Technopreneurs have taken center stage in the world of business, from when the first modern computers were made (think Bill Gates and Steve Jobs) to today when pushing boundaries has become a business norm (think Richard Branson and Elon Musk).
In the Philippines, a number of businesses are increasingly being built in and around an intensively technological environment. And the market is all too ready to patronize homegrown tech businesses, from big firms like consumer and enterprise technology solutions company Xurpas Inc. to startups like peer-to-peer delivery marketplace Muber. The pressure is on for technopreneurs to tap this market.
“More often than not, technopreneurs are made and technopreneurship is learned. Setting up tech enterprises require more than pouring resources into a venture; there is a learning pathway that will help ensure the success of the enterprise,” says Ambassador Amable R. Aguiluz V, considered as the father of IT education in the Philippines and founder of AMAES.
Technopreneurship requires a competent educational platform that will shape and guide students in the nuances and requirements of an increasingly tech-based environment. Fortunately, students today have educational options that would enable them to become technopreneurs straight off college. IT-based institutions like the schools under the AMA Education System (AMAES) offer different IT courses that not only equip students with technical know-how, but also have tackle specific subject matters which can aid students become future technopreneurs.
Through the years, AMAES has evolved its program offerings to include business, the arts, and other science offerings, “but these are all rooted in our expertise in IT education. Our comprehensive programs are improved further by technology,” assures Amb. Aguiluz.
“Learning about the latest trends and developments in IT and technology gives students a competitive advantage upon graduation. Our students can seek employment or be their own boss as a technopreneur. Our curriculum ensures that our students know the field they will enter and how they can better address its growing demands.”
The first institution to offer IT education in the Philippines, AMAES continues to innovate their teaching methodologies and programs. To find out more about the different courses under AMAES, log on to www.amaes.edu.ph.
