Technology News From The Philippines
Simply being a smart city is not enough. They need to transform into hyper-connected urban centers to achieve more significant benefits in the realm of economics, business and social.
The third edition of the Government-Academe-Industry Network (GAIN) convention was recently held at the Dusit Thani Hotel to focus on a trend that is starting
Cities have faced challenges like congestion, pollution, and safety for decades, and most have a plan to combat them. While they continue to face these traditional issues, new threats such as cyberattacks, climate change, and other emerging problems are mounting.
The city of Cauayan in Isabela has its own citizen app, a unified electronic payment system across the town, and free Wi-Fi in its barangays.
Manila was the lowest ranked Asian city with a rating of “C” in the IMD Smart City Index 2019 which covered 102 cities worldwide.
Smart cities have recently evolved from a collection of discrete flagship projects to a sizeable market opportunity that will drive significant technology investments in 2018 and beyond.
