Accenture announced on Monday, May 17, that it is making a $5-million (about P240-million) pledge to urgently respond to Covid-related challenges in the Philippines and provide free vaccination coverage to eligible dependents of its local employees.
Accenture Technology Philippines managing director Ambe Tierro has practically spent her entire corporate life with the company -- 30 years and counting -- and has seen its explosive growth from being Andersen Consulting's local affiliate to its emergence as a powerhouse technology BPO firm.
Accenture says the hybrid arrangement — where employees are expected to spend time working from home and time working in the office — is just one the technology trends that companies should be bracing for in light of the massive changes that Covid-19 has brought.
In what it said is its biggest brand move in a decade, tech firm Accenture has launched a sweeping brand campaign and new company purpose designed to embrace change.
Team MoveMapua’s BayaniHub application emerged as the “Program The Future 2020” grand champion. Developed by students from Mapua University, BayaniHub is an end-to-end solution that showcases the future of public transportation through smart transit ads in modern jeepneys.
Tech firms Accenture and Intel have teamed up with Philippine-based Sulubaaï Environmental Foundation to develop a new solution powered by artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor, characterize, and analyze coral reef resiliency.
A report from Accenture said that “tech-clash” – a clash between business and technology models – is creating conflict with people’s needs and expectations.