This issue will likely dominate and tackled in the country?s biggest BPO event ? the 9th International IT-BPM Summit ? which will be held on Nov. 7, 2017 in Makati City.
The proposed bill seeks the repeal or amendment of contentious provisions of Republic Act 10175 which cast a chilling effect over the exercise of free online expression.
The report highlights the emergence of a new global skills gap where gender, class, geography and age can have a huge impact on whether a person is able to harness new technologies or not. It also presents strategies for ensuring all groups of people can develop these skills.
Public and private companies that failed to beat the September 9 deadline for the registration of their data processing systems starting with the registration of their Data Protection Officer (DPO) could face compliance checks, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) warned.
The city government, in partnership with the DTI and the DICT, conducted a Capacity Development Seminar as a pre-requisite for the creation of its ICT council.
While 48% of the global population is now online, some 3.9 billion people still do not have access to the Internet ? with the digital gap growing between developed and developing countries.
The regulatory body made the statement during a Senate hearing held on Wednesday, Sept. 13, to probe the imposition by telcos of an expiration period on the validity of prepaid and the forfeiture of load credits.
