippine universities. To help maintain and improve UP’s premiere status, UPD-CS is mandated to produce internationally-recognized graduates, institutional partnerships, and research output.

“The College aims to collaborate with different NGOs, private entities, SUCs, HEI, and local and international institutions in the scientific community to promote and mobilize scientific experts,” explained UPD-CS’s Associate Dean for Research, Innovation, Development, and Enterprise Ricky Nellas. “This will serve as a training ground for UP experts, students, and staff to fill network engagement between researchers.”

UPD-CS also has 18 active international research collaborations, five of which started just this year, plus a further 18 ongoing local partnerships. These were also taken into consideration in UP’s QS score and subsequent ranking.

Moreover, UPD-CS aims to produce industry and government leaders as it transforms itself into a leading research institution in Asia. Apart from strengthening the College’s research projects and partnerships, having a multi-tier support system for researchers would help achieve these goals, according to AD Nellas.

“This system should include not only financial coverage, but also holistic activities for the physical, mental, and psychological well-being of researchers,” he said. “Moreover, CS and the University should partner with lawmakers to improve taxation for researchers and lobby for tax exemptions for the research-derived honoraria and financial incentives. Alternatively, an increase in research honoraria can be implemented in lieu of tax breaks.”

AD Nellas added that the most crucial step UP should take is to improve the procurement process needed to establish, operate, and maintain scientific infrastructure and facilities. Restructuring the procurement pipeline for research activities, simplifying requirements, and providing exceptions for specialized needs would help reorganize the procurement process.

“These would greatly accelerate research and alleviate the administrative workloads of both project staff and the faculty. CS and the University could also allow and lobby for the deregulation of research-related contracts to allow our researchers greater flexibility, make procurement efficient, and improve the working conditions of staff and personnel,” he concluded.

For further information, please contact UPD-CS Associate Dean for Research, Innovation, Development, and Enterprise Ricky Nellas at rbnellas@up.edu.ph.

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