Following a landmark peace agreement and a late-2016 tax reform package, 2017 looks to be a year of significant promise for Colombia. The country has been in recovery since the 2014 collapse in oil prices, which predominantly affected exports, government revenues and the exchange rate. However, with the external sector acting as a shock absorber, the authorities helped ensure that domestic demand was able to pick up some of the slack.
How can the Philippines work to accelerate digital inclusion, and what lCT-enabled technology would best serve this purpose?
Supported by rapid expansion of the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry and new investment in mobile broadband and fibre-optic networks, the Philippines’ IT sector has undergone significant growth in recent years. At the same time, internet speed and quality remains low, and costs high, challenges exacerbated by the country’s geography...
Surging activity and investment have benefitted the Philippines’ telecommunications industry in the decades following its deregulation, with mobile penetration increasing rapidly among a large population of digitally literate consumers. Although the market remains dominated by two operators, rising competition between them saw capital...
The ICT sector is set to benefit from the establishment of a new, dedicated department to guide its development, after the previous administration moved to split the functions of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DTC) in 2016. Creation of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) had been in the...
Surging activity and investment have benefitted the Philippines’ telecommunications industry in the decades following its deregulation, with mobile penetration increasing rapidly among a large population of digitally literate consumers. Although the market remains dominated by two operators, rising competition between them saw capital expenditure soar in 2016, driving improvements to service...
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