The Senate Committee on Science and Technology is set to work on pending bills that are seen to benefit Filipino scientists, researchers, and entrepreneurs when session resumes on Monday, January 15.
Sen. Paolo Benigno ?Bam? Aquino IV said the government should not forget public schools and state universities and colleges (SUCs) in the rollout of Republic Act 10929 or the Free Internet Access Program in Public Places.
House Bill 6221, which seeks to establish a "Filipino Identification System" or "FilSys" was passed by the House of Representatives in September 2017. The Senate hopes to pass its counterpart bill during the first quarter of 2018.
IBM designed its latest cloud offering through open source to give it the capability to empowering businesses to port their applications from private cloud to public cloud seamlessly.
The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), through deputy commissioner Edgardo Cabarios, has expressed confidence that the proposed law will be approved by Congress.
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said the NTC and DICT were tasked to approve all applications and licenses within seven days. And that if it is not approved within seven days, it is deemed approved.
The Philippines has to give equal importance in enhancing its digital infrastructure to make its citizens more competitive in the digital age, according to a leading European management consultant.
French energy management firm Schneider Electric is offering its IoT-enabled architecture, EcoStruxure, to mining, metals, and mineral companies for their digital transformation.
