In about five years, artificial intelligence (AI) could threaten one of the country?s biggest income generators ? the multi-billion business process outsourcing (BPO) industry.
The Digitize Philippines project aims to "bring free, actionable, bite-sized training to help Filipino businesses quickly adapt to the digital trends and drive traffic to their business through search, mobile and social media."
Spanning nearly 320 kilometers, the fiber infrastructure will run through four provinces in Mindanao ? Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Davao del Norte and Davao del Sur.
The Joint Foreign Chambers of the Philippines (JFC) said the low ranking of the Philippines in an e-government survey reflects the ?slow adaptation of digital technology by government in its interactions with the public?.
It has taken eight quarters for Apple to regain the No. 1 global smartphone vendor ranking, but the positions of the two leaders have never been so close, with only 256,000 units difference.
DICT secretary Rodolfo Salalima said the ISDB-T platform will not only improve TV viewing experience through better picture quality and sound but would also facilitate the establishment of an Emergency Warning Broadcast System (EWBS).
