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Few people in history have had as great an impact on the world as Johannes Gutenberg. In the 15th century, the German inventor introduced movable-type printing to Europe, sparking a revolution that helped spread knowledge to the masses. To honor this milestone achievement, Google dedicated Wednesday's Doodle to Gutenberg on the 21st anniversary of the Gutenberg Museum launching a retrospective exhibit on his life. Stay in the know Get the latest tech stories with CNET Daily News every weekday. Born in Germany around 1400, Gutenberg invented the process for movable type in 1439, essentially retrofitting a wooden screw press in common use at the time. His process replaced handwritten manuscripts and wooden block printing with a process that involved a combination of movable metal type, adjustable molds and proprietary oil-based inks. Gutenberg started churning out a book on Latin grammar around 1451, but his most notable work came in 1455 with what's now referred to as the … [Read more...] about Google Doodle honors printing press pioneer Johannes Gutenberg

The Department of Science and Technology Science Education Institute (DoST-SEI) has announced the deadline of submission of application for the Engineering Research and Development for Technology (ERDT) local graduate scholarship for Academic Year 2021-2022, first semester. The deadline of submission for each consortium-member university are as follows: April 30, 2021 for the Ateneo De Manila University (ADMU), De La Salle University (DLSU), Mapua University (MU), and Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT); and May 15, 2021 for Central Luzon State University (CLSU), University of the Philippines-Diliman (UPD), UP Los Baños (UPLB), and University of San Carlos (USC). For more information, contact the ERDT staff in-charge: ADMU – Jessica Francisco at [email protected]; CLSU – Precious Sibulburo at [email protected]; DLSU – Belle Ayop at [email protected]; MU – Lorraine Hilario at [email protected]; MSU-IIT – Doruthee Encarnado at … [Read more...] about DoST-SEI opens ERDT scholarship

The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) and Mapua University revealed on Tuesday that they are starting to equip the country’s 45 Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) with data science and analytics skills for the post-Covid-19 pandemic world, following the launching of the Data Analytics and Digital Transformation Training for Higher Education, an executive program delivered by Carnegie Mellon University-Australia (CMUA), a global leader in data analytics. The program is a 10-day virtual training that combines a comprehensive business intelligence, data analytics and technology management curriculum with a hands-on focus. The 60 participants, who come from 45 HEIs all around the Philippines, are taught by CMUA’s expert pool of faculty who are also industry experts, with many active industry collaborations that put them at the forefront of data science developments. The participating HEIs are Agusan Del Sur State College of Agriculture and Technology, Aklan State University, … [Read more...] about CHEd, Mapua equip HEIs with data science skills in post-pandemic scenario

“Federalism should be able to maintain unity among all. But this does not mean that we should boycott regional voices and the voices of ethnic groups.” – Khil Raj Regmi PRESENTED during the Hanns Seidel Foundation-initiated Asia Federalism Dialogues was how functional a specific country’s devolution structure responds to a major crisis such as the coronavirus. Country-specific federal governance structures had two countries employing horizontal devolution: Myanmar governs through local to local governments, while Pakistan, provincial to provincial. Nepal’s structure is through collaboration among central, provincial and local governments while Sri Lanka is through collaboration of central, provincial and local with public and private organizations. A sixth structure — the Philippines — governs through its quasi-federal structure which rests on a powerful center. This country specific contexts enabled participants to appreciate the pros and cons of a country’s mode of devolved … [Read more...] about Federalism: Ethnic voices local to local, central to local

As a layman and not some pedigreed historian nor sectarian televangelist, I’m doing this chronological review of a landmark historical event simply to understand why Mazaua got displaced by Limasawa as the site of the first Holy Mass on our shores. I was determined not to touch on the geopolitical, dynastic, evangelical, nationalist, and personal motivations of the dramatis personae in this aspect of Philippine history. After all, this is beyond my competence as a layman and is best left to competent, totally scrupulous historians. Before proceeding, though, I’d like to bring our chronological review back again to the year 1555, which I’m now convinced was a watershed in how the narrative about Magellan’s voyage was to evolve in the next 466 years until today. Recall that it was in 1555 that Richard Eden’s English translation of a supposedly authentic chronicle of the Magellanic voyage to the Indies was published in London. That pirated French text, “Le voyage et … [Read more...] about Getting our Philippine history right after 500 years – 4

Dear Lloyd, I have this experience of reaching heights and becoming successful in what I do. Recently, it was a totally different story. When success is no longer there — and failure suddenly meets me face to face — what do I do? Mar Mar, A few years ago, I did a motivational talk before two real estate giants in Manila during their sales kickoff rally. Most companies do this every year. Back in the prepandemic days, there were face-to-face meetings. They gathered their sales people and hired a motivational speaker to speak and try to encourage their people to sell more this time as the speaker tried to equip them with knowled ge, wisdom and stories. Hopefully after the one-hour program or so, participants would leave the venue with inspiration and drive to face the new year and yes, painful or not as it was, make the best effort to hit their quota for that period. It’s amazing to see their mix of emotions — from being happy to being excited to being afraid to being … [Read more...] about Success causes us to fail