Fear not innovation, automation, PH told
The Philippines should not be afraid to embrace both innovation and automation in the face of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (FIRe).
This was according to Dr. Yasuyuki Sawada, chief economist at the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and Dr. Stephen Ezell, vice president of the Washington DC-based Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), who served as speakers during the Annual Public Policy Conference (APPC) led by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS).