PLDT Enterprise, through its innovation arm PLDT Innolab, recently supported the local hackathon launched by the Asian Institute of Management which aimed to crowdsource digital solutions and ideas that would help in the battle against COVID-19.
The Bayanihan@AIM hackathon was held to generate innovative ideas and practical solutions from participants across the country which could help the nation cope with the prevailing economic and long-term impacts of the global pandemic. PLDT Innolab supports the development of emerging technologies with the groups infrastructure, service capabilities, expertise, and facilities, especially in improving todays situation amid COVID-19.
“We need to use technology as part of disaster response and in support, we at PLDT Enterprise collaborated with AIM and ADB for this initiative that will help countries to better respond to COVID-19,” said Jojo Gendrano, FVP & Head of PLDT Enterprise Core Business Solutions.
The virtual challenge focused on three themes: Food Security, Jobs and the Future of Work, and Support for Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises —all aiming to help shape the emerging landscape of Philippine business and society amid and post-COVID-19.
“I was so pleased to see how enthusiastic my colleagues were when we first came up with the Hackathon so that the AIM community can explore yet another venue to help the nation in its battle against COVID-19. Doing what we do best, we have dispensed valuable and timely information to help frontline agencies, as well as businesses, assess and plan their next moves amidst the ever-changing landscape,” said Jikyeong Kang, President and Dean, Asian Institute of Management (AIM).
College and graduate level students in the Philippines participated in the virtual hackathon, which ran from April 27 to May 10,. For the Food Security category, Amherstia Ojerio and Rodette Astoriano highlighted urban farming as a way to help address food security problems among high schools through a Build, Operate and Transfer model, creating a sustainable supply of nutritious and affordable food while providing hands-on learning experience.
About PLDT
PLDT is the leading telecommunications and digital services provider in the Philippines. Through its principal business groups – fixed line, wireless and others – PLDT offers a wide range of telecommunications and digital services across the Philippines’ most extensive fiber optic backbone, and fixed line and cellular networks.
PLDT is listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE:TEL) and its American Depositary Shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:PHI). PLDT has one of the largest market capitalizations among Philippine-listed companies.
