As an entrepreneurship student at the University of Sto. Tomas (UST), Ron Baetiong knew early on that the subject of his college thesis was commercially viable.
Scuba divers from the DENR?s Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) simultaneously installed one unit each of the autonomous reef monitoring system (ARMS) on underwater sites off Carabao Island in Cavite, Mactan Island in Cebu, and Snake Island in Palawan to culminate the celebration of May as the Month of the Ocean.
The BSP first released Circular 808 in August 2013, which sought to put in place a comprehensive guideline on IT risk management for banks and other financial firms in the country.
The appointment of Nicolas D. Ojeda Jr., which became effective last May 19, is seen as a move to fortify the cybersecurity capability of the country. In 2010 and 2011, he served as a lecturer on cybersecurity in Singapore. He has also lectured on the subject at the National Defense College of the Philippines and at the Asia Pacific College.
To make critical information more accessible in times of disasters, Google Philippines has created an infographic to serve as a guide for government agencies and organizations.
According to GfK retail audit report, tech savvy consumers in the country spent around $65.8 million on 270,000 units of media tablets in the first three month of 2014 as compared to only $49 million in the same timeframe last year.
To enable the government to use Big Data and analytics in disaster mitigation, tech giant IBM has formally turned over to the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) a new multi-million intelligent operations center to provide a central point of command for disaster management.
Comelec chair Sixto Brillantes told the House committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms that P10 billion will be allocated for the Optical Mark Reader (OMR) machines, while the remaining P8 billion will be used to buy software and other election paraphernalia.
Yoobids.com?s business model works by offering various items and gadgets, which online bidders can acquire for P1.00 or even less. They must, however, compete with other shoppers across the nation.
