Tech startup Teko rolls out appliance after-sales system bworldonline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bworldonline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
February 1, 2021 | 12:05 am Font Size
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TEXTILE presents sustainability challenges as the world moves to a more circular economy, but recent trends provide an opportunity to surpass these.
“The initial challenges are almost insurmountable, but we’re starting to chip away at that,” said Andrew Dent, executive vice-president for research of Material ConneXion, a New York-based materials consultancy. In a presentation on sustainable material trends at the recently held TELA Conference 2021, he gave examples related to reduced waste from digital manufacturing, new performance treatments, dyeing technologies, leather and cotton-free alternatives, and end-of-textile-life practices. “These innovations are small-volume. That’s the concern. How do we take these innovations and have them end up as larger volume solutions for the market?”
Humanizing healthcare through design and technology bworldonline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bworldonline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
December 28, 2020 | 11:54 am Font Size
By: Patricia Mirasol
Slug: IBM equips the global workforce for ‘new collar jobs,’ or jobs that require specialized skills but don’t necessarily require traditional four-year degrees, through free programs such as P-TECH, Open P-TECH, and SkillsBuild.
IBM continues to equip the global workforce for “new collar” jobs, or jobs that require specialized skills but don’t necessarily require traditional four-year degrees, through its free P-TECH, Open P-TECH, and SkillsBuild programs. “New collar” careers include those in the areas of cybersecurity, design thinking, and mainframe administration.
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Students enrolled at P-TECH, a school program that complements the K-12 system, learn topics related to STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), along with programming languages like Java and Python. In the Philippines, IBM has partnered with Taguig City University and welcomed another 110 student
December 23, 2020 | 1:43 pm Font Size
By: Patricia MirasolÂ
Slug: Virtualahan, which aims to break down employment barriers for PWDs and other excluded communities, is partnering with the Department of Information and Communications Technology and local government units to better amplify their impact through social franchising.
Virtualahan, a virtual school with a mission to break down employment barriers for persons with disabilities (PWDs) and other excluded communities experiencing discrimination, is partnering with the Department of Information and Communications Technology and local government units (LGUs) to socially franchise their impact formula.
âOur goal is to replicate,â said founder Ryan Gervasa. âInstead of Virtualahan training thousands of people, we can better amplify our impact via social franchising.â