Officials from the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) met with officers of Uber on Monday, Nov. 10, in an attempt to find ways to support ? rather than stifle ? innovations in the transport sector.
Noting the country?s resurgent ICT landscape and rich talent pool, German software behemoth SAP has invested 3 million Euros (about P170 million) to open its third office in the Philippines and 60th office in the Asia Pacific region.
With the aim of supporting local technopreneurs, the government has started working on -- for the first time -- a roadmap for tech startups in the Philippines.
DOST secretary Jun Abaya and LTFRB officials will meet with Uber officers soon in an effort to modernize government?s regulatory function over vehicles for public use, in such a way that innovative solutions will be allowed to flourish, without sacrificing safety and security oversight functions.
In the first Philippines-United States of America Joint Science and Technology Committee Meeting held on Oct. 27 to 28 at the Diamond Hotel in Manila, the two parties outlined the action plans for collaboration in the fields of climate change and disaster resilience, health research, marine biodiversity and conservation, agriculture and food security, and improving science.
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) must embrace innovation and provide some leeway to transport start-ups, which provide safe and affordable means of transportation to the commuting public.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has assigned two state prosecutors who will form the ?Prosecution Task Force on Cybercrime? that will handle cybercrime cases under the Office of Cybercrime (OOC).
A key driver fueling the strong market performance especially in the developing countries is the introduction of more low-end models by new Chinese manufacturers, making smartphones more affordable and taking competition in the marketplace to an even more intense level.
In an effort to accelerate the adoption and roll-out of e-government initiatives, the government has appointed Denis F. Villorente as deputy executive director for e-government at the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Office.
With a hit on the bull's eye, Palawan State University (PSU) Laboratory High School recently won the right to represent the Philippines in the Asia Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF) Water Rocket Competition in Japan this November 29-30, 2014.
