The DOST, through the Information and Communications Technology Office (ICT Office), has started a series of start-up workshops this year, which will be held in various cities of Lingayen, Iligan, Tuguegarao, Naga, Dumagete, and General Santos City.
Ambassador to Malaysia Eduardo Malaya, however, said that based on the country?s laws, franchise from Congress would be required if the operation of a radio frequency is intended for commercial purposes.
A sign that the Philippine tech scene is indeed starting to mature, the Founder Institute ? said to be the world's largest start-up launch program -- has officially launched its chapter in Manila.
Consumer tech giant Sony conducted its first-ever "silent" concert in the Philippines on Thursday, May 8, with hundreds of attendees trooping to the Rockwell Tent in Makati City wearing headphones.
The telemedicine enabled by Cisco HealthPresence solutions combines network, mobile, cloud, and video technologies, and links medical providers with patients and colleagues in underserved communities.
Presently, Aquino said several government agencies -- Department of Science and Technology (DOST), the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), and Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) - focused on the issue of Internet in the country.
Bayan Muna party-list representative Neri Colmenares has urged the National Telecommunications Commission to order mobile operators to include interest payments in their refund to subscribers. He also said the NTC should increase the fine it imposed on the telcos for their refusal to implement the NTC decision to lower SMS rates by P0.20 since 2011.
A lawmaker has proposed to record the identity of all buyers of prepaid subscriber identity module (SIM) packs for cellular telephones to aid law enforcement agencies in investigating the illegal activities of criminals.
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) and the Board of Investments (BOI) have followed the lead of the Department of Trade and Industry in adopting cloud computing in the public sector with the roll-out of Microsoft Office 365.
Sen. Bam Aquino has filed Senate Bill Nos. 2150 and 2151, which grant fiscal and non-fiscal incentives to manufacturers and buyers of electric, hybrid, and alternative fuel vehicles (AFV).
