Seeing the vast potential of the rural areas in the development of the country?s business process outsourcing (BPO) industry, the national government is undertaking a series of workshops aimed at providing jobs and other opportunities in the countryside.
Data also show that mobile-cellular growth rates have reached their lowest-ever level (2.6 percent globally), indicating that the market is approaching saturation levels.
Proving that world-class talent and creativity is not only confined to the big cities, a Pampanga-based developer has created ?indie? game that has garnered worldwide acclaim from players and popular mobile gaming sites alike.
Gladys Regalado, deputy national coordinator of the Computer Professionals' Union (CPU), said the recently signed Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) is ?an invitation for surveillance, drones and establishment of new listening posts.?
The Bohol Fablab is a technical prototyping platform designed to improve the competitiveness of the Boholano creative industry sector and support its long-term viability by providing the necessary tools and equipment to do rapid prototyping and modeling.
Adaptive practices for the ICT sector will become part of the ?new normal? as climate change impacts increase. This is a key conclusion of a new report produced by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU).
The study, commissioned by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), indicated the amount of ?e-friction? or affected areas that impede on the growth of digitally-driven economies.
The government officially launched on Wednesday, April 30, the e-Subpoena system aimed at helping secure better attendance of police witnesses in criminal cases.
To mark the 10th year of its business process outsourcing (BPO) business in the country, Accenture Philippines has launched a new initiative called ?Rural BPO? wherein the company partners with small BPO firms based in rural areas to provide training and employment to residents of the community and nearby areas.
With US president Barack Obama in the country for a state visit, the Philippines appears to have been ?rewarded? by the US on Monday, April 28, when the US government announced that it has removed the Philippines from its list of countries that are violating intellectual property rights.
