Among the ICT-related projects being implemented under the “Build, Build, Build” (BBB) program include the Luzon Bypass Infrastructure Project and the National Broadband Program.
The study conducted by state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) said one of the several challenges is the absence of grievance mechanisms in digital labor platforms.
A study funded by the Asian Development Bank urged the Philippines and other Asian countries like Bangladesh and Indonesia to consider more jobs in software development and technology.
A study conducted by state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) showed that there are certain groups who “benefit more from [the] digital economy”.
A study funded by the Asian Development Bank and conducted by state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) said regulatory frameworks must be in place to ensure that consumers are protected in the platform economy.
The DSWD said one of the major causes of delays in distributing government assistance like the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) is the lack of identification cards among many beneficiaries.
State think tank PIDS and its partner-institutions have found that farmers encounter difficulties in obtaining raw climate data from PAGASA’s website. The lack of access to online channels, including social media and mobile applications, where the bulk of the agency’s data are available, was also identified as a gap.
As governments look for innovative ways to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic and other risks, a governance expert reminded the public sector to ensure that these efforts should serve the best interest of the people to gain their trust.
Satellite imagery and other unconventional data sources may help infer fast and inexpensive estimation of the country’s socioeconomic indicators, according to the top executive of a company called Thinking Machines Data Science Inc.
