House Speaker Martin Romualdez has reiterated the lower chamber's commitment toward the digital transformation being sought by the Marcos administration. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left, standing) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (2nd from right) meet with journalists at the APEC...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) launched its first Tech4Ed center in the municipality of Agoncillo in Batangas. Committed to its goal of ending the digital divide, DICT Batangas Provincial Office partnered with Agoncillo Municipal Sangguniang Kabataan (SK)...
Another digital literacy training was spearheaded by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) – this time it was held in San Fernando, Pampanga. (Photo courtesy of DICT Tech4Ed - Region 3) As part of its Tech4Ed project, DICT Central Luzon launched the five-day digital...
BANGKOK, Thailand—Recognizing that small businesses continue to struggle from the brunt of the pandemic, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. brought to a bigger venue his call to assist the sector to recover in the post-pandemic and digital era. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr...
(L-R) Ann Cuisia, President and CEO, digiCOOP; David Almirol, Jr., Undersecretary for e-Government, Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT); Io Guballa, Business Lead for Banking Services, UBX; Albert Tinio, Co-CEO and Chief Commercial Officer, GoTyme Bank; and Edison Tsai,...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has installed and activated additional free Wi-Fi sites in Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology (Talavera Campus). Free Wi-Fi Access Points (Photo courtesy of DICT) The initiative was made possible through DICT’s Free...
ILOILO CITY – Students across Western Visayas region have created digital applications or apps to help solve community problems. TEAM Tabang of the the Dumolog National High School in Roxas City, Capiz emerged as the grand winner of the 2022 goIT Digital Innovation Fair. (Ardent Communications)...
The House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved on third and final reading House Bill (HB) No.4122, which aims to impose a 12 percent value-added tax (VAT) on foreign digital service providers (DSP), such as Netflix and Spotify. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The measure's passage...
ZTE Corporation kicked off the 5G Summit and User Congress 2022 at Lake Maggiore in Stresa, Italy last November 8-9, 2022. With the theme “Inspire the Digital Transformation”, the 2-day event, gathered thought leaders, industry partners, leading analysts from GSMA, Intel, CCS, IGF, 3GPP and...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo Building a digitally competitive nation for the Filipino people is one of the primary goals of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). In ensuring people’s access to the internet, the Department helps open doors for new opportunities that...
UBX, the financial technology (fintech) venture studio of the Aboitiz Group, is leading the multi-sectoral initiative to hasten the government's digital transformation. UBX officially introduced the Digital Transformation ng Pilipinas (#DigiPinas) Initiative on Thursday, Oct. 27. The...
Juan Manuel Hoyos, the president of Nissan Philippines The first 100 days of Nissan’s President, Juan Manuel Hoyos Presidents, whether of countries or companies, face an unenviable challenge: that of steering the proverbial ship towards its goals. As has now become a tradition, one of the early...
