The study from Visa showed that 7 out of 10 Filipinos were shopping more on social media channels compared to websites and apps. In addition, it showed that 61 percent of Filipinos have actually been patronizing online, home-based businesses compared to the 53 percent that shop in large online marketplaces.
The Synthetic Aperture Radar and Automatic Identification System for Innovative Terrestrial Monitoring and Maritime Surveillance (SAR with AIS) Project has improved the country’s terrestrial and maritime monitoring and the applications of the project’s data are numerous.
The Telecom Tower Watch initiative aims to accelerate the development of the country’s digital infrastructure by establishing a regular venue for close monitoring and troubleshooting of delays in the building of cell towers and related projects.
A social development organization has offered suggestions to improve the proposed Internet Transactions Act (ITA), which it said is not equipped adequately to address the problems of the local e-commerce industry.
The projects are geared towards addressing the gap in the country’s workforce for data scientists that enables and strengthens the government to adapt data-driven governance and evidence-based management.
The study indicated that social media and other digital platforms assist the growth of eco-activists. Thanks to these technologies, people can take a stand on an environmental issue by quickly signing an online petition or using a hashtag.
In a virtual town hall, representatives from tech giants Netflix, Amazon, Google, Grab, and Mynt discussed the technologies and steps they adopted to cope during the Covid-19 digital shift.
Local start-up accelerator IdeaSpace announced on Wednesday, Jan. 27, the three top performing startups from its 2020 accelerator program, its first accelerator held completely online.
Student teams from Adamson University, Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP), and Asia Pacific College (APC) were recently proclaimed winners of the second Emerson Innovation Challenge.
