Investing early in the Philippines tech talent
summary
Nonprofit DevCon Philippines runs 20 hands-on code camps across 20 locations, reaches about 14,000 face-to-face students yearly, and has launched 11 chapters with the biggest community in Mindanao. College grads and island students publish a first smart contract within four hours — roughly 500 smart contracts projects so far — and graduate with 100% on-chain portfolios. Programs span kid robotics climate kits, a pilot AI engineering academy, and an ICP smart‑contract teaching partnership.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00About Devcon Philippines
- 1:46Community and expansion
- 2:48Addressing the tech talent gap
- 3:43Blockchain code camps
- 8:02Technology-agnostic mission
- 10:01Devcon Kids and robotics
- 13:50Future and collaboration
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