The University of the Philippines Resilience Institute (UPRI) and its NOAH Center will use a P1-billion government allocation to acquire equipment, deploy LiDAR-equipped drones, and produce higher-resolution flood-hazard maps across the country.
The group Coalition 169 has launched a campaign seeking the legal review and possible refund of an estimated P28.56 billion in computer fees collected from motorists and other Land Transportation Office (LTO) clients since 2013.
Appistoki has opened a Salesforce Data and AI Center of Excellence in Bonifacio Global City to help Philippine companies develop and deploy artificial intelligence applications across their operations.
Government, industry and academic institutions in Isabela are seeking to build a province-wide digital workforce and innovation ecosystem aimed at creating jobs, attracting investment and improving coordination among local governments.
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has launched a national strategy aimed at keeping critical communications networks operational and improving the flow of information during disasters and other emergencies.
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is developing a DNA database for Philippine timber species to help authorities identify illegally sourced wood and verify forest products whose physical characteristics have been altered by processing.
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Supreme Court (SC) are working to integrate their electronic systems to eliminate the remaining paper-based step in the notarization of digital documents.
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released P1 billion to the University of the Philippines (UP) System to expand Project NOAH’s use of artificial intelligence and other digital technologies for flood forecasting and disaster risk assessment.
The growing volume of AI-generated music on streaming platforms is putting pressure on copyright and royalty systems, prompting Philippine and South Korean officials and industry representatives to push for stronger rights data management and enforcement mechanisms.
Independent property valuation platform LandValuePH has launched a free online database consolidating more than 530,000 Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) zonal value records.
