An interesting detailed map created by Bloomberg Businessweek, which was picked up by blogsite VentureBeat, shows that the Philippines is the biggest source of talent in Silicon Valley, beating tech powerhouses India and China.
Saying it wants to spare the public from the hassle of calling or traveling to its head office in Manila and its regional offices just to track their documents, the Department Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has unveiled an online tracking system for business-related documents.
The refund tracker shows per second changes on the refund amount. It also shows the equivalent load credits that telco should return, if all of the 2013 subscribers are refunded.
The Senate committee on science and technology has opened deliberations on key proposed measures aimed at improving the science and technology (S&T) sector, broadening Internet access, and upgrading state weather bureau Pagasa.
Dominant carrier PLDT has announced a tie-up with mall operator SM and tech giant Samsung Electronics Philippines to boost the three-year-old e-commerce site ?Smart Pinoy Store," which is dedicated to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).
Sen. Paolo Benigno ?Bam? Aquino said Senate Bill 2217, also known as the Start-Up Business Bill, would provide enterprises the proper time to stand on their own as they try to create a niche in the market.
The government's ICT program, iGovPhil, is a part of the e-Government Master Plan of 2013-2016, which aims to maximize the use of ICT resources through shared ICT infrastructure, services, and applications for national government agencies. iGovPhil has a total project cost of P2.53 billion implemented from 2012 to 2016. The DBM has previously released P164.6 million to ICTO in 2012 for the first phase of the project.
YoRInfoCenter will serve as a one-stop shop that would provide government agencies and private organizations, local or foreign, with the latest satellite imageries and high resolution hazard maps that can be used as references in the rehabilitation effort.
The process is called CoaTiN because it uses titanium nitride (TiN) to coat, harden, and enhance the life of sharpened industrial tools. It can be applied to aerospace components, marine hardware, automotive parts, and medical devices, among others.
