IN July, 11 remarkable Filipino scientists, all of them not older than 40, were recognized by the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), for contributions in the physical, natural, and social sciences.
After a challenging 2009, enterprise information technology spending is projected to grow 2.9 percent this year to reach more than $2.4 trillion, with the manufacturing and natural resources sector accounting for bulk of overall spending.
Surprise winner for Orcale suit vs Google's Android (over Java source) is Microsoft. The article contends that this is a bad precedent that could hamper open source and free software projects around the world.
Indigent amputees in Tondo, Manila are now able to undergo medical assessment towards getting new prosthetic limbs without going to a hospital, thanks to a unique Filipino invention.
The "Walking Free Program", an advocacy of the Physicians for Peace-Philippines (PFP-Philippines), uses a first-of-its-kind mobile- and web-based application designed to make the screening process more convenient for both patients and doctors.
The Brazilian Congress recently passed a law, Ficha Limpa (Clean Criminal Record), that bars politicians with criminal records from running for public office. The law will apply to the general elections scheduled this October. The Federal Election Board, the counterpart of our Commission on Elections, has ruled that the law will have retroactive effect, making politicians convicted of crime prior to the ratification of the law by the Brazilian president ineligible to run.
The business community yesterday expressed its full support for President Aquino and his Cabinet officials, saying they were making sacrifices to serve the people.
This interview with Sheila Lirio Marcelo, founder and chief executive of Care.com, was conducted and condensed by Adam Bryant. Care.com helps people find senior care, special-needs care, child care and other services.
The Semiconductor and Electronics Industries of the Philippines Inc. (Seipi) has identified manufacturing services and renewable energy as two of the areas that the country should focus on in terms of technological development.
In its draft technology roadmap, which would be presented to the government once completed, Seipi Vice Chair Arthur Young said these were two of the sectors that had the most potential to drive future growth for the Philippines, as determined during a recent meeting of the group.
Local business conglomerates are now more inclined to spend on information technology infrastructure and services, knowing that such investments will have huge returns for them in the future, according to IT multinational EMC.
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