SELISE Bhutan looking for software developer interns (Good pay)

Job Description

Any CS graduate without experience can apply. You have to be very good with programming and problem solving. Must have strong knowledge about algorithms and data structures. No requirement for any specific programming language. ACM/SPOJ problem solvers are most welcome

Reports to: Team Lead (Arpan)

Additional Job Requirements

The person needs to possess high analytical ability for solving complex problems and strong knowledge in Web and Enterprise Technology stack.

Benefits

• Casual working environment.
• Great mentors. You will get to work with experienced set of people who have built amazing Apps in realms of mobile, cloud and web.
• The work environment is fast-paced, action-oriented and highly meritocratic in nature. No bureaucratic BS.
• Yes, there is such thing as “ free lunch “
• The stipends is at par with salaries of corporate employees.

Note: Please don’t apply if you don’t know how to find if two strings are anagram or not, in linear time.

For more details, please visit http://jobs.bt/job/282-software-developer-intern

REC@NNECT Challenge – an Opportunity for Bhutanese Entrepreneurs

REC@NNECT, a partnership led by CRDF Global and the U.S. Department of State, invites all fast-growing TECH VENTURES from South & Central Asia (SCA) to participate in this Challenge: http://www.reconnectsca.org/reconnect-challenge.html

The TOP 10 ventures advance to the REC@NNECT Challenge finals. Win awards, receive one-on-one mentorship, and much more.

FINAL EVENT TO BE HELD IN NEPAL in NOVEMBER, 2014.

Awards

$25,000 FIRST PLACE
$15,000 SECOND PLACE
$5,000 THIRD PLACE

Other opportunities

Tech Crunch
October 20-21, 2014
London, UK
3 scholarships to TechCrunch Disrupt
Demo at Startup Battlefield finals
Chance to win $50K & Disrupt Cup

TECHINASIA
Fall 2014
Jakarta, Indonesia
3 exhibition spaces for Tech in Asia
Network with top Asian startups

International CES
January 6-9, 2015
Las Vegas, USA
1 exhibition space at CES 2015
Startups from 140+ countries
Over 160K attendees

For more details:

http://www.reconnectsca.org/reconnect-challenge.html

Results of Business Idea Competition of Bhutan 2014

Business Idea Competition of Bhutan 2014, organized jointly by the Ministry of Labour and Human Resources and Bhutan Innovation and Technology Centre at Thimphu TechPark, received 82 business ideas. After the first stage of selection process, 32 ideas were shortlisted for face to face interview with the following four judges:

1.   Mr. Pema Wangchuk, Special Executive for Entrepreneurship and Education, Loden Foundation,

2.   Mr. Ram Bdr Gurung, Head, Entrepreneurship and Self-employment Division, MoLHR

3.   Ms. Payal Loungani, International Business Consultant

4.   Mr Tshering Cigay Dorji, COO, BITC/Thimphu TechPark.

Based on the total of marks given by the 4 judges, all ideas were ranked at the end of the interview. After that, the judges decided to award prizes and certificates to the proponents of the top 20 business ideas.

Left: Mr. Karsang Dorji, receiving the First Prize from Honourable Minister, MoLHR. (Picture courtesy: BBS)

The following prizes were aw arded during the Awards Ceremony on 30 June 2014. Details of ‘Business Ideas’ are deliberately kept short to keep them confidential.

Sl No.	Name of Participant	Business Idea
1	Karsang Dorji	Innovative Dehydrator (Dryer)	1st rank
2	Rikesh Gurung	Utilization of waste plastic	2nd
3	Jambay Dorji,	Recycling	3rd
4	Bindu M Tamang	Green Farm Bhutan	Best woman participant
5	Tshering Penjor	Sport facility	incubation for six months
6	Tshering Yangki	Garden Support	incubation for six months
7	Choeki Yangden	daycare centre in a particular location in Bhutan	incubation for six months
8	Tshering Namgyel	Rib concrete wall innovation as a substitute for all kinds of bricks	incubation for six months
9	Ugyen Singye Dorji	mobile greentech carwash service	incubation for six months
10	Tshering choden	organic farming and agro tourism	incubation for six months
11	Rinzin Rinzin	Lemongrass spice production	virtual incubation
12	Kinzang Wangchuk	Artificial marble	virtual incubation
13	Sonam (the biker)	Son of the dragon biking for health	Certificate
14	Sangay Thinley	Food products	Certificate
15	Karma Wangchuk and Yeshi Jamtsho	Apps Development (Druk Apps)	Certificate
16	Pema Dorji	Organic farming	Certificate
17	Sonam Yuden	Mushroom Spawn Production and cultivation	Certificate
18	Arpan Lepcha	Restaurant review and rating app for Bhutan	Certificate
19	Cheten Dema, Kesang Dolkar, Kezang Choki, Pema Choki	The Development of Dzongkha ORC (Optical Character Recognition)	Certificate
20	Passang Wangdi	Druk Fresh Trout Farming	Certificate

The prizes for the top 3 participants and the best idea from a woman participant were as follows:

1.   First prize: 1 Laptop plus six months incubation support at BITC

2.   Prize for the best idea from a female participant: 1 Laptop plus six months incubation support at BITC

3.   Second prize: Samsung Tab 3 plus six months incubation support at BITC

4.   Third Prize: Samsung smart phone plus six month incubation support at BITC

The Prize for the best woman participant is sponsored by Ms Laurel Kilgour from the USA.

Business Idea Competition of Bhutan 2014

Ministry of Labour and Human Resources and Bhutan Innovation and Technology Centre (BITC), an initiative of the Department of IT & Telecom, MoIC, at Thimphu TechPark, are jointly conducting the third annual nationwide Business Idea Competition – Business Idea Competition of Bhutan 2014 -to promote creative innovation and entrepreneurship in the country.

The organizers hereby invite anyone having innovative business ideas and a desire to be an entrepreneur to send in their business ideas for the ‘Business Idea Competition of Bhutan 2014’ latest by Monday, 23 June 2014.

The business idea should be submitted using the prescribed form which can be downloaded from this link: Business Idea Competition Form_2014_final_v2 or from http://www.molhr.gov.bt

Fill up the form answering relevant questions and send to tcd@thimphutechpark.com or eship@thimphutechpark.com by putting ‘BICOB 2014’ in the subject field. For any further clarification, please call Thimphu Techpark at 02-350052 or 17113037 or Entrepreneurship and Self Employment Division, MoLHR on 02 326733 or 77408625.

Selection Process:

In the first round, all submitted entries will be rigorously studied and analyzed by judges and then shortlisted.

In the final round, proponents of shortlisted entries will be interviewed face to face, or via Skype or phone call. The results will then be finalized, and certificates and prizes awarded in an Awards Ceremony tentatively scheduled to be held on 30 June 2014.

Incentives and Prizes:

1. Attractive prizes will be awarded to the top three entries including free incubation space for six months inside BITC. Laptops and netbooks were given as prizes last year.
2. In order to encourage women entrepreneurs, there will also be a prize for the best entry submitted by a female participant. She will also be given free incubation space of two workstations for six months inside BITC. This prize is sponsored by Ms Laurel Kilgour from the USA.
3. Select few entries will also receive certificates and free support from BITC to fine-tune and improve their business plans for further submission to existing entrepreneurship development programs in the country for support such as funding, mentoring etc.
4. Select few entries will be considered for incubation in the BITC incubator free of charge for the first six months.development programs in the country for support such as funding, mentoring etc.
4. Few creative and innovative business proposals may also be nominated for the regional and international business plan competition through Loden Foundation.

Vacancy for RespectPoint Social Media Coordinator

RespectPoint Position Description

Position: Social Media Coordinator
Department: Research and Marketing
Company: Respect Point Pty Ltd
Reports to: Nicole Plüss
Typical Tenure: 1 Year with scope to continue

Vision (Context)

(Statement of the company intentions and the component to which this role relates)

Respect Point Pty Ltd provides a social media platform, called RespectPoint with the vision to create the most positive place on the internet. The head office of RespectPoint is located in Sydney, Australia but the site operates worldwide. RespectPoint enables people to celebrate and congratulate the people who inspire them. It also fosters an online community of people who share similar positive values and are actively interested in connecting positively within that community.

This position contributes to this vision through research and online community building. The research part of this role involves researching profiles of public figures and positive words of respect exchanged between public figures to display on the site. The community building part of this position involves using various social media platforms and tools to identify and encourage community involvement on the site.

For details, please click on RespectPoint Social Media Coordinater Position

Job opening for finance and accounting

Thimphu TechPark would like to hire one MOTIVATED and HARDWORKING graduate with finance and accounting background plus some accounting experience as an intern to assist our finance officer immediately. He/she will be paid a token amount during his/her internship and there is possibility for him/her to become a regular employee later depending on his/her performance and our need. Interested candidates may submit their CVs to enquiries@thimphutechpark.com by 19 February 2014.

Sustainable Management and Development of Tourism Business in Bhutan

A training workshop on
‘Sustainable Management and Development of Tourism Business in Bhutan’
with Mr Naoyuki Teshima
(An International Management Consultant from Japan with 40 years’ experience)
On 21-22 November 2013
At Bhutan Innovation and Technology Centre, Thimphu TechPark, Babesa.

For more details please download the form here

Linux Training – Basics to Intermediate

5 days (22 – 26 July 2013)

Instructor: Lungten Wangchuk

Venue: Thimphu TechPark, Babesa

About the Course

Linux and UNIX systems power majority of the web, mail and other services on the Internet today. Government and businesses everywhere depend on Linux to provide some of their most critical services. As an IT professional, it is now very important for you to be able to operate and maintain those installation of Linux servers in your agency.

This course will walk you through the basics of Linux, including installation, to configuring and maintaining some of the most common internet services like web and email.

Resource Person’s Profile

Mr. Lungten Wangchuk is the Chief Technical Officer of Data Centre Services, Bhutan’s first Tier-II data centre located at Thimphu TechPark. Arguably the best linux expert around in Bhutan, he has previously worked at Druknet, Bhutan Telecom’s ISP Division for five years as the System Administrator managing web, mail and domain name services mostly running on Linux and FreeBSD. Since moving to Data Centre Services in the beginning of 2012, he has been instrumental in setting it up and getting it running.

Course Fee: Nu. 20,000 per participant for 5 days

(Attractive discounts for more than 3 persons from the same organization)

LIMITED SEATS. APPLY NOW!

For More Details, Contact: 17163475 or sonam.choden@thimphutechpark.com

Notification to Business Idea Competition of Bhutan 2013 (BICOB 2013) Participants

On behalf of BITC and MoLHR, this is to thank all 72 participants of BICOB 2013 and update them that the first round of evaluation process is underway. The following are the list of activities we have planned for taking BICOB 2013 to a close:

20 June 2013: Forwarding of shortlisted entries to the judges for the second round. For this round, we will have two more judges from outside of BITC and MoLHR. Accordingly, shortlisted participants will be notified by mail. Please check your mail before noon on 20th June.

2.00 pm to 5.30 pm on 21 June 2013 (Firday): Entries shortlisted by the judges for final selection will be interviewed at 2.00 pm to 5.30 pm on 21st June. Those who live in Thimphu can come to MoLHR Office for the interview. Each participant will be interviewed for approximately 10 minutes face to face or via phone/skype. Judges will do the final evaluation based on your submitted entry plus the interview.

24th June 2013: Final prize winners and those who will receive certificate of merit will be notified by mail.

10.00 am on 27th June 2013 (Thursday): Awards Ceremony. Prizes and certificates will be awarded to final list of winning entries. It will be at 10.00 am at BITC, Thimphu TechPark, Babesa. All participants are welcome whether you are a winner or not. Tea and refreshments will be served after the ceremony. We will have young entrepreneurs speak at the ceremony about their entrepreneurial journeys besides the keynote speech by the chief guest. It will also give you chance to network with other entrepreneurs.

Business Idea Competition of Bhutan 2013

Business Idea Competition of Bhutan 2013

Ministry of Labour and Human Resources and Bhutan Innovation and Technology Centre (BITC) at Thimphu TechPark are jointly conducting the second nationwide Business Idea Competition titled ‘Business Idea Competition of Bhutan 2013’ to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in the country.

The organizers invite anyone having innovative business ideas and a desire to be an entrepreneur to send in entries for the ‘Business Idea Competition of Bhutan 2013’ latest by Monday, 17 June 2013.

The business idea should be submitted using the prescribed form which can be downloaded from this link:

Fill up the form answering relevant questions and send to tcd@thimphutechpark.com or sonam.choden@thimphutechpark.com

For any further clarification, call 17163475/17113037.

Download the form

Selection Process:

In the first round, all submitted entries will be rigorously studied and analyzed by experts and then shortlisted.

In the final round, proponents of shortlisted entries will be interviewed face to face, or via Skype or phone call. The results will then be finalized.

Incentives and Prizes:

1. Attractive prizes will be awarded to the top three entries. Laptops and netbooks were given as prizes last year.
2. Select few entries will also receive certificates and special consideration for entrepreneurship development programs in the country.
3. All applicants will receive free advice on how to set up your own business and start operating.
4. Select few entries will be granted one year membership of Thimphu TechPark at no cost, and they can avail all privileges of the membership such as being invited to events and workshops and discounts on service charges.
5. Some of the best entries will also be forwarded to various agencies involved in entrepreneurship development programs such as Loden Foundation, DHI-BEGIN Program, Ministry of Labour and Human Resources, Association of Bhutanese Women Entrepreneurs, Youth Development Fund etc.
6. Select few entries will be considered for incubation in the BITC incubator free of charge for the first six months.