The Philippine Open Source Summit 2008 is one the principal thrusts of the Cebu Business Month (CBM) for the year that is being held in collaboration with the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) and in conjunction with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). The Provincial and City Governments of Cebu have also adopted the summit as among their pioneering projects for 2008. Recognizing that Open Source is one huge wave of the future in the field of ICT, the CCCI now turns its focus to bring together the world renowned players of various global Open Source initiatives to this two-day summit in Cebu.

Summit Co-Organizer

Global Gateway Venture Capital (G2VC) -- a technology investor focusing on global-facing Open Source, SaaS and outsourced Engineering Services companies, is co-organizer of the event. G2VC shares its expertise in industry marketing, business model definition and corporate development with its portfolio companies which include -- Exist Global, Webtide, Morph Labs and Tarsier, all innovative leaders in their respective IT spaces.

Beyond being a Corporate Sponsor, G2VC is taking on the crucial developmental task to benefit the ICT industry in general and the advancement of Open Source software movement in particular.

G2VC will host the Philippine Open Source Summit (POSS) speakers, all respected IT executives and industry experts known for their major contributions to Open Source. As innovation leader, G2VC will take on a mentoring role to participating start-up technopreneurs through the POSS Tech Boot Camp. G2VC and its portfolio companies will lead the event's media promotions to ensure it reaches the widest target audience.

IBM Philippines is likewise playing a critical role as the summit is enriched by their multiple contributions. As a major Corporate Sponsor of the event, IBM Philippines will assist “technoprenuers” beef up their repertoire of collaborative skills and resources through a special feature – the conduct of the DeveloperWorks Live Tech Briefing - Jazz Technology and Rational Team Concert.

Rational Team Concert (RTC) is a new, innovative member of IBM Rational Software Delivery Platform built upon the open and extensible Jazz Technology Platform. RTC provides the foundational ALM services to enable globally distributed project teams spread across the business to more effectively collaborate - in real time, in the context of their specific roles and within well defined processes -- delivering new levels of productivity, agility and innovation. As the rate of change accelerates and the volume of work activity grows across increasingly inter-dependent software project, RTC is an essential offering in helping customers gain the cross organizational visibility and collaboration to succeed in today's global and fast moving marketplace.

Local Implementing Partners

• Business Process Outsourcing Association of the Philippines (BPA/P)
• Philippine Software Industry Association (PSIA)
• Philippine Society of IT Educators (PSITE)
• Computing Society of the Philippines (CSP)
• Philippine Computer Society (PCS)
• Philippine Internet Commerce Society (PICS)
• IT Foundation of the Philippines (ITFP)
• IT Association of the Philippines (ITAP)
• Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
• Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI)
• DBP Data Center
• Government CIO Forum
• American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM)
• Medical Transcription Industry Association of the Philippines(MTIAPI)
• International Open Source Network (IOSN)
• Philippine Wikipedia Community (PWC)
• Cebu Educational Development Foundation for Information Technology (CEDF-IT)
• Cebu Investments Promotion Center (CIPC)
• Association of Computer Resellers Cebu (ACRC)
• Cebu Software Development Industry Association (CebuSoft)
• Internet Cafes Association Cebu (ICAC)
• MyLinuxSupport, Inc.
• Vibal Foundation