Share your story: About the ways the Internet has changed your world

In celebration of One Internet Day Manila, Cebu, Davao, and One Web Day, you are encouraged to share your story through your blog:

• about the top 10 amazing ways the web has changed the world.
• about the ways the web has changed your world
• about the ways you'd like to see the web change the world

Once done, let me know and will link your blog post from here. Share your story today!

To be inspired, read those who shared their story!

• OneWebDay: How the internet changed my world (moowagirl)
• How the Internet Changed my World (Joan Piñon)
• The Web & The Internet (Ernesto Sonido)
• One Web Day: How the Internet Changed My World (Noemi Lardizabal-Dado)
• 1 Internet Day (Chris Haravata)
• How The Internet Changed My World (Robert Martin)
• Top 10 Amazing Ways the Web has changed my world (Joel Yuvienco)
• How the Internet changed my world (Janette Toral)

P.S. If you need a guide on how to start blogging, join our free Blogging 101 Online Workshop.

September 19: One Internet Day 2006 Manila

DigitalFilipino.com is now on its 7th year. We are celebrating this, in partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry ICT Business Development Team, by holding a One Internet Day event on September 19, Tuesday, from 1:10 pm to 7 pm, at the e-Library 2/F AIM ACCEED Benavides St. corner Paseo De Roxas, Makati City (Greenbelt). Our theme for this year is "E-Commerce Build-up for SMEs".

The program is as follows:

12:00 - 1:10 Registration
1:10 - 1:15 Welcome (Janette Toral, DigitalFilipino.com)

1:15 - 1:30 Keynote: E-Commerce for National Competitiveness (Director Ludy Yaptinchay, Department of Trade and Industry)

1:30 - 2:00 Data Privacy and E-Commerce (Director Domingo I. Bagaporo, Board of Investments)
Awarding of Plaques to the principal drafters of DAO #8

• Atty. JJ Disini
• Atty. Lindy Gavino
• Janette Toral

2:00 - 2:30 Building Buzz with Blogs (Maoi Arroyo, Hybridigm Consulting)

2:30 - 3:30 Panel: State of E-Payment in the Philippines

• Erick Kalugdan, Load.com.ph
• Terecy Chia, YesPayments
• Danison Ofrecio, Innove
  

3:30 - 4:30 Panel: New E-Commerce Opportunities

• Enrique Gonzalez, IPVG
• Emmanuel Amador, InfoWeapons
• Erville Magtubo, ePLDT

4:30 - 5:30 Panel: Making E-Commerce Work

• Joy Ting, Boma Corp
• Charlie Gaw, Acclaim Butterflies

5:30 - 7:00 Networking and Raffle

This event is by-invitation only and to DigitalFilipino.com Club Members. Thank you for supporting DigitalFilipino.com!

Presentations and Photos Uploaded: One Internet Day

Our sincerest thanks to all who supported the One Internet Day event last December 16. Here are the presentation materials in relation to the said event.

• Environmental analysis on B2C E-Commerce in the Philippines (by Anna Mendoza, MBA student at Asian Institute of Management)
• Lessons Learned in B2C E-Commerce (by Jovel Cipriano, PinoyDelikasi.com)
• Launch of payFree: Eletronic Payment for FREE! (by Erick Kalugdan, Load.com.ph)
• Lessons Learned in Building Online Communities (by Boogie Boydon, Ang Bagong Pinoy)

Check out the photos taken at the event as well.

My sincerest thanks to Abby Ongyanco for the kind feedback she has given about the event.

December 16: One Internet Day: Empowering Citizens Through Technology

This December 16, DigitalFilipino.com will be celebrating One Internet Day at the Penthouse of the Board of Investments, Gil Puyat Ave., Makati City from 1 pm to 6 pm.

We are fortunate to have great individual and corporate club members who did not hesitate in giving back to the community by sharing their knowledge.

The event is FREE and open to the public. Details on how to register can be found below.

Program:
12:00 - 1:15 Registration
1:15 - 1:30 Keynote
1:30 - 1:50 Environmental Analysis: B2C E-Commerce in the Philippines (Anna Mendoza)
1:50 - 2:10 PinoyDelikasi.com: E-Commerce Lessons Learned (Jovel Cipriano)
2:10 - 2:30 Launch of payFree, Electronic Payment for FREE! (Erick Kalugdan, Load.com.ph)
2:30 - 2:50 State of Philippine Internet Security (Fernando Martirez III)
2:50 - 3:10 Lessons Learned in Internet Crime and Legal Cases (Atty. JJ Disini)
3:10 - 3:30 Introduction to Open Web Security Application Project (Adrian San Juan)
3:30 - 3:50 Lessons Learned in Community Building (Boogie Boydon)
3:50 - 4:50 The WSIS Awards Philippines winners recognition and sharing of experience (Josie Cacdac)
4:50 - 6:30 Networking, raffle, and exchange gift

There are two main highlights as well that shall take place during this event.
1. The launch of payFree: Electronic Payments for FREE! This is a service offered by Load.com.ph that will allow any of its members to accept payments online and apply as a prospective merchant.

2. Josie Cacdac who is the Philippines representative to the WSIS Awards Panel shall be returning to the country on this day and will give recognition to the winners of the WSIS Awards Philippines in 2003 and 2005. The awardees are:

2003 Winners

eBusiness - Pinoydelikasi.com
eCulture - Filipinas Heritage Library
eEntertainment - MrMusiko.com
eGovernment - OurBid.ph
eHealth - eHealth.ph
eInclusion - Isla.ph
eLearning - DigitalFilipino.com
eScience - none

2005 Winners

eBusiness - SME.com.ph
eCulture - Tsinoy.com
eEntertainment - OFW-TV
eGovernment - eCensus
eInclusion - B2bpricenow.com
eLearning - Regions of the Philippines (Region IV-A)
eScience - Philrice

The event is FREE and open to the public. To attend, please email the following to digitalfilipino@gmail.com

Name:
Email:
Company:
Position:
Address:
Phone:
Fax:
Website:

Those who would like to hang their streamers at this event and be given a table space where you can distribute flyers, show demos, are requested to sign up as a corporate member of the DigitalFilipino.com Club.