Arko was chosen as one of 40 winners from over 500 mobile applications representing 30 countries honored at the WSA Mobile Congress. It was one of five winning apps competing for Global Champion in the m-Inclusion and Empowerment category.
Twitter and Smart Communications have teamed up to offer unlimited access to the popular social networking app on mobile phones for free from January 15 to 19, 2015.
Developed by the Department of Science and Technology - Science and Technology Information Institution (DOST-STII), Starbooks is a one-stop-shop for S&T information that can be accessed without Internet connection.
At least 12 local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila now have their own automated air quality monitoring stations (AQMS), while the remaining five will have theirs by January or February next year, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources said in a statement.
E-Health products covering 23 classes of technology have been volunteered for inclusion in the database at its launch, with the intention of assisting buyers in their efforts to select standards-compliant products.
Through a camera, the video or still images of the parts of the body of a patient needing medical services are captured and can be viewed by expert physicians who will examine and give medical advice or instructions to health workers assisting the patient in the hospital.
The SM North Edsa solar project, powered by 5,760 solar panels installed at the rooftop of the multilevel parking building, is expected to generate 1.5 megawatts of power for the mall?s 16,000 lighting fixtures, 59 escalators, and 20 elevators.
The Arko mobile app was chosen as one of five winners under the e-Inclusion and Empowerment category, besting hundreds of participants from all over the world. The international award recognizes the best mobile content solutions in the world where it shows innovativeness, creativity, and impact.
If the Philippines needs a role model on how ICT can serve as a catalyst and major tool for economic development, it only has to look at neighboring country Singapore, which has just launched an ambitious plan to become the world?s first ?Smart Nation.?
