We lived in an information society. With 24 hour news on TV, texting, internet and a mobile phone almost within reach every minute of the day, we are on dangers of information overload. It is said that there is more information on a Sunday edition of the New York Times than somebody 200 years ago has accessed to in their whole lifetime.

The challenge becomes which information or data should come in for decision making, and which are accurate? In general, it becomes a formidable challenge. 10 years ago, you would go to the library Read the rest of this entry »

Admittedly, I have not been very responsive in updating the blog. Since march this year, I have accepted the challenge of our business chamber of commerce to organize the Cebu Business Month. It has been a whirlwind of activities from organizing sports competitions, business conferences, and exhibits.

One of the events we are organizing is InTourPreneur, which is an Information Technology, Tourism, and Entreperneurship Conference and exhibits. We are putting together over a hundred exhibitors, a web design contest, a job fair, a quiz bowl, golf competition, a business awards night, and a conference which has over a hundred speakers. We are targetting over a thousand delegates from all over the country.

It has been a very busy month, and fingers crossed, things will turn out well this June, and I will be able to blog on a normal basis again.