The National Telehealth Project, which was initiated by the University of the Philippines, Manila National Telehealth Center (UPM-NTC), is seen as an ideal partnership between healthcare and technology, which would enable doctors to remotely diagnose patients in rural and far-flung communities.

Remote consultations include the use of SMS and MMS services, video conferencing, and email referrals. The project has ten sites in four provinces, complete with workstations and training centers. In a 34 month period, there have 1,389 telehealth referrals from remote doctors.

According to the UPM-NTC, telemedicine also incorporates an e-records system which would develop a Web-based electronics health record system for government health centers and Phil-Health.

The collection of digital records also creates a centralized information system that can be utilized by PhilHealth. By keeping track of its members, PhilHealth can make it easier for members to get the health care they need and at the same time sustain their membership, as well as properly compensate health care workers.

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Smart has teamed up with Chinese phone maker Huawei for the Netphone. The telco took part in the design of the handsets manufactured by Huawei to ensure that the devices are in accordance with Netphone specifications.

Making sure it will be affordable to many, the Netphones will retail for about P5,000 to P7,000.

Does this mean Android will become the leading mobile OS in the Philippines? Which means mobile developers wanting to catch the local market should go for Android then?

Smart move for Smart? It looks like they want the Apple's Appstore ecosystem success -- making money from the sales of apps and from the apps makers.

“Insurance companies are still reluctant to spend money on an area they don’t understand, which is technology,” Aguas said, noting that the insurance industry is spending only half of the investment of banks on technology.

He said insurance firms are not doing enough “customer analytics” that could reduce churn or attrition rate. “The Philippines has the second largest population in Southeast Asia, but the country is under-insured.”

“Social media is changing the game but the insurance industry is not using it,” Aguas said. “Everyone’s talking about the ability of social media to mine data but they don’t know about it.”

It's not only insurance companies who are reluctant, probably, all the different local industries.

Globe Telecom rolled out on Tuesday what it said is a pioneering technology that allows a subscriber to post voice updates using a mobile phone.

The Ayala-owned carrier said it partnered with Bubble Motion, a developer of consumer social communications services, to make the Globe Voice Blog available in the country.

Configured like a “voice-based Twitter”, the Globe Voice Blog allows social media fanatics to connect with each other, with a more personal twist, the company said.

Distribution of Higher Education Institutions by Region and Sector
 (As of August 2010)

Region	Public	Private	Total
I	30	78	108
II	22	47	69
III	59	168	227
IVA	74	202	276
IVB	45	41	86
V	45	100	145
VI	72	80	152
VII	35	126	161
VIII	42	58	100
IX	49	52	101
X	19	64	83
XI	17	78	95
XII	16	75	91
NCR	34	278	312
CAR	19	33	52
ARMM	15	50	65
Caraga	14	43	57
Total	607	1573	2180

As the MPIC is a majority of owner of power firm Meralco, Smart said they are also now testing a wireless monitoring solution for electricity consumption.

Another is the area of telehealth where Smart is conducting some pilot projects using wireless solutions to deliver health diagnosis or advice to remote places.

THE Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) will hold daily job fairs in various parts of Metro Manila this quarter to better match job-seekers and employers.

Is having a daily job fair aid in a better employer-employee match?