The appointment of Microsoft Philippines national technology officer Dondi Mapa and young lawyer-physician Ivy Patdu completes the cast of officials at the National Privacy Commission, which will now implement the Data Privacy Law.
IT outsourcing giant Accenture formally inaugurated on Friday, March 4, its latest site in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte, making Northern Luzon the location of its third delivery center.
NimbleStorage, which is headquartered in San Jose, California, said in a press briefing on Tuesday, March 1, that the company has been processing its business registration documents in the last three months and is now actively looking for a workplace.
Both houses of Congress passed their own version of the DICT bill last year, with minor differences. To avoid convening a bicameral conference, the Senate, before it adjourned for the campaign season last month, conveyed to the House its decision to accept the House version.
Following the launch this month of the country's first Philippine E-Commerce Roadmap (PECR), the government is initiating talks towards its implementation and supporting the establishment of the first local e-commerce club.
A mobile consumer survey of consulting firm Deloitte revealed that 73 percent of Filipinos still prefer to use SMS but 33 percent of those who use IM turn to Facebook messenger instead of pure over-the-top (OTT) IM services to communicate.
A new World Bank report has revealed that the benefits of rapid digital expansion have been skewed towards the wealthy, skilled, and influential around the world, who are better positioned to take advantage of the new technologies.
