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Published February 1, 2021, 4:02 PM To ensure that the advancement in technology would not disrupt several traditional jobs, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is stepping up efforts to retool and upgrade the skills of some 30,000 workers under its Smarter Philippines through Data Analytics, Research and Development, Training and Adoption (SPARTA). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Secretary Fortunato dela Peña said the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation p...

Good News Pilipinas 30k Filipinos upgrade skills in artificial intelligence through DOST SPARTA SPARTA seeks to retool the skills of Filipinos to adapt to advancing needs in technology. Image from SPARTA. Thirty thousand Filipinos are upgrading their skills in artificial intelligence, automation, data science, data analytics, and related fields through the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Smarter Philippines through Data Analytics Research and Development, Training and Ad...

February 2, 2021 | 12:35 am Advertisement AAA By Reporter PHILIPPINE manufacturing activity rose to a 25-month high in January, as improved customer demand led to higher production, a survey conducted by IHS Markit showed. IHS Markit on Monday reported its Philippines Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) hit 52.5 in January, well above the 50-neutral mark that separates expansion from contraction and a turnaround from the 49.2 reading in December. This was the h...

Published February 2, 2021, 5:00 AM Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez said the latest manufacturing index bodes well for the economy as he cited efforts in the cold chain and copper industries development as crucial pillars that will strengthen the country’s supply value chain. The Philippine Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) increased to 52.5 in January from 49.2 the previous month, above the 50.0 neutral mark separating expansion from contraction. January PMI data is t...

IATF OKs proposed ‘special’ hog lanes THE INTER-AGENCY Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has approved the designation of “special” hog lanes to ensure the unhampered shipment of pork products from Luzon and Mindanao, Malacañang said on Friday. The IATF-EID, upon the recommendation of the National Task Force Against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) Task Group on Food Security, backed the designation of a nautical highway from Luzon and Mind...

Department of Science and Technology Secretary Fortunato dela Peña (TOTO LOZANO / Presidential Photo / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Secretary Fortunato dela Peña said the Indian biotechnology company has yet to submit the requirements for clinical trials amid its recent signing of a Confidentiality Disclosure Agreement (CDA) with the Task Group on Vaccine Evaluation and Selection. “A CDA with Bharat Biotech for their clinical trial in the Philippines was recently signed. Submission of...

Published January 28, 2021, 5:58 PM Aimed at addressing vaccine hesitancy, three town hall meetings on the conduct of the World Health Organization (WHO) Solidarity Vaccine Trials (SVT) have been scheduled starting tomorrow, January 29, Department of Science and Technology (DoST) Secretary Fortunato dela Peña said Thursday. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The DoST top official said that the Task Group on Vaccine Evaluation and Selection (TG-VES), in cooperation w...

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Monday, 25 January 2021, 8:21 pm | Australian Government The Hon Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care On 24 January 2021, the New Zealand Government announced a case of COVID-19 detected in the community. This morning, New Zealand authorities advised that the case detected is a variant of concern. The ... More >> Tuesday, 27 August 2019, 4:06 pm | Australian Government The Government is very concerned and disappointed to learn that Australian citizen and academic Dr Yang Hengjun (D...

A Confidentiality Disclosure Agreement (CDA) has been signed by the Task Group on Vaccine Evaluation and Selection with German company Curevac, Department of Science and Technology (DoST) Secretary Fortunato dela Pena said Friday.