US-based chip maker Intel appears to have fallen on hard times as the number of its employees in the Philippines has dramatically shrunk over the last few months.
The Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) has asked Pres. Rodrigo Duterte to issue an executive order that will promote telecommuting and other ICT-based solutions to ease the worsening traffic situation in Metro Manila.
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) secretary Rodolfo A. Salalima said putting up the national broadband network would cost from P77 billion to P199 billion.
Department of Science and Technology (DOST) secretary Fortunato T. de la Pe?a announced during the recent National Research and Development Conference that the science agency is planning to include artificial intelligence (AI) on its research and development agenda starting 2017-2022.
Environmental watchdog Greenpeace said Samsung?s lack of transparency on the disposal of Galaxy Note 7 leaves tons of precious minerals at risk of being discarded into the environment.
In spite of the fiery rhetoric of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte that he is ?separating from the United States,? the local outsourcing industry has launched a roadmap that will coincide with the term of the current administration.
Taken aback at the pronouncement of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte during his state visit to China that he is ?separating from the United States,? the top BPO organization in the Philippines has asked for clarification from the Department of ICT regarding the chief executive?s policy pivot.
The sector will need at least 30,000 new developers in the next four years as the Philippines scales up the value chain in the global IT services market.
Converge ICT, a fiber-optic connection service provider, is ready to do battle in the lucrative broadband market and is now building up its presence all over Luzon and soon in Visayas and Mindanao.
Among the electronic products, semiconductors continued to have the biggest share with total of 39% that posted an increase of 11.2% from $1.719 billion in August 2015 to $1.912 billion in August 2016.
