With the Covid-19 contagion starting to disrupt the daily routine of Filipinos, lawmakers are urging private companies to adopt telecommuting and for the government to send free mobile alerts to ease widespread fears.
With Covid-19 confirmed cases in the country now reaching 35, UP researchers have also secured the green light from the government for the use of novel coronavirus testing kit it developed in February.
Consumers across six key markets in the Southeast Asian region, which includes the Philippines, snapped up 97 million smartphone units worth an estimated $23 billion in 2019.
High-impact technologies -- from understanding lightning and thunderstorms to the first Filipino-made nanosatellites – are expected to be launched and deployed this year, according to the DOST.
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) is extending until August 31, 2020 the validity of the registration of Personal Information Controllers (PICs) and Personal Information Processors (PIPs) to make way for a new automated system to be launched in July.
After getting into an imbroglio, it appears all is well now at the DICT as the agency launched simultaneously 31 sites in five provinces under its free Wi-Fi program.
The gender gap in mobile Internet usage remains substantial, with over 300 million fewer women than men accessing the Internet from a mobile device in low- and middle-income countries.
eSIM smartphone growth continues its upward trajectory, and 2020 will prove another positive year as Samsung becomes the latest OEM to boost the eSIM market.
