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Thursday, July 07, 2005
Sun: Big interest in Java in Cebu
Close to 1,400 students and professionals availed themselves of the free training in Java in Cebu two weeks ago.
“It was to educate developers and programmers on the Java platform technology in Cebu…. I think there are more novice developers in Cebu that want to get into the market than in Manila,” Matt Thompson, technology outreach and open source programs director of Sun Microsystems Inc. said during a recent information technology conference.
“When we started running Java in Manila two years ago, it took us a long time and a lot of effort to get over a thousand participants,” he said.
“This is a good development and much-needed help in improving our Java developers’ skills and exposure. Most of our universities don’t have enough training in Java,” said Bonifacio Belen, executive director of the Cebu Educational Development Foundation for Information Technology.
Thompson cited the university student population in the Philippines as a huge advantage. “The number of intelligent students coming out from school every year is amazing. But the biggest challenge in the country is its lack of entrepreneurial spirit,” he said.
“The challenge for the Philippine IT community is to start its own small companies that can compete locally and, eventually, regionally, ” he told Sun.Star Cebu. “You have to think beyond just what the Philippines needs. How would I provide a solution for the market in China? Singa-pore? India?”
Sun Microsystems Philippines Inc. operates the UP Java Competency Center at the University of the Philippines (UP) in Quezon City, in partnership with UP, Mirant Philippines Foundation Inc. and Ayala Foundation Inc. (ALC)
(July 7, 2005 issue)
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