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Philippines contributes to over one-third of world's ocean plastic waste - study

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 10 09:38 PM

The Philippines has contributed to a third of the plastic wastes that ended up in the world's oceans, with the Pasig River identified as the top plastic pollution source, a study has revealed. Read more »

Healthcare BPOs see opportunity to upgrade PH systems amid pandemic

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 04:19 PM

The COVID-19 pandemic presents an opportunity for Philippine hospitals, clinics, insurance companies and government agencies to make their healthcare data systems more interoperable, an industry group of BPOs that handle healthcare information said on Wednesday.  Read more »

DOST offers scholarship for online data science courses

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 18 05:58 PM

MANILA — The Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD) on Monday renewed its call for scholarship applications for Filipinos interested in entering the field of data science. Read more »

Ways the Philippines can fight the coronavirus contagion, according to a data scientist

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 08 02:52 AM

"The enhanced community quarantine buys us time, but it doesn't mean that after April 30 we need to go back to our usual norm. We need to change strategies," Rabajante said. Read more »

What's the sexiest job in the digital age? FEU boss taps 2 tablets for the answer

Joel Guinto, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 09 10:12 PM

As it nears the 100-year mark, Far Eastern University is tapping tech and big data to prepare its students, while facing challenges. Read more »

Philippines' 'slow' automation shift may lead to job, investment losses: analyst

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 26 04:26 PM

The Philippines is "a bit behind" its regional peers in terms of data science and digitalization, Asian Institute of Management Senior Data Scientist Christian Alis told ABS-CBN News. Read more »

Microsoft flags dangers to EU of plans to limit data use

Foo Yun Chee, Reuters
Posted at Sep 05 09:15 PM

Microsoft said on Wednesday that EU lawmakers' copyright reforms limiting the use of potentially valuable data to non-profit bodies could damage the European Union's digital development. Read more »

Analytics firm Olelo helps brands optimize social media

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 18 03:08 PM

Using its proprietary technologies, Olelo turns helps brands understand their audience's behaviors, needs and values. Read more »

AI start-up founder bats for more data-driven decision-making in PH

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 17 11:12 PM

The Filipino founder of an artificial intelligence (AI) start-up said government agencies and private companies can make better decisions when these are based on data. Read more »