The ICT Office of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) announced this week that it intends to implement in 2016 the ?Offline Internet for Remote Areas? (OIRA) service as a component of the "Free Wi-Fi Internet Access in Public Places? of the government.
To beat the long dry spell brought about by the El Nino phenomenon, the Department of Science and Technology is employing the aid of its tech-enabled LiDAR project to pinpoint and gather rainwater for redistribution in drought-hit areas.
The government said on Sunday, Aug. 23, that it will apprehend Transportation Network Vehicle Service (TNVS) vehicles without a provisional authority (PA) to operate.
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Thursday, Aug. 20, awarded to partners-operators of ride-sharing companies GrabCar and Uber their first provisional authorities (PA) to operate a Transportation Network Vehicle Service (TNVS).
With a senator expressing his dismay on the delay of its issuance, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) formally released on Thursday, Aug. 13, its memorandum order on Internet speed and standards in the country.
An activist organization of local ICT professionals has branded the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) as ?inutile? for allegedly failing to institute stronger pro-consumer policies in its draft memorandum circular on Internet speed and standards.
The number of slots for undergraduate scholarship offered by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) under its Science Education Institute (SEI), has more than tripled in five years, jumping from 1,250 in 2010 to 5,595 in 2015.
Bagging the contract is a joint venture of Innove Communications and Yondu Solutions, both subsidiaries of Globe Telecom, which submitted a bid of P74,844,000. The 14 PoPs will serve as the backbone and distribution hubs for Internet connectivity for the 967 municipalities connected under the project.
Sen. Ralph G. Recto has issued a call asking the government to open a Facebook account for every government infrastructure project to allow the public to track its progress and monitor its implementation.
With Microsoft appearing to have gotten its mojo back with the formal unveiling in the country of the Windows 10 operating system, the whole tech ecosystem, particularly PC manufacturers, is also preparing for a positive jolt of sorts.
