TECH4GOOD Technology has profoundly reshaped the electoral landscape in the Philippines. It has impacted everything from voter registration and campaigning to vote counting and result dissemination, enhancing the efficiency, transparency, and accessibility of elections. Many consider the...
TECH4GOOD The ongoing digital revolution has profoundly transformed the global labor market. The traditional way of sourcing skills by hiring employees and having them physically report in the workplace is fast evolving into hiring online and having them work from anywhere. This transformation has...
TECH4GOOD Today, tech companies are racing to develop AI-enabled products. Notwithstanding the current debate on the potential harm that artificial intelligence can bring to society, the opportunities are alluring enough for these companies to pass them by. Even countries around the globe are...
TECH4GOOD One sign that the Christmas holiday season has started is the influx of migrant mendicants in cities all over the country. They are the face of the continuing saga of street dwellers, a situation that has been looking for a solution for the longest time. When you drive around the...
TECH4GOOD The bicameral committee’s recent decision to slash education budgets, including those of DepEd and CHED, and the allocations for free college education, has sparked a loud outcry from all sectors. I seldom write about issues related to legislative budget decisions, but this time, I...
TECH4GOOD Many friends have recently contacted me to say they have discovered their social media accounts cloned and asked what they should do about it. Most have found the problem because they have been contacted by friends saying they were receiving friend requests from a new account. In an age...
TECH4GOOD It is heartening to see that the Philippine startup ecosystem is alive, judging by the success of the 6th edition of the Philippine Startup Week (PHSW) held the other week. It was an excellent example of how government, academia, and the private sector should work together to get things...
TECH4GOOD Today, we are beginning to see exponential workplace transformations brought about by technology. Twenty-five years from now, workplaces will be spaces of possibilities. They will be unrecognizable, shaped by a fusion of advanced technologies that will redefine how workers...
TECH4GOOD I recently received an invitation to be the keynote speaker at my high school’s alumni homecoming. A wave of nostalgia suddenly washed over me, igniting a spark of excitement I had not felt in years, which I do not usually experience during my usual speaking engagements. I was suddenly...
TECH4GOOD Typhoon Kristine was of a different kind. It caused so much damage even before it made landfall. Although its eye centered on the northern Luzon provinces, the devastation it caused was felt immensely in far southern provinces like Batangas. Recent typhoons have highlighted the need...
TECH4GOOD The recent enactment of two pivotal pieces of legislation is poised to be a game-changer for the Philippines. Both are designed to enable the country to fully benefit from the ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) once Congress ratifies it. The Internet Transaction Act of 2023...
TECH4GOOD Author Joanna Maciejewska once said, “I want AI to do my laundry and dishes so that I can do art and writing, not for AI to do my art and writing so that I can do my laundry and dishes.” Her words sum up what ordinary people like us expect AI to do for us: make us better humans. How...
