Around 50,000 data encoders will be needed for the planned three-day national vaccination drive against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) this month, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said. Department of Information and Communications Technology The government will be...
The Department of Finance (DOF) wants financial technology (Fintech) companies in the country to be properly regulated and taxed while encouraging the sector’s growth and continued innovation. In a statement, DOF Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said Tuesday, Nov. 16, that he has tasked the...
An official of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) reiterated on Monday, Nov. 15, that vaccine certificates are free of charge. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In a Laging Handa briefing, DICT Undersecretary Emmanuel Rey. R Caintic warned against fixers who are asking...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), through its Free Wi-Fi for All Program, has installed free Wi-Fi hotspots in the entire provinces of Catanduanes and Sorsogon. (Photo from DICT's website) According to the DICT, all localities in Catanduanes are now connected to...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has provided P1 million to the provincial local government unit (LGU) in Samar for the establishment of the iodine-rich drinking water processing facility dubbed as “Tubig Talino.” (DOST Batangas Facebook page) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy”...
The Philippines and the United Kingdom have tackled ways on how to strengthen science and technology (S&T) partnership between the two countries in areas of health, artificial intelligence, space technologies, and engineering biology. Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary...
Indoor farming was something I first encountered in Berlin back in 2017. As only the freshest regional ingredients—preferably foraged in a nearby forest—became the trend for most Michelin-starred joints in Europe, it was only a matter of time technology entered the picture. Why leave it to...
Water Talk Air, food, and water are the fundamentals needed to maintain life. Safe and readily available water in particular is essential for public health. Whether it is for drinking, domestic use, food production, or recreational purposes, improved water supply and sanitation, as well as proper...
EAT'S LIKE 2050 The blue food scene from Star Trek My first taste of futuristic cuisine was from sci-fi movies—The Pan-Galactic Gargleblaster, say, in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy or the blue Bantha milk in Star Wars . Often, eating in the future isn’t such an appetizing experience....
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) donated 20 laptops to a public high school in Malvar, Batangas. Department of Information and Communications Technology The DICT said the donation was part of its Digital Education Program and its component Cybersafe Learning...
There’s a new approach to growing vegetables indoors that doesn’t need heavy maintenance because a computer assistant called ‘Kelby’ does it all. A company called ‘Gardyn’ has introduced a hydroponic indoor garden that involves cameras and artificial intelligence to monitor the...
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) is supporting a 14 month-long project seeking to validate a rapid, simple and efficient isothermal coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing technology. (Photo by Mufid Majnun on Unsplash) This...
