Technology News From The Philippines
Under the MOU, DTI will promote RCBC’s virtual bank-tech app “DiskarTech: Kasosyo sa Asenso” and provide training programs for entrepreneurs.
Phivolcs OIC Renato Solidum Jr. was named DOST undersecretary for scientific and technological services, replacing Carol Yorobe who recently retired from government service.
Automotive industry will become biggest market for 5G IoT in 2023.
In 2019, Asia-Pacific spending on AI systems will be led by the banking industry with 10.7% share of the total, followed by retail with a 10.2% share.
WeWork, the troubled shared workspace provider that has been hogging the headlines recently, has announced that it will be opening two more new locations in Bonifacio Global City this coming November and December.
The construction of the country’s first shared cell tower has commenced in Caoayan, Ilocos Sur.
The official price of iPhone 11 Pro (64GB) in the Philippines is P67,990. Assuming that the average salary in the country is P14,849, a statistical Filipino would have to work for 96.2 days to afford this year’s iPhone.
More than half of corporations in the Philippines are still using unlicensed software in their business operations, according to the latest BSA Global Software Survey in 2018.
