PLDT was named among top 150 most influential tech companies ranked for their digital inclusion efforts.
In the latest Digital Inclusion Benchmark conducted by World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA), PLDT placed 12th, joining global businesses like Apple, Cisco, Samsung, and Alphabet in the Top 15.
While being the sixth telco following Telefonica, Orange, Telstra, Deutsche Telekom and Telia, PLDT is the top ranked telco from Asia (excluding China) and the highest ranking company headquartered in a developing nation.
According to WBA, it “measures and ranks 150 of the world’s most influential 150 technology companies on their responsibility to advance a more inclusive digital society.”
From 100 companies in the first iteration, WBA shortlisted and ranked in the second Digital Inclusion Benchmark 150 most influential technology companies in the world on their efforts across four indicators—enhancing digital skills, fostering trustworthy use, innovating openly and ethically, and improving access to technology.
In a release by PLDT-Smart, it said WBA noted the PLDT group’s initiatives on skills development where it ranked second among companies surveyed.
“The Infoteach Program, in partnership with the UP Open University (UPOU), provides nationwide digital literacy training for students. The Digital Farmers Program trains small-scale Filipino farmers on using technology to improve harvest and market crops. The Smart Wireless Engineering Education Program (SWEEP) is the country’s longest-running industry-academe linkage helping to produce industry-ready graduates or technopreneurs. The School-in-a-Bag is a portable digital classroom that brings education to children in far-flung communities. The said programs address narrowing of the digital divide and the inclusion of marginalized sectors,” it said. – RC, GMA News
PLDT leads in digital inclusion benchmarking among Asian telcos, says report
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