Climate tech solutions set to take center stage at Digital Pilipinas Sustainability and Climate Festival in November 2023

Philippine Information Technology Organization October 17, 2023 No Comments
Photo shows from left to right: Dustin Jefferson Onghanseng, Chief Executive Officer, UHoo; Amor Maclang, Convenor, Digital Pilipinas, Convenor, Philippine Fintech Festival, Co-founder, One ASEAN Fintech Movement, Co-founder, GeiserMaclang; Karla Delgado, Chief Sustainability Officer of Transnational Diversified Group; Kelvin Lee, Commissioner, Securities and Exchange Commission; Jo Ann B. Eala, Vice President, Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI); Enrique Gonzales, Chief Executive Officer, IP Ventures; Alina Truhina, Chief Executive Officer and Founding Partner, The Radical Fund; and Marc Concio, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, KITA at the "Unlocking Climate Tech in the Philippines" conference where the importance of climate tech solutions to combat the climate crisis was placed under the spotlight.

The Philippines, along with the entire Southeast Asia region, is highly vulnerable to the impact of climate change. To address this, the country needs tech-enabled startups capable of delivering solutions that not only facilitate adaptation to climate change but also expedite large-scale decarbonization efforts. In a recent conference dubbed, “Unlocking Climate Tech in the Philippines,” Digital Pilipinas gathered thought leaders, tech innovators, and financial experts to discuss the role of technology in mitigating climate change as a preamble to the Sustainability and Climate Festival happening within the Digital Pilipinas Festival 2023. (more…)

BPI, Digital Pilipinas launch ‘TrustTech movement’ for a more cyber secure nation

Philippine Information Technology Organization July 31, 2023 No Comments
Photo shows (L-R) National Security Council Asst. Director General Cornelio Valencia; National Privacy Commission Deputy Commissioner Leandro Aguirre; Department of Information and Communications Technology Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Ian Dy; Philippine National Police - Anti-Cybercrime Group Spokesperson PCPT Michelle Sabino; Department of Information and Communications Technology - Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center Undersecretary Alexander Ramos; House Committee on Banks and Financial Intermediaries Chairperson Rep. Irwin Tieng; BPI President and CEO TG Limcaoco; Digital Pilipinas Convenor Amor Maclang; Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla; Global Fintech Institute Co-founder Chia Hock Lai; and BSP Acting Deputy Director for Fintech Innovation and Policy Research Group Jovelyn Hao.

The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) is serious in its commitment to improve the nation’s cybersecurity as it spearheads, together with Digital Pilipinas, the TrustTech movement, a whole-of-society campaign that aims to build confidence among individuals and businesses in the Philippine digital realm. (more…)