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.
The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill encouraging Filipino scientists or technology experts abroad to return to the Philippines to share their expertise and contribute in the country's development.
The development plan covers the next four years or 2016 to 2020. It was drafted by the e-commerce division of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) about 15 years after the passage of the E-Commerce Law in 2000.
Grab, on its various social media accounts, announced that it will be ?temporarily? stopping operations but remained firm in its position that app-based motorcycle service is a solution to transport problems.
Tholons research manager Manuel Ravago said that one of the important shifts in the Asia pacific region in this year?s list was the rise of Cebu City, which moved from 8th to 7th spot.
With bidders uninterested to participate in the government?s free Wi-Fi program, the Department of Science and Technology has decided to include developed towns around the country to make the program more attractive to private Internet service providers.
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) handed out a resolution penalizing a colorum transport network vehicle (TNV) offering online enabled transport services without the required permit.
The Philippines has been selected by the World Economic Forum (WEF) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to be one of the pilot countries for the implementation of the Inventors Assistance Program (IAP).
The installed speed limiter will be programmed at a maximum 60 kilometers per hour for PUBs traversing EDSA, and a maximum of 80 kilometers per hour for those traversing expressways.
