Socoteco II is having a referendum this Monday. From Hector Miñoza at Writing Edge:
Ang desisyon mo ay kinabukasan ng SOCOTECO II.
This coming March 2, 2008 is the day of the referendum, wherein the member-consumers will decide the options for SOCOTECO II future modality:
To remain as non-stock, non-profit cooperative under NEA
To convert as stock corporation under [...]
Oh wow. Right on the heels of my earlier post today, Irving Wladawsky-Berger, who was responsible for identifying emerging technologies and marketplace developments at IBM before he retired, makes a quite closely relevant post today on “All Innovation is Local.”
He ends up with this:
One of the most important concepts in computer sciences is the principle [...]
You can disagree with me if you want, but you can’t prove me wrong. We’ve had all kinds of advisory boards, expert panels, studies. The President and Cabinet are continually issuing directives. Funding agencies are continually handing out grants and huge loans.
So where is the real traction going to come from? As I said [...]