The ICT Office of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) announced this week that it intends to implement in 2016 the ?Offline Internet for Remote Areas? (OIRA) service as a component of the "Free Wi-Fi Internet Access in Public Places? of the government.
A Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) has stopped the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Department of Budget and Management-Procurement Service (DBM-PS) from cancelling the BOC's P650-million computerization project.
To beat the long dry spell brought about by the El Nino phenomenon, the Department of Science and Technology is employing the aid of its tech-enabled LiDAR project to pinpoint and gather rainwater for redistribution in drought-hit areas.
The government said on Sunday, Aug. 23, that it will apprehend Transportation Network Vehicle Service (TNVS) vehicles without a provisional authority (PA) to operate.
A party-list lawmaker has initiated an inquiry into the reported rampant illegal online gambling activities based in special economic zones and manned mainly by foreigners.
Two students from a regional science high school in Oriental Mindoro have created an Android application that allows persons with hearing disabilities to communicate through icon-based hand gestures.
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Thursday, Aug. 20, awarded to partners-operators of ride-sharing companies GrabCar and Uber their first provisional authorities (PA) to operate a Transportation Network Vehicle Service (TNVS).
E-cigarettes are around 95 percent less harmful to health than tobacco and have the potential to help smokers quit smoking, according to an expert independent evidence review published by the Public Health England (PHE), a British government agency.
