TECH4GOOD I recently watched political scientist Ian Bremmer talk in TED on the topic “The next global superpower isn’t who you think.” He points out that the global security order will still be unipolar and mainly influenced by the US while the global economic order will continue to be...
TECH4GOOD Frenzied conversations on AI does not seem to die down. The past week alone, I have been involved in four events, all focused on AI related topics. Topics range from the potential benefits of AI, the risks that are beginning to bubble up, the ethical and responsible use of it and...
TECH4GOOD In these days of disruptive frontier technologies like artificial intelligence, blockchain, and metaverse beginning to open new economic opportunities, countries have to work double time to become STEM proficient to be more competitive. In fact, governments around the world are making...
TECH4GOOD The internet brought about a lot of digital innovations that have made human society so different from how it was half a century ago. Talk of how email has changed the way we formally communicate with one another. It has also become a convenient platform for how we are entertained today...
TECH4GOOD Is cyberspace the next war frontier? We have heard numerous stories of state-sponsored cyberattacks carried out against unfriendly countries inflicting serious damage on their infrastructures. Some of those attacks did not involve the use of well-organized and largescale operations as...
TECH4GOOD The digital revolution, climate change, and the wider adoption of new environmental, social and governance or ESG standards are reshaping the global job market at an unprecedented speed. The question remains, “How are we preparing our youth for the jobs of tomorrow?”. The World...
TECH4GOOD We are now beginning to see the impact of artificial intelligence or AI and how it is transforming our world in many ways. Due to its ability to compute, search and formulate solutions fast, it has shown great potential in helping humanity solve a lot of societal issues related to climate...
TECH4GOOD People today have gotten used to using mobile super apps such as Grab, Lazada, and Lalamove for pretty much a lot of things. According to a recent study by data.ai, consumers are now spending more than four hours a day on mobile apps. Why not a mobile super app to access government...
TECH4GOOD The convergence of technology, information, and commerce is ushering in an incredibly exciting new world of economic power before us. E-commerce has become a crucial part of modern life and has transformed the way we all shop and do business. This evolution has created new opportunities...
TECH4GOOD During the first meeting of the National Innovation Council under the Marcos administration held a couple of months back, NEDA Secretary Arsenio Balisacan remarked that it is high time to develop the country’s innovation ecosystem. He emphasized the need to establish an innovation...
TECH4GOOD President Bongbong Marcos recently approved the adoption of a single operating system for all government transactions as part of the government’s effort to ensure ease of doing business in the country. This is definitely a step in the right direction and really shows the President’s...
TECH4GOOD Digitalization is fast becoming a keystone of economic growth in the modern world. And the Philippines today is among the leading countries in the region that is riding the crest of this transformation and taking advantage of the opportunities brought by the shift to a digital economy. It...
