TECH4GOOD Monchito Ibrahim Last week, we talked about how the internet is fast changing how work is done and how it spawned the development of the gig economy. In these trying times, gig work has become a critical survival lifeline for many people by providing livelihood opportunities. Today, we...
TECH4GOOD Monchito Ibrahim Among the game-changing innovations that happened in the last 50 years, the internet could be considered as having the most profound impact on society today. From humble beginnings in the 1980s, it has turned our existence upside down today. In almost everything we do, we...
TECH4GOOD Monchito Ibrahim Outsourcing has become a strategic tool for companies today. Whether they are looking for an easy way to scale their business for the future or looking at going global or even just positioning themselves to be more competitive and efficient, they all look to outsourcing...
TECH4GOOD Monchito Ibrahim Passwords have become a vital element of everyone’s digital life. Nowadays, each of us manages multiple online accounts in order to fully enjoy the benefits of digital existence.In fact, every online application would require the use of digital identity verification...
TECH4GOOD Monchito Ibrahim I had two great news that made me smile last week. Both would be critical to the future of the Philippines as a global hub for digital workers. The first one is the news that Senate Bill 1834: Philippine Digital Workforce Competitiveness Act which was principally authored...
TECH4GOOD Monchito Ibrahim The metaphor "data is the new oil" was coined by The Economist in 2017. Today, it has become a cliché and is so yesterday. Yes, the exponential growth of data today brought about by the ubiquitous use of digital technologies has opened many opportunities for innovations...
TECH4GOOD Monchito Ibrahim By the time this column gets off the block, Filipinos would already have an idea as to who its next leader will be. Campaign colors would not matter anymore because the nation would already have spoken. It is now time for every Filipino to accept the will of the majority...
TECH4GOOD (Part 2) Monchito Ibrahim The first part of this three-part series on the importance of skills development programs to enhance the competitiveness of the country basically highlighted the different government programs meant to produce the skills needed by the industry. With the advent of...
TECH4GOOD Monchito Ibrahim The exponential pace of change in the technology space is profoundly disrupting industrial processes and value chains making it much more difficult for industries to compete in a globalized economy. We are now seeing companies challenged by two major choices: adapt or...
TECH4GOOD Monchito Ibrahim Today, we are seeing the exponential growth of mobile payment transactions in the country. Statista reports that the Philippines is among the countries in the region that is today seeing sustained growth in mobile payment transactions. The report says that in 2020 when...
TECH4GOOD Monchito Ibrahim Today, the global economy has a digital heartbeat, and many countries are beginning to grapple with the complexities of digital economy regulation. Digital applications now permeate all aspects of society and the economy. They now enable everyone to access services...
TECH4GOOD Monchito Ibrahim Two sectors helped soften the impact of the pandemic in terms of economic activities so far. First, is the flourishing online businesses that suddenly sprouted in most parts of the country and gig work that resulted from it (think of Grab and Lalamove riders), and,...
