SEIPI said the industry should diversify into electronics services like integrated circuit (IC) design and research and development as a new revenue source aside from manufacturing.
With many Philippine enterprises continuing to ignore or delay going digital, telco giant PLDT has emphasized the need to exploit technology to foster innovations that will benefit them.
The project will distribute micro-insurance products to the rural communities of GIZ in the Philippines through online community portals developed by CommLinked.
The NICP said that by reducing or removing the current set of tax incentives for ICT-enabled industries, the provincial locations, which currently take advantage of national incentives under a centralized government structure, would be severely affected.
Nine ICT firms from the Philippines made up the Philippine Pavilion in the 45,000-sqm exhibit space which attracted ICT stakeholders including representatives of telecommunications and technology firms, enterprises, regulators, authorities, analysts, and industry experts from around the world.
Philippine ambassador to Singapore Antonio A. Morales launched the country?s marketing pitch by revealing that the Philippine GDP grew by 6.8 percent in 2016, one of the fastest in Asia.
Digital payment firm PayMaya Philippines and the Lingkod Muntinlupa Foundation have teamed up to improve the disbursement of subsidies to citizens and scholars of the Muntinlupa Care Card program.
Before the arrival of the solar panels, Pamilacan ? although just 40-minutes away by boat from the old town of Baclayon ? did not have electricity during daytime and had to rely on diesel-powered generators during nighttime.
