News Articles on automation

Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 11 11:30 AM

Financial industry business leaders believe the Philippines can improve its anti-money laundering status with the use of technology and automation. Read more »

Pasig automates HR system via ‘Facebook-like’ website, app for gov’t workers

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 12 09:12 PM

Pasig on Monday launched a “Facebook-like” IT system that would automate clerical tasks within the city's Human Resource department, enabling the local government to "focus on the career development of each worker." Read more »

Gov't gets rid of 'duplicative' process to get business permits

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 13 12:35 PM

Several government agencies on Tuesday signed a joint memorandum circular to establish "concrete measures" in streamlining the process for getting business permits, in line with the Ease of Doing Business law. Read more »

Softbank to buy $2.8-billion stake in Norway robotics firm

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 06 12:17 PM

Japanese investment giant SoftBank Group will buy a 40 percent stake in Norwegian robotics company AutoStore in a deal worth $2.8 billion, the two firms said. Read more »

Pandemic highlights need for 'urgent' automation of national statistical system: NEDA

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 01 11:18 AM

The Philippine statistical system should urgently pivot to full automation as the COVID-19 pandemic highlights the need for information to mitigate its impact and hasten recovery, Acting Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua said Thursday. Read more »

AI, digital transformation to enhance Filipino productivity: Microsoft PH boss

Jessica Fenol and Cathy Yang, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 04 06:18 PM

Artificial intelligence and digital transformation can enhance the productivity of Filipino workers and help boost the economy despite posing a threat to low-skilled jobs, Microsoft country general manager Andres Ortola said Wednesday. Read more »

Jollibee to open 1,200th store, first with 'dual-lane' drive thru in PH

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 16 08:49 PM

The new store located at SLEX has a dual-lane drive thru that will allow Jollibee crew to serve more motorists faster, the fast-food firm said. Read more »

Japan roboticists predict rise of the machines

Alastair Himmer, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 23 10:06 PM

Set in 2019, cult 80s movie "Blade Runner" envisaged a neon-stained landscape of bionic "replicants" genetically engineered to look just like humans. Read more »

Huawei eyes computer market as US squeezes telecom business

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 18 04:22 PM

Deputy chairman Ken Hu said the strategy is based on expectations that "incredible computing power" is going to be needed as the world turns to complicated and resource-hogging future technologies such as artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles. Read more »

Anti-red tape agency, info department eye partnership to automate gov't services

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 20 08:14 PM

MANILA - The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) recently discussed the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) on the nationwide automation of government services. Read more »

Mayor Isko to automate license, permits processing in Manila

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 05 05:32 PM

Manila Mayor Isko Moreno on Friday said the processing of licenses and permits in the capital would be automated before the end of the month. Read more »

Schools urged to improve automation curriculum

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 27 04:18 PM

Schools need to keep up with technological advances in automation so they can produce graduates that can readily be absorbed by businesses, an industry group said Thursday. Read more »

Robots to take 20 million jobs, worsening inequality: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 26 05:48 AM

WASHINGTON, United States—Robots are expected to take over some 20 million manufacturing jobs worldwide by 2030, extending a trend of worsening social inequality while boosting overall economic output, a new study shows. Read more »

Asia Pacific College produces future-proof students with longer internship programs

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 28 06:38 PM

MANILA - Students at the Asia Pacific College participate in 6-month internship programs to acquire skills they need in the workplace early on amid the rise of artificial intelligence and automation, its president said Tuesday. Read more »

Amazon rolls out machines that pack orders and replace jobs

Jeffrey Dastin, Reuters
Posted at May 14 05:08 AM

SAN FRANCISCO - Amazon.com Inc is rolling out machines to automate a job held by thousands of its workers: boxing up customer orders. Read more »

Women face greater threat from job automation than men

Kate Ryan, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Mar 14 06:40 AM

NEW YORK - Women across the economic spectrum are more vulnerable than men to losing their jobs to technology, according to a study released on Wednesday by the Institute for Women's Policy Research. Read more »

Volkswagen says to cut up to 7,000 jobs at VW brand

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 13 05:30 PM

German automaker Volkswagen said it would eliminate up to 7,000 jobs by 2023 as it seeks to accelerate its transition to electric vehicles, although the cuts should be achieved via retirement offers. Read more »

Mitsubishi Electric to set up new firm in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 12 06:29 PM

Mitsubishi Electric Corp. is planning to set up a new company in the Philippines as it expands its factory automation business amid "significant growth." Read more »

BPOs 'alive and kicking' as firm plans to hire more in Philippines

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 02 12:06 PM

MANILA - Business process outsourcing is "alive and kicking" in the country, TELUS International Philippines (TIP) said Friday, as it revealed plans to hire up to 5,000 new workers until 2020. Read more »

FedEx to test 'SameDay Bot' for local deliveries

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 28 08:48 AM

FedEx said its robotic delivery carts, reminiscent of a large canister with wheels, would be tried out in its home city of Memphis, Tennessee later this year, provided it gets final approval from officials there. Read more »

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