Technology companies can play an important role in development by helping address issues like unemployment, teacher shortages, and emergencies. The document discusses how the Philippines developed ride-hailing regulations and how social media can be used to share information, collect data, divide tasks, and coordinate emergency response. It also mentions how information and communication technologies can act as an equalizer.

1. Technology Companies’ Role
in Development
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5. UNEMPLOYMEMT
6.4%
6,400,000
unemployed

7. SHORTAGE IN
TEACHERS,
CLASSROOMS
Shortage of 57,167
teachers
Short of 112, 942
classrooms

10. • Philippines became the first
country to develop
nationwide ride-hailing
regulations
•10 percent of people
under 30 have given up
their cars

13. Social media in
emergencies
1) Share information
2) Collect information
3) Divide big tasks
(crowdsourcing)
4) Coordinate help by
the affected
population for the
affected population

15. ICT as the equalizer

16. Thank you
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