In hopes of advancing digital cooperation with foreign territories, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) inked another memorandum of understanding, this time with Singapore. DICT Undersecretary for Public Affairs and Foreign Relations Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo with...
TECH4GOOD Monchito Ibrahim In the last three decades, we have seen game-changing technology breakthroughs happening one after the other. The internet has ushered us into the Third Industrial Revolution (IR) and continues to be the basic platform for almost everything that we do today as we enter...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. wants to fast track the digitalization of the National Identification (ID) system that could be used for public and private transactions. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Malacañang said Marcos made the directive...
Mobile wallet GCash has partnered with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), and the local government of Tagbilaran City for this week's rollout of the Paleng-QR Ph program. The Paleng-QR Ph program of the BSP and DILG seeks to build the...
USAID, the principal US government agency to extend assistance to countries, launched a P1 billion digitalization program that aims to digitally transform 30,000 small micro and medium enterprises (MSMEs) over a five-year period. US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson announced the $18...
The Philippines, through the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), will host various meetings to be attended by digital officials next month. DICT In a statement issued Wednesday, Jan. 11, DICT announced that information and communications technology (ICT) ministers and...
A more purpose-led banking experience At this point in its history, the banking and financial sector is at a crossroads. Filipinos now embrace online payment options more than ever before, while banks continue leveraging technology to ensure seamless transactions. Digital payment methods, for...
Working with fellow governments, an official from the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) recently sat down with the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium in relation to the country's plans for digital cooperation. Department of Information and Communications Technology...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is exploring digital cooperation with Belgium in the areas of cybersecurity, digital ID, and satellites. Belgium has an eID, an electronic proof of identity that citizens use for electronic transactions, such as signing electronic...
The Philippines and China are strengthening their digital cooperation, a move that will accelerate the country's own digitalization, Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan John E. Uy said Friday, Jan. 6. The DICT Secretary signed a memorandum of understanding...
JobStreet, the leading online job platform in Southeast Asia, has identified six skills that employers will be looking for in candidates and ensure job seekers become ready in the competitive job market this year. In a statement, JobStreet by SEEK said these skills are digital literacy,...
TECH4GOOD Monchito Ibrahim By the time this article gets published, 2023 would have started. Happy New Year everyone! Several weeks back, I had written about an Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool that has become a viral sensation and is continuing to hug the limelight in the tech space, ChatGPT....
