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Philippines typhoon: Tech companies pitch in
Technology companies are doing their bit for victims of Typhoon Haiyan, known locally as Yolanda, after it tore through the Philippines on Nov 8, leaving nearly 4,000 dead and about 1,600 missing, as well as more than four million homeless.
IBM outlines economic blueprint for Negeri Sembilan
As part of an IBM Smarter Cities Challenge grant, a team of IBM experts has developed a comprehensive blueprint for Negeri Sembilan's economic development and transformation by 2020.
Local governments urged to apply for IBM Smarter Cities grant
IBM said it is extending the Smarter Cities Challenge competitive grants programme, which funds the deployment of IBM's top talent to perform pro bono problem-solving in municipalities worldwide. The company is encouraging regional governing bodies, not only cities, to also apply for grants that will fund consultative engagements with IBM experts in 2014.
Using mobile to give out-of-school Filipino youth education opportunities
The GSM Association (GSMA) has announced it would be working with government agencies and mobile network operators to provide up to one million Filipino out-of-school youth (OSY) with additional opportunities to access education, including technical vocational education, via mobile media.
NUS Enterprise and DBS in regional social entrepreneurship initiative
NUS Enterprise and DBS Bank have launched the DBS-NUS Social Venture Challenge Asia, a regional startup competition that aims to raise awareness and build a culture of social entrepreneurship in Asia.
LivingSocial and WWF-Malaysia in campaign to save turtles
LivingSocial Malaysia, in collaboration with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Malaysia, has launched a nationwide campaign to raise funds to protect the country’s marine turtles.
Microsoft announces free Office 365 for non-profits
Microsoft Corp has announced the global availability of Office 365 for Nonprofits for qualifying non-profit and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) through its software donation programme.
Helping yourself by helping others: DiGi’s take
Having realised its business was no longer voice but the mobile Internet, DiGi also decided that the fourth edition of its DiGi Challenge For Change (DGCFC) programme should be more in line with its business, reports A. Asohan.
DiGi’s Internet for All: From ad campaign to corporate mission
When it rolled out its 3G network in 2009, DiGi realised it had to act like an Internet company, but its advertising tagline 'Internet for All' became more than just that and is now part of the company's DNA (ahem!).
All proceeds from ‘Zalora Beauty Fix Box’ to go to YWCA Singapore
Zalora will officially launch the ‘Zalora Beauty Fix Box’ on Aug 15, promising that all sales will go to the YWCA’s Youth Centre which was launched in Singapore this year, as well as its new Girls’ Hostel that aims to create a safe haven for disadvantaged youths regardless of race or religion.
