April 2021 | International Law Alerts | Biotechnology/ Technology

 

Residents of Pag-asa Island and the municipality of Kalayaan in Palawan received free internet access after the Department of Information and Communications Technology installed VSAT technology on the territory.

Converge Information and Communications Technology Solutions Inc. has marked a major milestone in its expansion in the Visayas region after the telecommunications company’s fiber cables reached the shores of Cebu.

PNP Directorate for Information and Communications Technology (DICTM) chief, Brig. Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. was named as the new Director for Comptrollership of the police force, replacing Maj. Gen. Emmanuel Luis Licup who will retire from the service on April 9.

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) introduced on Thursday nine research and development (R&D) projects on artificial intelligence (AI), and turned over high-performance computing machines (HPCs) to each project proponent.

The country’s Covid-19 response managers gave the use of automatic contact tracing through Smart Messaging System a go signal to further strengthen and improve the use of StaySafe.PH System, Malacañang said Sunday.

The DOST-Advanced Science and Technology Institute (DOST-ASTI) and the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) signed an agreement to collaborate on the use of satellite data for PSA’s 2022 Census on Agriculture and Fisheries (CAF).

This census aims to build an inventory of agricultural and fisheries resources around the country.

An app to check if your house is earthquake-resilient is now downloadable for free via Google Play, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) announced on Thursday.

Potato farmers in Davao del Sur village have improved the quality of their products and doubled the harvest by adopting appropriate farming technologies, the Department of Agriculture in Region 11 (DA-11) said in a statement Wednesday.

The DOST National Capital Region (DOST-NCR), through the DOST’s Innovations for Filipinos Working Distantly from the Philippines (iFWD PH) Program, held the “TeknoLokal para sa Makabagong Bayani” webinar aimed at Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who are interested or currently engaged with startups and would like to know more about doing business.

Students, professionals, and startup firms are all invited to pitch their ideas, get mentorships from technology experts, and stand a chance for up to PHP2.5 million funding by joining Globe and Animo Lab’s 5G Hackathon.

A former overseas Filipino worker (OFW) will launch his software development enterprise through the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) iFWD PH or the innovation for Filipinos Working Distantly from the Philippines program, Secretary Fortunato de la Peña said.