Project TARALIBOT would provide a platform for local businesses to reach a wider audience and promote their products and services. This platform would be a one-stop directory of the best localfood and products-complete with location-based search capabilities, a review and rating system, and social media integration.
With TARALIBOT, local and indigenous businesses would have a greater chance of receiving recognition which could increase their revenue. This would contribute to more equitable tourism development in the Philippines.
Wesleyan Create team members were all from the College of Engineering and Computer Technology – Prince Ralph Emanuel Ramirez (BSECE 4), Feliciano Ramos, Jr. (BSECE 4), Edward Nathan Sumera (BSECE 4), James Vincent Acuna (BSECE 3), and Phillize Calderon (BSECE 3). They were guided by Engr. Jayson Paul V. Vicencio and Engr. Leo M. Ramos.
The winning team received a connectivity package worth Php 10,000 and a grant of Php 50,000, while each member received a smartphone from SMART Communications, Inc. Another team from WUP, Wesleyan Univates BAYANIHAN, was also among the Top 50 entries in this competition.
Smart Prepaid Innovation Generation (InnoGen), an innovation grant program for the youth organized and sponsored by Smart Communication, Inc., aimed to harness the creativity of today’s youth for youth-led digital solutions that would enable Filipinos to surmount the challenges created by the pandemic. It was initiated to encourage students to develop innovative solutions utilizing wireless technologies to solve community problems in fields such as livelihood, education, and transportation.
Article and photos by the College of Engineering and Computer Technology
