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WB exec urges PH gov’t to address online work issues amid pandemic Share on email The government should address issues and challenges in online work such as digital divide, the lack of digital infrastructure, and weak social protection schemes. World Bank – Philippines senior economist Kevin Chua emphasized this during a recent webinar titled “Social Protection, Digital Divide, and Other Issues in Online/Platform Work” organized by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS). Chua, a discussant at the webinar, said the country benefits from digital economy in terms of empl...

Study urges PH gov’t to create ‘skills and training systems’ for online workers Share on email The government should create skills and training systems to help Filipinos make the most of the increasing demand for online jobs amid the coronavirus pandemic. This was highlighted in the study titled “Online Work in the Philippines: Some Lessons in the Asian Context” conducted by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) and funded by the Asian Development Bank. According to Connie Bayudan-Dacuycuy, Aniceto Orbeta, Ramonette Serafica, and Lora Kryz Baje, senior research fel...