The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has set the wheels in motion for the crafting of the country’s artificial intelligence (AI) sector roadmap to position the Philippines as an AI powerhouse in the Asean region.
The Vitro Clark Data Center is a massive 7,000-square meter facility, which is also reportedly the first stand-alone disaster recovery (DR) facility in North Luzon.
Deployed into the 600-km Sun-Synchronous Orbit on October 29, 2018, Diwata-2 is the country’s third satellite sent to space, following the 50-kg micro-satellite Diwata-1 (deployed to space April 27, 2016) and the 1-kg nano-satellite Maya-1 (deployed on June 29, 2018).
The Better Broadband Alliance said it is particularly alarmed that the decline in the country's competitiveness is mainly caused by its poor ranking in "ICT adoption". The main culprit, it said, is the government’s use of analog policy in the digital age.
DTI secretary Ramon M. Lopez said that if the Philippines wants to achieve its goal of barging into top 40% of the rankings, it needs to implement more electronic systems in the government.
A study, in the form of a white paper, calls for government agencies to consider regulatory changes in the health sector to encourage broader use of mobile health technologies in the Philippines.
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) said it has imposed a ban on the processing of personal data against operators of 26 online lending applications, as part of the agency’s continuing crackdown on online lenders that resort to public shaming of borrowers.
Improving telecommunication services and building technical capacity and skills of the workforce both in the private and public sector will be crucial in the implementation of government projects, according to Socio-economic Planning secretary Ernesto Pernia.
The standard, the BSP said, is necessary for ensuring interoperability of QR-enabled payment and financial services, noting that QR technology has emerged as the most convenient and cost-efficient means of moving funds from one account to another.
