A Bright Future in IT

A Bright Future in IT (FIT)

I wanted to set up this blog to personally share with you my feelings, thoughts, knowledge and experiences in the field of Information Technology, and how you, we, can have "a bright Future in IT."

I am Loy, from Davao City, Philippines. I have worked with a Japanese IT company for more than 12 years. In my experiences here and in Japan, I see fellow Filipinos determined to secure a better future for themselves and their families. And I have come to see that IT can help bring about a brighter future for us all... IT professionals with a very rewarding employment; students gaining more advanced learnings; teachers being able to reach out to more students; businesses growing and becoming more profitable; and communities living more comfortably.

IT is one field we Filipinos can excel in. Specially in IT, we Filipinos can be at par or even better than our foreign counterparts. I experienced this first hand in my workings with Americans, Japanese, Indians, Chinese and other nationals at IBM Japan. It is said that when it comes to skills, Filipinos are easily trainable and adaptable. This advantage is emphasized more in the field of IT where we can prove our "intellectual" and "creative" skills.

In the globally competitive world of IT, how can we prove our competency? The best way is simply to show it. For us working in the field of IT, excellence in our everyday work is the best showcase of our capability. Another way is to measure our competency, using a globally recognized IT skills standard/certification, such as the Philippine National IT Standard (PhilNITS) certification exam. PhilNITS coverage is very broad, covering IT fundamentals that are the same wherever country you may choose to work in. PhilNITS is the kind of tool we need to be able to objectively, and proudly, delcare that we Filipinos can indeed excel in IT.

To claim our future in IT, we all have to do our part... LEARN as much as we can; EXCEL in whatever we engage ourselves into; SHARE to others what you have learned and experience; PROVE our competency using PhilNITS as a tool; PROMOTE our country as a good destination for IT businesses; and INSPIRE others to do the same.