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+ December 30, 2020 THE inability to process and analyze big data among fresh graduates has been pinpointed by company headhunters as one of the biggest problems in hiring new candidates.
While the corporate side has been generous enough to provide short courses for new recruits to speed up competence and compatibility in the company, life-long learning and the establishment of learning roadmaps must be in place to turn Filipinos into digital superstars excelling in the digital transformation sphere, speakers of the recent World Fintech Festival held in the Philippines said.
Sprout Solutions co-founder and product head Alexandria Gentry said apart from company-mandated training and self-initiated crash courses by newly minted workforce members, the government must also play an active role in revisiting and restructuring the academic curriculum.
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Published December 10, 2020, 8:24 AM
Following the introduction of the efforts being made to create smart cities, to strengthen e-banking, and to usher in a more inclusive board of tech leaders in Day 1 of the World Fintech Festival (WFF), Day 2 of the virtual event on Dec. 8 saw panelists do a deep dive into the more technical but crucially important regulatory actions that serve as both the backbone and the lifeline for a sustainable fintech future in the Philippines.
Data-Driven Infrastructure and A New Cloud Economy To Spur Economic Growth
Adoption of a data-driven infrastructure and integration into a new cloud economy can hasten the country’s post-COVID economic recovery. Alibaba Cloud Intelligence Country Head Allen Guo recognizes the fast growth of the PH economy (its GDP rising higher than others in SEA the past five years), and is committed to investing 200B CNY to build new-generation data centers.