In January 2022, the Philippines recorded a 68 percent Internet penetration rate—representing more than 76 million Filipino Internet users. The country’s digital competitiveness also showed improvement last year, with knowledge and technology taking 62nd and 54th spots, respectively, according to the World’s Digital Competitiveness Ranking. The opportunities from digital innovations…
In January 2022, the Philippines recorded a 68 percent Internet penetration rate—representing more than 76 million Filipino Internet users. The country’s digital competitiveness also showed improvement last year, with knowledge and technology taking 62nd and 54th spots, respectively, according to the World’s Digital Competitiveness Ranking.
Individually, Filipinos are susceptible to data breaches and privacy violations online. On a societal level, cyber attacks by state or non-state actors on critical infrastructure can undermine national security and impact economic activity. Thus, Cybersphere Philippines 2023 Conference, held on September 5-6, 2023, at Shangri-La The Fort, was a huge success attended by private and government stakeholders.
“We are happy to note that decision-makers from DICT and related IT agencies plus IT security personnel from the private sector have also congregated at the conference to explore the latest technologies to build their required ICT infrastructures,” he added.
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