{"id":57226,"date":"2023-07-11T19:41:20","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T11:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=57226"},"modified":"2023-07-11T19:41:22","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T11:41:22","slug":"smart-agri-tech-startup-bags-pldt-enterprise-award-during-tech-plan-demo-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2023\/07\/11\/smart-agri-tech-startup-bags-pldt-enterprise-award-during-tech-plan-demo-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart, agri-tech startup bags PLDT Enterprise Award\u202fduring TECH PLAN Demo Day\u202f"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>With the goal of empowering tech researchers and startups to\u202fbring positive change to the world, PLDT Enterprise supported the\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.techplanter.com\/philippines\/philippines2023\/\" target=\"_blank\">TECH PLANTER in the Philippines \u202f2023<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/global.lne.st\/\" target=\"_blank\">Leave a Nest<\/a>, a knowledge-manufacturing company in Japan whose goal is to \u201cadvance science and technology for global happiness.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Held at the Ateneo de Manila University, nine finalists from a total of 46 teams of startups and research teams from fields of biotech, eco-tech, med-tech, food-tech, agri-tech, and deep tech\u202fpresented local solutions that they have been developing that aim to solve deep issues in society. \u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Planting the Seeds of Technology \u202f<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As one of the event&#8217;s local partners, PLDT Enterprise motivated this year\u2019s finalists with invaluable mentorship and a co-working space by awarding the PLDT Enterprise Award through its innovation arm, PLDT Innolab.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The PLDT Enterprise Award was given to\u202f ARES with their unique smart agriculture technology\u202fthat uses\u202finnovative renewable energy solutions and remote monitoring systems to optimize poultry farm yield.\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are proud to witness ARES\u2019 technology which aligns most with PLDT Enterprise\u2019s key focus areas and Innolab\u2019s sustainability goals,\u201d says Kristine Dara Ever Juan, Head of Innovations Lab &amp; Ecosystem Partnerships (Innolab) at PLDT Enterprise. \u201cWe are looking for Smart City solutions that integrate well with our Internet of Things capabilities and ARES\u2019 vision connects well with this drive.\u201d\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are excited to collaborate with PLDT Innolab and get the good work started. Our drive to win in the competition really stemmed from our desire to elevate the lives of farmers through innovation and we are grateful for this opportunity from TECH PLANTER and PLDT Innolab,\u201d says Jemarson Abel, the team lead of ARES.\u202f\u00a0\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The PLDT Enterprise Award grants ARES access to the labs and facilities of the PLDT Innolab for six months to develop and refine their product in collaboration with highly capable mentors.\u202fThrough this collaboration, PLDT Enterprise and ARES can continue to promote sustainability through the winning group\u2019s innovative solution that ushers a new generation towards creating a sustainable yet smart city, by helping to enact innovations centered on bringing smart agriculture.\u202f\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Further Together Through Technology\u202f\u202f<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond supporting local startups through technology solutions and products developed from cutting-edge innovation units, PLDT Enterprise is also fully committed to empower the youth. \u202f\u00a0\u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPLDT Enterprise&#8217;s partnership in TECH PLANTER in the Philippines 2023 has been truly instrumental in fostering innovation in our country and its commitment to supporting aspiring entrepreneurs and startups is commendable,\u201d says Ludhovik Luiz Madrid, Research Development Division at Leave a Nest Philippines. \u201cTheir dedication to empowering the next generation of tech pioneers is paving the way for solutions that will shape our nation. We are grateful for PLDT Enterprise&#8217;s partnership and their support in nurturing the entrepreneurial ecosystem and advancing technologies that solve deep issues in Philippine society.\u201d \u202f\u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTo co-innovate and collaborate with young minds of startups and\u202facademe has always been in the DNA of PLDT Innolab,\u201d says Melvin Jeffrey Chan, Vice President &amp; Head of Enterprise Innovations, Business Development, Consulting &amp; Presales at PLDT Enterprise. \u201cWe believe in the youth\u2019s vast imagination and capability to produce new and world-class ideas to help the community and we\u2019re glad that we can become partners in co-development through our cutting-edge technologies and expertise at PLDT Enterprise.\u201d\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PLDT Enterprise continues to enable the startup community to go&nbsp;<em>Further Together<\/em>\u202fwith PLDT Innolab\u2019s deep expertise in innovation development as they pursue groundbreaking solutions to bring positive impact to the community.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The PLDT Enterprise Award was given to\u202f ARES with their unique smart agriculture technology\u202fthat uses\u202finnovative renewable energy solutions and remote monitoring systems to optimize poultry farm yield.\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":57231,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[379,343],"class_list":["post-57226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","tag-pldt","tag-smart-communications"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57226"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57226\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}