Two students from a regional science high school in Oriental Mindoro have created an Android application that allows persons with hearing disabilities to communicate through icon-based hand gestures.
Although it seemed like that it was only complying with an order from the Philippine government, Uber?s act of applying for registration on Aug. 17 as a TNC or transport network company marked a major milestone as this is the first time that the US-based firm is applying for accreditation.
Ride-sharing app Uber said it would comply with the requirement of the government for accreditation after the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) warned it would apprehend and impound vehicles that are not registered with the agency.
Hailed by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) as the first ?smarter city? in the country, Cauayan has been making waves for putting in place ICT infrastructure in public service and governance.
In her first media appearance since being named Oracle Philippines country managing director two years ago, veteran IT executive Mina Lim boldly proclaimed that the software firm is ready to conquer the booming cloud market in the country.
The accreditation is also said to be the first in the world since the Philippines is the only country worldwide to have issued a regulatory framework for ride-sharing apps such as GrabCar and Uber.
Japanese tech firm NEC, in collaboration with the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and PTV-4, has built and conducted a field trial for a disaster information system enabling the provision of disaster-related information through the use of terrestrial digital broadcasting.
?Making the invisible, visible,? or ?There?s plenty of room at the bottom? are just two of the many ways by which people have gone to lengths in order to describe nanoscience and its end-product ? nanotechnology.
