The main intention of artificial intelligence (AI) is not to take away jobs and livelihood opportunities from Filipinos, but to help them become more efficient and productive in performing their tasks.
Supreme Court (SC) chief justice Alexander G. Gesmundo has criticized the excessive emphasis of law schools and the public in general on the Bar examinations, which he said is taking the focus away from competent legal practice.
A white paper by the National University of Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy said the “analog economy” is a big factor in the Philippines, where actual money and offline transactions still exist.
Martha Sazon of Mynt (operator of GCash) has been recognized as CEO of the Year while Dr. Richard Parcia of Concepcion Industrial Corporation was named as CIO/CDO of the Year.
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the city government of Baguio have inked a MOA for the design and management of National Government Data Center (NGDC) and Digital Transformation Center (DTC) – Innovation Hub.
Sen. Leila de Lima said fixers have migrated to Facebook to capitalize on the delays in the passport renewal services of the DFA, noting that these "fixers" have figured out how to make multiple online reservations for passport renewals and are profiting by selling these slots to desperate Filipino travelers.
ACT Teachers party-list representative France Castro asked during the plenary debates the latest programs of the DICT to speed up Internet connectivity to help students in their blended learning, while GABRIELA party-list representatives Arlene Brosas queried if there are Chinese companies among the independent tower companies accredited by the agency.
The Startup Ramp program of Amazon subsidiary Amazon Web Services is officially expanding to the Southeast Asian region, including the Philippines, to support early-stage startups who are building solutions in agriculture, health, digital government, smart cities, and space technology.
