IDC predicts growth opportunity for cloud business in SEA
In its Top ICT Predictions for 2022 and Beyond at IDC FutureScape 2022 IDC said that by 2023 digital will rule in Southeast Asia (SEA), as 1 in 3 companies…
Filipino parents proactively search for online safety information — Google
In the latest survey conducted by Google in Asia-Pacific including the Philippines, 72% of Filipino parents are proactively looking for information about online safety, showing a 4% jump from 2021.…
PH construction firms ahead in technology adoption in APAC — Procore
Across the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, construction firms in the Philippines recorded above-average adoption rates for technologies to accelerate their digital transformation. This is one of the major findings of…
Study shows 41% of respondents will leave jobs for better opportunities
The EY 2022 Work Reimagined Survey saw that employees around the world now hold more sway in the global job market. In the Philippines, the survey found 41% of respondents…
Companies struggle to be relevant to customers — Accenture
The latest research by Accenture, “The Human Paradox: From Customer Centricity to Life Centricity,” saw customer expectations of companies to immediately connect with them. According to the research, two-thirds or…
Filipinos continue shopping online even after easing of restrictions — Meta
Filipinos have totally adopted to shopping online that even if the government has eased mobility restrictions brought about by the pandemic, they continue to buy goods online. According to the…
Tablet shipments remain ‘flat’ in Q2 2022; Chromebooks fell 51.4%
The latest data from International Data Corp. (IDC) shows worldwide tablet shipments posted a 0.15% year-over-year (YoY) growth or 40.5 million units during the second quarter of 2022. “Smoother deployments…
Worldwide smartphone shipments fall by 8.7% in Q2 2022 — IDC
Market intelligence firm International Data Corp. saw a decline of 8.7% year over year (YoY) in worldwide smartphone shipments in the second quarter of 2022 (2Q22). The IDC said that…
79% of SMEs in PH export to over 10 int’l markets – eBay
The latest report from e-commerce platform eBay revealed that 79% of eBay-enabled small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Philippines exported to 10 or more international markets in 2020, while…
Security is top IT challenge of hybrid work in APAC — IDC
With reports of increasing RDP (remote desktop protocols) attacks, it is evident that security is the No. 1 challenge that faces the hybrid work era for organizations in the Asia…
PH hires more women in leadership roles in APAC — report
According to the latest Global Gender Gap Report of the World Economic Forum (WEF), the Philippines sees the largest increase in hiring women in leadership roles among countries in the…
New SAP study reveals ‘The Great Resignation’ affects SMEs, too
The Great Resignation or mass exodus of employees for a variety of reasons has also affected small and medium enterprises (SME), based on the latest study of cloud technology firm…
Software, services to drive growth in smartphone industry — Counterpoint
Longer replacement cycles of smartphone hardware prompted vendors such as Apple to maximize their software services by creating an exclusive system for their customers. Counterpoint Technology (Counterpoint) sees that software…
Majority of consumers in Asia look for brands with humor — Oracle
The Oracle Happiness report saw that consumers are looking at brands that can make them laugh or smile after more than two years of living in a pandemic. However, the…
Consumers still prefer human support over chatbots — Infobip
While more and more organizations are using automation to simplify business processes, a study by Infobip saw that a significant number of customers still prefer to talk to human beings…
Only 12% of companies use AI’s full potential — Accenture
Organizations have been leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) but the latest research from Accenture showed that only 12% are using it at an AI maturity level. According to the research, AI…
Lack of public-private partnership holds back digital economy — IDC report
While IT spending is seen to reach $12 billion in 2025, the digital economy in the Asean cannot fully maximize its full potential for a lack of strong public and…
9 in 10 CIOs believe role expands beyond technology — Lenovo
The latest study from technology company Lenovo showed that nearly (9 in 10) of all CIOs (chief information officers) surveyed believe their roles have evolved in the past few years.…
PC shipments forecast to decline 8.2% in 2022 — IDC
The International Data Corp. (IDC) forecasts that global shipments of traditional PCs will fall 8.2% year over year in 2022 to 321.2 million units while worldwide tablet shipments forecast has…
Wearables market declines 3% in Q1 2022 — IDC
The first quarter of 2022 (1Q22) saw the first-ever decline in shipments of wearable markets as demand normalizes, according to the latest data of the International Data Corp. (IDC). The…
Smartphone shipments in PH declined by 7.1% in 1Q22 — IDC
Slowing demand for smartphones is one of the reasons shipments declined by 7.1% year-on-year (YoY) and 21.6% quarter-on-quarter with a total of 3.9 million smartphones in the first quarter of…
Cisco study finds 60% of PH employees prefer hybrid work setup
Singapore — Technology company Cisco examined the effects of hybrid working as world economies open up two years into the pandemic. The Cisco study “Employees are ready for hybrid work,…
Tablet, Chromebook shipments both decline in Q1 2022 — IDC
Based on the preliminary data from market intelligence firm International Data Corp. (IDC), worldwide tablet shipments posted a decline of 3.9% year over year or about 38.4 million units in…
77% of APAC youth seek out green jobs — Accenture study
Image by 11780443 from Pixabay A significant number (77%) of the youth in the Asia Pacific (APAC) who will join the workforce are looking at working in the green economy…
Smartphone shipments decline by 8.9% in Q1 2022 — IDC
Smartphone shipment continues to decline as the International Data Corp. (IDC) reported an 8.9% year over year in the first quarter of 2022 (1Q22). Based on IDC’s data, this is…
Smart home device shipments grew by 11.7% in 2021 — IDC
Driven by high broadband penetration, the availability of 5G connections, and the increasing number of wireless home networks, the worldwide market for smart home devices grew by 11.77% in 2021…
APAC tablet market posts 12.9% growth in 2021 — IDC
Driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, with businesses opting for work-from-home setup and schools resorting to online classes, the tablet market in the Asia Pacific (including Japan and China) region posted…
Non-tech execs champion AI ethics in organizations — IBM study
Business executives are now seen as the driving force in AI ethics, according to the latest study by IBM’s Institute for Business Value (IBV). The survey saw “a sharp uptick”…
IDC data show shipments of wearables increased by 20% in 2021
According to the International Data Corp. (IDC), shipments for wearables hit a new record high in the fourth quarter of 2021 (4Q21) as shipments reached 171 million units, up by…
Accenture study stresses more inclusive approach to give women sense of belonging
Accenture’s latest “Better to Belong” research highlights the need to further create an inclusive organization where women can thrive in the workplace. The research also found that this “must be…
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