Aileen Rodriguez, a former software chief of IBM Philippines, will take the post left vacant by the departure of industry old hand Ryan Guadalquiver who is now the country advisor of AI firm LivePerson.
Bagong Henerasyon party-list representative Bernadette Herrera might be unaware, however, that DOST has already been using Filipino-owned microsatellites to capture high-resolution photos of the country’s territorial waters.
The DOST launched nine new research and development projects on artificial intelligence (AI) covering applications in agriculture to the education sector.
The campaign was launched together with various tech companies — Facebook, Google, TikTok, and Twitter —pledging their support to help fight Covid-19 and vaccine misinformation online.
ADB chief economist Yasuyuki Sawada said accelerating the country’s digital transformation could lead to substantial growth in global output, employment, and trade.
The waiver of fees, previously extended only until March 31, 2021, covers online fund transfers facilitated through Landbank’s online banking channels via InstaPay and PesoNet.
During this time, its online channels such as the SSS website, My.SSS Portal, and SSS Mobile App, including online payment channels, will be temporarily unavailable.
Under the bill, telcos and ISPs must “on a pro-rated basis, provide a refund credit to a customer, or adjust a customer’s bill, who has experienced a service outage or disruption for an aggregate period of 24 hours or more within a month.”
The lightning-detecting automated weather stations (AWS) will determine the relationship of lightning strikes and torrential rainfall to put together a forecast method that could predict the weather at a shorter time period.
The new issuance amends the DPWH's order in 2014 which prohibited telecom and power companies from constructing posts along national roads as it “creates imminent danger to lives and properties and hamper relief operations” during calamities.
