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Title:                 Rice & Chips: Innovation and Technopreneurship in Asia

Author:             Dennis Posadas

Publisher:          Pearson Education Asia

ISBN-10:         981-06-7851-7

ISBN-13:         978-981-06-7851-7

Release Date:  June 2007

 

 

About Dennis Posadas 

            Dennis Posadas is a technology columnist for the Philippine newspaper, BusinessWorld. He contributes articles regularly to UCLA AsiaMedia on Asian wireless, telecom and Internet topics, and has also written several news feature articles for United Press International (UPI). 

 

            Posadas worked as a chip equipment development engineer; technology and business analyst and venture capital scout for Intel Asia Pacific (based in Manila); and previously with Analog Devices. During his stint in the chip industry, he traveled on business extensively worldwide.   

 

            Posadas received his BS Electrical Engineering degree from the University of the Philippines in 1991, and was an Intel sponsored Fellow to the Advanced Study Program of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Center for Advanced Educational Services in 1999.

 

            During his undergraduate years, he became Editor-in-Chief of the college newspaper, the Logscript.  While a Fellow at MIT, he became the editor-in-chief of the Fellows Newsletter, and was also enrolled at the same time in a policy course at nearby Harvard Kennedy School of Government. 

 

            Posadas lives in Manila, Philippines with his wife Joy and three young daughters.   

 

 

(for the media) Posadas says that:

 

• “The Silicon Valley model of putting together in close geographic proximity research universities and research institutions, large numbers of scientists and engineers, angel and venture capital, requisite technology suppliers, and a culture of risk taking and excitement, is slowly being copied by Asian countries.”
  
  
• “However, to a large extent, Asians who subscribe to the Silicon Valley model have had to contend with bureaucratic red tape in setting up their businesses for example, or business cultures averse to risk taking. The rewards came for those who were able to overcome these conservative and bureaucratic hurdles. For those who were not, they have been left behind.”

 

• “While there is no question that Asian countries can copy Silicon Valley, Asia has many differences from the West. It is home to millions of Asians who live on less than $2/day. Technology startups can of course choose to service the needs of  Western countries. However, they should also consider catering their products and services to the needs of millions of poor Asians. At the end of the day, this business model can be just as profitable.”

   

 

Previous Articles Published 

UCLA AsiaMedia (UCLA AsiaMedia is a joint venture between UCLA and the following newspapers: IHT, LA Times, Japan Times, South China Morning Post, Singapore Straits Times, Korea Times). The site exceeds one million unique visitors annually.

 

http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/author.asp?Author_ID=297

 

“Not Just China and India,” 27 February 2007.

"China's Technological Itch", 17 November 2006.

"Laptop Licensing," 19 October 2006.

"Free Speech and the New Internet," 1 Sept 2006. 

"Journalism by Cell Phone," 18 August 2006. 

"The Dark Side of Asia's Technonationalism," 25 July 2006  

 

United Press International (no longer in the UPI servers) 

"High Hopes for Filipino Wireless Outlook", 23 January 2006 

"Philippines Opens Up to 3G Networks", 29 December 2005 

others no longer searchable 

 

BusinessWorld (Philippines) 

His weekly tech column in BusinessWorld is read by the Philippines' top business and government leaders at http://itmatters.com.ph , the weekly IT supplement of BusinessWorld.   

 

Others 

Panorama magazine (Philippines), circa 1990's   

 

 

About Pearson Education Asia

With its headquarters in Hong Kong, Pearson Education Asia plays our role in meeting the growing needs in Asia for quality books and other education materials.

 

Our goal is to make teaching easier and student learning more rewarding and enjoyable. To this end we strive to provide quality books together with adequate and relevant teaching support materials.

 

Our strength in Asia is broad and deep. We consist of Longman Hong Kong Education Division, Asia ELT Division and China ELT Division in Hong Kong, with offices in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines.

 

Pearson Education Asia has set up a wide range of product-group divisions cater towards all levels of educations. Each of these divisions brings world-renowned imprints and international learning tools into classrooms all over Asia. In addition, we also create indigenous publishing programs to meet local market needs.

 

Website: http://www.pearsoned-asia.com