Gap In The Clouds

from http://www.gancaycolaw.ph//files/articles/26_4.jpg As a human being, it is my responsibility to know my rights and as a Filipino I should be responsible in knowing most, if not all, of my rights under Philippine laws, statutes and codes. One of those rights that I should be familiar with is the Intellectual Property Code also known as R.A. 8293. The IP Code protects not only my creative ideas and interests but also those of others. This law was passed to ensure that creators will have the right to own, produce and reproduce their creations and at the same time penalize those who will use their creations without proper credit or payment. Sharing details and information about intellectual property and intellectual property rights is very important, especially now that everything can be shared online. There are several ways for me to support or help with the information dissemination of the Intellectual Property Code or R.A. 8293. One of those ways is by informing people t

“If a man is keeping an idea to himself, and that idea is taken by stealth or trickery-I say it is stealing. But once a man has revealed his idea to others, it is no longer his alone.  It belongs to the world.” Linda Sue Park, A Single Shard Nowadays, information is the most sought after commodity. With the help of technology, information can be gathered and analyzed in a matter of seconds. Also with the help of technology, ideas which were once needed to written down can now be posted and shared online. Because of the permanence of the information shared through the world wide web do you think people has the right to claim what has been revealed to them? Does the statement or quote above applies here in the Philippines? Let’s take a good look. According to the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines also known as Republic Act. No. 8293 as amended by  Republic Act No. 9150,  Republic Act No. 9502 and  Republic Act. No. 10372, intellectual property is the collec

According to Carla O'Dell, Knowledge Management is multidisciplinary. It is a field of study that covers a lot of areas. From a business perspective, knowledge management is defined as the strategies and processes designed to identify, capture, structure, value, leverage, and share an organization’s intellectual assets. These assets are then used to enhance an organization's performance and competitiveness. It is based on two important activities: (1) capture and documentation of individual explicit and tacit knowledge, and (2) its dissemination within the organization. In the first activity, knowledge management is an approach to capture an organization's intellectual assets. It is also the process by which human centered assets are managed. Examples of human centered assets are the knowledge owned by individuals. The knowledge they possess can and must be shared with others within the company especially if it has the potential or the capacity to be used  towards

As mentioned in the previous blog entry, strengths are current factors that are regarded as the reason why an organization exhibits an outstanding performance. Some examples of strengths are the availability and use of modern equipment and tools, consistent training and seminars for personnel, positive attitude of all people involved, a clear understanding among employees and their tasks and more. If an organization is unaware of their strengths they will be unable to keep track of what they can and cannot do.  So far, we have determined two strengths of the Jaime V. Ongpin Foundation. First  is their credibility as an NGO. The foundation has weathered several changes in the course of its existence, but, they still remain as one of the most prominent NGOs here in the Philippines. Another one is visibility, with the extensiveness of the projects and programs they have implemented they have already reached numerous areas in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. They have established and

HISTORY The Foundation was established on 17 December 1980 as a corporate social arm of Benguet Corporation. Originally called the Benguetcorp Foundation, Inc., its role was to concretize the company’s corporate social responsibility firstly to its employees and dependents, andsecondly, to residents living near its mining and logging operations.Beginning 1986, the Foundation expanded its services to other areas with support from the company itself; international donors such as the United States Agency for International Development (USAID),Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), DISOP-Belgium; government and other NGOs. The Foundation adopts the Strategic Area Management approach in the implementation of its programs and projects. To realize its development goals, it works in close partnership with key area stakeholders, namely: the target communities, government, business, microfinance clients and ot