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CIOs should learn the business side of their organizations and be able to talk business with CEOs and C-level executives to convince them why they should embark on digital transformation.

The study also showed that Philippine businesses do not have the kind of corporate culture that breeds and encourages AI adoption.

Recent data of research firm IDC revealed that of the 2.45 million total personal computer shipments in the Philippines in 2018, 20% or approximately 490,000 units, were shipped by Acer.

The results slightly outperformed the forecast, which called for a decline of 4.7%, but also produced the largest year-on-year decline since the third quarter of 2016 (3Q16) and capped the full year at a nearly flat rate of -0.4%.

Worldwide IoT spending will maintain a double-digit annual growth rate throughout the 2017-2022 forecast period and surpass the $1 trillion mark in 2022.

Its entry showcased how Unilab was able to streamline its B2B healthcare distribution channel by replacing a 15-year-old locally-developed application with NetSuite OneWorld.

Samsung and the Chinese brands such as Oppo and Vivo were major factors behind the growth of the low-end and midrange segments in 2017.

Worldwide monitor shipments totaled 31.7 million units in the fourth quarter of 2017 (4Q17), according to research firm IDC.

The report says the contribution of digital technology to the GDP of the Philippines would grow from only 3 percent in 2017 to 40 percent in 2021.