NIGHT OWL The 6th President of the United States, John Quincy Adams, said: “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” There are leaders who emerge in times of despair, stepping up to motivate action. And there are those who take...
NIGHT OWL Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are often referred to as the lifeblood of the economy as they comprise 99 percent of business enterprises operating in the Philippines and employ 63 percent of the country’s workforce. MSMEs were greatly affected by the pandemic, with 81...
NIGHT OWL We all have those moments when we are faced with difficult choices. And one of the toughest, if not the hardest, is choosing between life and death — choosing who will live and who will die. One such story I encountered a few weeks after Typhoon Yolanda ravaged communities in the...
NIGHT OWL The artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, ChatGPT, has quickly become popular with its ability to provide detailed responses on many areas of knowledge. It can also be used for content creation, data analysis, and code generation — certainly a helpful tool for many organizations. There...
NIGHT OWL Cities of the future will be greatly different from today. The fast-paced development of technologies, including the internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and blockchain, has also rapidly changed the way we live. According to the United Nations, “digital technologies...
NIGHT OWL A total of 905 athletes are representing the Philippines at the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games currently being held in Cambodia. Our national athletes, who are competing with their counterparts from 10 other countries in 608 events in 38 sports, aim to surpass our fourth place finish in...
NIGHT OWL Intellectual property — a product of the human intellect that can be used for commerce — is protected by law through trademarks, patents and copyrights, among others, to enable people to earn from what they invent or create. Taylor Swift’s legal battle over her songs and Ed...
NIGHT OWL Last March, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board, which is chaired by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., approved 194 high-impact priority projects worth ₱9 trillion as part of the government’s Build Better More program. These are new projects as well as those...
NIGHT OWL One of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture (SDG2). According to the United Nations, conflict, Covid-19, climate change, and growing inequalities are all threatening food security...
NIGHT OWL Last month, during the launch of the second edition of Night Owl: A Nationbuilder’s Manual, we also presented the Filipino edition of the book so that we can share the story of Build, Build, Build to more Filipinos, especially those who are more adept at our national language. Soon,...
NIGHT OWL The goal of ensuring digital inclusion includes not only providing access to the internet and ICT services, but also equipping citizens with digital skills to protect themselves from cyber threats. Recently, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) was awarded...
NIGHT OWL In line with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s directive to provide digital connectivity across the various islands of the country, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), under the leadership of Secretary Ivan John Uy, is working double time to build and...
