Ateneo, IBM to develop Science and Technology and Analytics competency

TheAteneo de Manila University and the International Business Machine Corporation (IBM) signed a memorandum of agreement on July 8 that aims to develop Science and Technology and Analytics competency through research and development. The research and development strategy comprises of high performance computing research and education, big data and business analytics research and education, weather and climate prediction and simulation, computational chemistry and bioinformatics research, disaster and emergency management, and mobile and remote sensing application. Through this initiative, the Ateneo and IBM hope to come up with innovative projects that will help combat and solve current scientific and socio-economic challenges faced by the country. Bianca N. Martinez

ACERD revives Eagle Watch

Eagle Watch was re-launched this year through an economic forum and briefing titled “Aquinomics: 2010-2014 and Beyond” held on August 9 at the Justitia Room of the Ateneo Graduate School of Business campus. Eagle Watch is a quarterly macroeconomic briefing spearheaded by the Ateneo Center for Economic Research andDevelopment (ACERD) in early 2002 to educate the public about the Philippines’ fast changing economic landscape. The forum tackled President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III’s economic growth efforts, the fiscal state of the nation and the impact of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Economic Community 2015 in the country. This year’s speakers were economists and Eagle Watch Senior Fellows Fernando Aldaba, PhD, Alvin Ang, PhD, Cielito Habito, PhD, and Leonardo Lanzona Jr, PhD. In their presentations, the economists forecasted that there will be a 6.2 to 6.4% growth in the country’s economy this year. Samantha O. Subida