Mobile phone users would now be required to take a “live selfie” before their SIM registration application is approved. Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Sec. Ivan John Uy presents the agency's proposed 2024 budget before a Senate Finance Subcommittee hearing...
Around 80.54 million Filipinos or 87.5 percent of the population aged five years old and above have been registered in Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) as of Sept. 1, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said. Of this group, 78.12 million individuals have been issued a unique PhilSys...
Senator Francis “Tol” Tolentino led the groundbreaking of the Microgridterprises project, a biomass power plant that aims to provide electricity for Manobos in Sitio Mambago, Kapalong, Davao del Sur. Together with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Tolentino launched the project...
The Philippines is preparing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish digital cooperation with Estonia. Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan John Uy told Estonian Prime Minister Kaja...
In the evolving world of education technology, Cerebro leads with an innovative approach and dedication to teacher empowerment. As an edtech company, Cerebro is revolutionizing the way we educate by harnessing the power of technology and placing it in the hands of our passionate...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is seeking confidential funds to fight cybercrime and go after scammers. (DICT Secretary Ivan John Uy courtesy of PCO) Information and Secretary Ivan John Uy justified his department's move to request P300 million in confidential...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Wednesday, Sept. 13, announced its target to deploy the digitalized national Identification (ID) via the e-Gov PH application before 2023 ends. DICT Secretary Ivan John Uy (Screenshot from RTVM/Facebook) READ:...
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan John Uy revealed that the long delay—about “four years or five years”—in the issuance of the physical national ID has made the public impatient, not the least President Marcos himself. President Ferdinand...
The Department of Science and Technology – Science and Technology Information Institute (DOST-STII) renewed its partnership with the Enchanted Kingdom (EK) with an aim to enhance students' interactivity and to strengthen its “Edutainment” (Education Entertainment) advocacy. (Photo...
The rapid progression in the development and application of artificial intelligence (AI) can no longer be denied or ignored, and Philippine corporations will have to grab this by the horns and turn it into an opportunity or be left behind. Dr. Sanjay Sarma is CEO, President, and Dean of the Asia...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) along with the Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) has launched the Bannuar Technology Business Incubator (TBI) seeking to to provide a better landscape for creative industries and the business incubators of Region 1. DOST officials led...
Baguio lone district Rep. Mark Go (Facebook) Educator-turned-Baguio Congressman Mark Go couldn't hide his excitement over the Department of Science and Technology's (DOST) intention to develop the Philippines' own version of the popular artificial...
