Cyber Republic Weekly Update 15

CYBER REPUBLIC Weekly Update/Issue 15
Economic Zone Authority in Northeastern
Luzon), and the prominent Loyalcoin, headed
by local celebrity Paolo Bediones, which runs
loyalty programs built upon the NEM
blockchain; and Fintech Philippines, which is
heavy on professionals in the formal financial
sector, and auditing and consulting firms.
Alex has also participated in government and
industry events representing Elastos to build
links with relevant state offices. Key events
he's attended are the DICTs Internet
Governance symposium which connected us
to leading regional tech players and
infrastructure providers, and the larger
DICTs Incubators annual meetup attended
by tech incubator operators around the
country.This has enabled us to obtain access
to key officials and identify state programs
that sync with Elastos' objectives.
One example is DICTs Rural Impact Sourcing
program which trains countryside folk to
access online paying jobs in software
development, web development, content
creation and design. If we can form a
partnership with them, we could have Elastos
development and content creation among
their recommendations list.
We have brand presence activities by proxy
with college and university tech groups, and
moving forward, with several key dev groups.
We provide them event support in terms of
snacks and food items, and they place a large
vertical banner at their venue while
encouraging members to sign up for Cyber
Republic. We've done this at the University of
the Philippines, Polytechnic University in
Quezon City, Unibersidad de Manila, and
recently De La Salle University's Computer
Engineers. It's cost efficient, and doesn't
require our presence.
Last Christmas, we participated in two
blockchain event Christmas parties, where
we also brought along a group of students
from universities we've been in touch with.
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Levelling up, we conduct, on a recurring
basis, booth presence during school tech
events, where we have a booth display and
sign ups for the Cyber Republic. In these
events, I lead the booth team, sometimes
with Alex, sometimes with a team of
students from the host school or an
organization from another school. We are
able to collect dozens of sign ups and
strengthen links with the school
organizations, as well as other Elastos
enthusiasts. We've done this at De La Salle
University and Unibersidad de Manila as
sponsors of events organized by Coding
Girls, organizers of school events; and at
FEU-Tech and Angeles University upon the
invitation of student groups themselves. We
have around a dozen more invitations for
the months ahead.
So, that's our secret. Rather than organize
our own events, we support and participate
in student organization led events if it
provides the right audience for Elastos. It
reduces costs per signup, and minimizes
logistical requirements, and we provide
value by linking up student groups from
other schools and signing them up to Cyber
Republic.
The highest level of involvement we do is a
speaking event.Alex spoke at two such
events sponsored by Elastos. At the College
of St.Benilde School of Arts and Design, he
spoke on the basics of blockchain and how
Elastos provides a secure publishing
platform to monetize creative works.At La
Verdad Community College's ICT Week, he
spoke on SMEs and Startups, in deference to
the Blockchain talk by our friends at NEM. In
both cases, Elastos branding was clearly
presented and the technology welldiscussed
during the speeches.
Our involvement with LVCC has even
greater potential going forward. Located in
Southern Pampanga, they have the largest
school campus in that area, with a student
body known for their skills in mass