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Written by Mary Grace P. Santos
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Tuesday, 20 October 2009 12:15 |
 iBoP Asia, with the Ateneo Innovation Center (AIC), launches iTalk: Innovation Talk to provide a platform for learning and information-sharing among key players in the S&T and BoP movements in Southeast Asia. The main goal of iTalk is to bridge the gap between the academe and real world innovators by providing a space and venue for dynamic learning and collaboration among them.
With the core message “Let’s innovate together!”, iTalk links iBoP Asia’s pool of grantees/partners
with the students and faculty, primarily of the School of Science and
Engineering (SoSE), of the Ateneo de Manila University. The
interaction happens online and during actual meetings.
iTalk Online Interaction Page
iTalk has a Facebook page that serves as an online Q&A
discussion facility between our grantees/partners and Ateneo's pool of technical
experts and students. iBoP Asia grantees/partners can use this page to share and exchange ideas with our faculty members and students.
iTalk Learning Labs
iBoP Asia with the AIC hosts small group discussion
sessions or "learning labs" that allow face-to-face interaction
between our grantees/partners and the School's faculty and
student innovators. These learning labs are great opportunities for
our grantees/partners to present their projects and innovations to people, who can, in turn, help them develop their innovation
further or connect them with relevant groups/organizations.
Learning Labs hosted since November 2009:
iTalk with Don Bosco Technical College
iTalk with Computer Professionals' Union
Some photos taken during a demo of solar-powered technologies developed by SoSE students:
Rainwater purifier
Algae-processing device
Wireless data transmitter
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iBoP Asia