Jason Banico

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3 years 7 weeks

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Personal Info

Personal Profile

Jason Banico is a Filipino technopreneur with a passion for building online communities and social networks. He has been actively involved in the development of successful dot coms in the Philippines.

Extended Profile

He was the CTO of Yehey.com, Philippines’ largest horizontal portal, and managed the development and implementation of PayPlus+, a pioneering e-commerce product that has enabled many small and medium-sized e-commerce businesses.

Special Interests

technopreneurship development, social networking, online communities, LAMP technology

Country of Residence

Philippines

Country of Origin

Philippines

Project Info

Project Title

Brain Gain Network

Project Summary

The Brain Gain Network is an online community addressing the factors of brain drain in developing countries.

Brain drain is the problem of talented and skilled human capital emigration to other countries due to lack of opportunity in their home country.

Piloted in the Philippines, the project aims to form a strong link between successful Filipino diaspora and local academic institutions.

It aims to accelerate local technopreneurial activity, building ICT ventures that can lead to job generation.

Project URL

http://www.bgn.org

Main Impact Region

Asia