The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said it is ramping up the country’s readiness for participation in the global digital economy in celebration of this year’s National ICT Month. Photo courtesy of the DICT. With a theme, “Onwards Through ICT: Building a...
ONE FOR THE ROAD James Deakin Brace yourselves. The next phase of the digital revolution has just kicked into hyperdrive; the battle to decentralize money and power through technology has entered its next crucial phase and I can’t think of a more exciting time to be alive. I’m talking about...
Vaccine cards could be a step closer to reopening the economy as safe and fast as possible. As more Filipinos are getting vaccinated, business leaders have proposed the establishment of a unified vaccine pass system in digital form to promote safe and greater mobility in the country. According to...
Big Crunch Digital Pte. Limited (Big Crunch Digital) wants a piece of the almost half a hundred billion peso mobile gaming action in the Philippines. The country's mobile gaming revenues, estimated at $1.032 billion in 2021, is projected to grow to $1.522 million by 2025, driven by more than 70...
Thanks to digital transformation, social communication has enabled and facilitated meaningful engagement between the governors and the governed. This was demonstrated earlier this week in the interaction between the Chairman of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and college students. In a...
As the COVID-19 pandemic triggered restrictive quarantine measures, schools were shuttered in consonance with national government policy not to allow in-person learning that would place the health and safety of elementary and high school students at great risk. This resulted in the postponement...
Don’t miss your chance to catch some of the great works at the highly anticipated art fair ongoing right now in both physical and digital space GETTING PHYSICAL Visitors exploring the Art Basel Hong Kong 2021 show floor, with Ben Brown Fine Arts' installation of José Parlá work in the...
Amid efforts to hasten economic recovery from the blow of the pandemic, President Duterte has invited Japanese businessmen to invest in the country's agriculture and digital economy sectors. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Addressing the virtual international conference...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is now transitioning into an "enhanced" customer assistance system through the help of a third-party service provider. Enhanced customer service -- The Bureau of Customs (BOC) transitions into a new and 'enhanced' customer assistance system through the help of a...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has announced that it will start holding learning and networking events on digital leadership in June for public sector executives, managers, directors, division chiefs, and those in equivalent positions in the government service. Civil Service Commission The CSC,...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said there is a necessity for Filipinos to own their own bank account or become a virtual wallet holder so more people can engage in cashless transactions. Since digital payments have been the norm since the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic started last year, Gatchalian...
The volume of digital payments in the country rose to 17 percent of all payment transactions as of mid-2020, and closer to the 50 percent cash-lite target of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) by 2023. The share of monthly digital payments in terms of volume has been steadily increasing from...
