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Brunei to further build ICT talent pool

Posted on 21/10/2011 - Media Centre

IZAM SAID YA’AKUB BRUNEI-MUARA Friday, October 21, 2011 BRUNEI Darussalam does not have enough ICT talent, but will build further its pool of ICT talent in order to further the nation’s development. In his keynote address at the Think Big Innovate 2011: A Technology & Entrepreneurship Forum yesterday, Minister of Communications Pehin Orang Kaya Hamzah […]

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To grow business, Brunei Inc should ‘friend’ social media

Posted on 21/10/2011 - Media Centre

AL-HAADI ABU BAKAR BRUNEI-MUARA Friday, October 21, 2011 SMALL startups and large firms should leverage on social media platforms to grow their business. This was highlighted at the Think Big Innovate Forum 2011 yesterday at The Empire Hotel & Country Club. Delwin Keasberry, @BruneiTweet in Twitter and director of ProjekBrunei.com, said there has never been […]

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IT startups urged to partner with veterans

Posted on 21/10/2011 - Media Centre

YING CHIA BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Friday, October 21, 2011 BUDDING technopreneurs should embrace partnerships with experienced players to help build their ideas, an IT expert yesterday said. “I think it depends on what the person is trying to do. If they have a great product idea and they just want to build it and take […]

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Foster Silicon Valley mindset

Posted on 21/10/2011 - Media Centre

AL-HAADI ABU BAKAR BRUNEI-MUARA Friday, October 21, 2011 BRUNEI can adopt the best practices of Silicon Valley through a shift of mindset and the creation of an empowering culture, said the founder of an online CD store for independent musicians. Derek Sivers, who was guest speaker at the Think Big Innovate Forum 2011, yesterday said […]

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THiNK BIG forum to have new format, direction

Posted on 19/10/2011 - Media Centre

YING CHIA BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Wednesday, October 19, 2011 THE THiNK BIG Innovate Forum 2011 will kick off tomorrow with organisers hoping its new direction and format will provide an inspiring platform for attendees. In a statement, forum co-organiser Asia Inc Forum said that The THiNK BIG Innovate Forum 2011’s new format would have multi-track […]

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Q&A – success story of Pigeonhole Live developer

Posted on 15/10/2011 - Media Centre

15th October 2010 Several international and motivation speakers are expected to grace the much-anticipated THiNKBIG Innovate Forum 2011. What follows is the success story of a recognised young trailblazer who started a simple yet effective business whose services have been sought across the globe. Hew Joon Yeng, the current business developer for Pigeonhole Live, trained […]

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Learning From Mistakes Key To Success

Posted on 12/10/2011 - Media Centre

12th October 2010 Bandar Seri Begawan – Winston Churchill once said, “All men make mistakes but only wise men learn from their mistakes,” and many are of the belief that making mistakes is one of the solutions to success. This simple yet powerful statement can be applied when venturing into the competitive world of business, […]

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Capitalising on the social media phenomenon

Posted on 11/10/2011 - Media Centre

YING CHIA BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Tuesday, October 11, 2011 WITH such a high impact on the daily lives of consumers today, social media will be one of the key areas for discussion at this year’s Think Big Innovate 2011: A Technology and Entrepreneurship Forum, said representatives from organisers Asia Inc Forum and the iCentre. Hadie […]

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Think Big forum: Using ICT innovation to spur business

Posted on 11/10/2011 - Media Centre

YING CHIA BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Tuesday, October 11, 2011 INSPIRATION comes at any and every moment. At least that’s what the iCentre hopes to instil into participants at this year’s Think Big Innovate 2011: A Technology and Entrepreneurship Forum. Titled “Innovation… Inspiring and Driving Change”, the collaboration between the iCentre and Asia Inc Forum hopes […]

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Asia must not follow West example

Posted on 08/10/2011 - Media Centre

DEBBIE TOO BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Saturday, October 8, 2011 “THE mobile phone has become ubiquitous and underpriced, and can be free nowadays, while the toilet has become a luxury item,” said the author of a book which warned Asia against following the West’ consumption-led growth. Chandran Nair, of the social venture think tank Global Institute […]

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