The Asia Foundation launches 2nd Development Entrepreneurship Mentoring Progr

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Photo above shows participants of the 2^nd Development Entrepreneurship Mentoring Program. Joining the launch event were Sam Chittick, Country Representative of The Asia Foundation, Paul Harrington, First Secretary of the Australian Embassy in the Philippines, and Filomeno “Men” Sta. Ana III, Coordinator and Founding Member, Action for Economic Reforms (AER).

The Asia Foundation, with the support of the Australian Embassy in the Philippines, has formally launched the 2^nd Development Entrepreneurship (DE) Mentoring Program for policy-reform leaders in the Indo-Pacific region.

The DE Mentoring Program aims to facilitate deeper learning and practice of policy reform. Mentees receive one-on-one mentoring sessions from veteran reform leaders over six months. During the mentorship, they learn to identify, clarify, and pursue their reform ideas using Development Entrepreneurship principles.

“This mentorship program aims to support mentees as change agents in pursuing positive policy reforms in their sector or area of expertise. It serves as a support mechanism, as Development Entrepreneurship crosses the boundaries between traditional development work and other sectors,” said Mr. Sam Chittick, Country Representative of The Asia Foundation.

Mr. Paul Harrington, First Secretary of the Australian Embassy in the Philippines, shared that the mentoring program demonstrates the Australian government’s continued commitment to work with the Philippine government, stakeholders from civil society, business, and the academic community to strengthen governance and address development challenges.

This group comprises 20 individual mentees and is a mix of development professionals from the academe, faith-based organizations, NGOs, private corporations, and the government. One of the mentees is an official from BARMM (Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao); three are from Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Fiji, while two participants work on projects sponsored by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR).

“I was inspired to apply for the 6-month DE mentoring program after attending the online course on Development Entrepreneurship and listening to the success stories of the various policy reform advocates,” said Keith Jablo, Project Associate of Ayala Foundation and University Lecturer of the University of the Philippines-Visayas, and one of the program’s mentees. “Through the mentoring program, I know that I can make the reform I envision for the communities I work with into reality,” Jablo added.

The Development Entrepreneurship program will run until September 2022. The next mentoring group is expected to begin on the 1^st quarter of 2023. Aside from the mentoring program, the 3^rd batch of the Development Entrepreneurship: 12 Keys to Successful Reform Online Course will start on 16 May 2022.

 

For more information, visit: http://developmententrepreneurship.org/.

At the Astra Pimentel, a senatorial candidate, Meet and Greet with media

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I guess this is the election when there are quite a huge number of hopefuls, from presidential down to senatorial candidates, and not just at the national level, I've also seen so many aspiring to be among the local government officials. Are they truly aiming to serve the public, inspite of these crazy times when the pandemic has given us so many challenges? I'm quite amused of the political environment in the Philippines as there are so many choices available but still mostly composed of the same faces.Thoigh there are new players, many are also connected and allied with the same traditional politicians we've known throughout the years.

Among the new faces is Senator hopeful Astra Pimentel (Naik), running under the PDP-LABAN and proudly endorsed by President Duterte himself.

It's not my first time hearing her talk as I was able to watch her during the SMNI senatorial debates, and she is indeed good in expressing her ideas, and hopefully she will also be a hands-on government official who will not totally rely on her staff doing groundwork, but even going to farflung places to personally witness and experience the realities of the real world. Sabi nga niya, kahit baha ay lulusungin niya, makarating lang sa kanyang paroroonan. We do need somebody who is not afraid to get  dirty. We need somebody who will walk the talk, someone who also acts correspondingly and not full of just press releases and publicity.

Though she seems to be too grateful of President Duterte and Pimentel for all the opportunities in government, we've learned that she started from the lower ranks and went through several positions before this level up to  a senator position. Those years of experience is among her advantages as we know she can relate to what's happening at most levels unlike other senator hopefuls who quickly jumped to running as senator. We just hope that all that "utang na loob" would not make her blind and ignore the shortcomings of her "idols". Also, her loyalty to her party should end when the fate of the country and Filipinos are at stake.

It was also revealed at the Meet and Greet that she was the woman behind some notable movements that paved the way to many political movements so we are guaranteed that she knows how things work behind the scenes so she won't be totally dependent on her staff to orient her on the basics. I guess there's really a woman behind many great men.

As a wife and mother, the revelation that she is in a good relationship even with the children of her husband from a previous marriage and treats them as her real children, and that the kids love her even more than their real mother, shows that she can love without discrimination.We need one like her that would welcome us with open arms inspite of such situations.

When asked how she wants to be identified amidst all the other senatorial candidates, she is more inclined to be a champion against women trafficking especially for OFWs. Incidentally, her husband is also running as a nominee of Ako OFW partylist. Both husband and wife are geared towards the benefit of OFWs.

Her promise is an open door policy, similar to how she has been doing ever since working for Pimentel. She assures that everyone is welcome to reach out to her as conveniently as possible without the hassles of bureaucracy.

Rev3al: Protecting Artists, Creators, and Owners of Intellectual Properties in the Digital World

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Reveal, a blockchain platform that offers complete security solutions for digital assets announced another round of IDO, allowing the general public and crypto community to support the project and reap the resulting benefits.

Their next IDO or REV3AL Round 2 will take place this 4th of May, 2022 on spacePad – the launchpad of Coinswap Space.

In the digital era, everything is becoming more unique and easier to copy. Digital media are extremely simple to reproduce and spread due to their nature.

Owners of digital assets who are not on the blockchain currently have no way to verify their legitimacy, and even NFT collectors cannot do so without auditing the blockchain. For most users, this is a huge stumbling block.

Furthermore, digital assets do not have multi-factor authentication. There are several ways to safeguard what users and creators have, but only one puts them in charge of their ownership. And the technology offered by Rev3al is the best security solution for digital asset protection!

Rev3al is a blockchain platform with innovative digital copyright protection & anti-counterfeit technology that aims to safeguard artists, creators, and intellectual property owners throughout the digital spectrum and into the physical world.

It has a patent-pending complete security solution for digital assets, including new image-based encryption and multi-layered digital security features.

Likewise, the Rev3al technology is considered the world’s first NFT ownership authentication tool with self-verifying effects.

Rev3al Technology employs Hedera blockchain technology to establish a scalable, spendable global utility with an authentication and verification procedure utilizing $RVL, the company’s native token.

The $RVL token built on Hedera Hashgraph has a total supply of 1 billion tokens and an initial market capitalization of 25 million dollars.

“We’re excited to bring the Rev3al project to life,” says Mr. Mo Kumarsi, Rev3al’s Corporate Global Officer. “We believe that by using the latest technology we can provide a complete solution for digital asset protection of artists, creators, and intellectual property owners throughout the digital spectrum.”

He also says “We are actively developing a Minimum Viable Product (MVP), which should be ready in the next months. By the end of 2023, we will have a Commercially Viable Product (CVP) that will be licensed as part of the API that will be used by a wide variety of digital platforms, ranging from NFT Marketplaces to the Metaverse.”

Rev3al’s team of professionals has substantial experience in systems architecture, anti-counterfeiting, arts, media, cyber security, licensing, publishing, and encryption to assure the smooth operation of the Rev3al technology, allowing them to revolutionize the face of digital media and IP protection.

These professionals consist of Mo Kumarsi as Corporate Global Officer, Cary Quinn as Chief Technology Officer, Adam Unger as Corporate Operations Officer, Adam Russell as Corporate Revenue Officer, Naveen Kumar as Director of Blockchain Development, and Mohit Siroh as Director of Blockchain Technology.

Rev3al also has a team of capable advisors, including Alan Smithson, Co-Founder & CMO – Metaverse, Mario Nawfal, CEO of NFT Technologies, Alex Russman, Director of Business Development for HBAR Foundation, Karnika E. Yashwant, Co-founder – Forward Protocol, Liam Robertson, CEO Alphabit Digital Currency Fund, among others.

NFT Technologies, Alphabit, Hedera Hashgraph, Launchpool, and IBC are among Rev3al’s investors, while Bitdragon, Metaverse, Forward, and Evolution are strategic partners.


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The Rev3al community is strong and growing, so it is time to invest now. We can’t wait to see what the future holds for all of us.

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