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PIDS, MinDA, and local university partner for a policy forum on Fourth Industrial Revolution

State think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), and the University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTP) held a policy research forum on September 11 that focused on the Fourth Industrial Revolution (FIRe) and its potential impacts on Mindanao.

The theme of this year’s Mindanao Policy Research Forum centers on “Harnessing the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Mindanao: Creating our Future Today”.

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Automation poses gender problem in PH

More women than men are at risk of being affected by the rise of the fourth industrial revolution (FIRe) in the Philippines.

This was revealed by Dr. Jose Ramon Albert, senior research fellow at the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), during a press conference held Tuesday in connection with the celebration of the Development Policy Research Month (DPRM).

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PH agri lags behind in use of FIRe techs

The Philippine agriculture is already revolutions behind the absorption of technology, turning it into a laggard in a number of ways, especially in terms of productivity.

During a press conference led by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) on Tuesday, Dr. Rafaelita Aldaba, assistant secretary at the Department of Trade and Industry, revealed the sector is still in the mechanization phase, generally considered part of the second industrial revolution.

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Address literacy, infra woes before advancing FIRe in Bangsamoro

Where is Bangsamoro in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (FIRe)?

This was the daunting question raised by Amina Rasul-Bernardo, president and founder of the Philippine Center for Islam and Democracy (PCID), during a press conference led by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) on Tuesday.

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