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GLOBAL IDEAS: UNLOCKING YOUR BUSINESS WITH AI

28 March 2022 – Adopting AI (Artificial Intelligence) may be one of the biggest ways to advance a business’ digital transformation but at its best, managers should see it as a way to help, not replace workers.

“I think where AI is super powerful is not in isolation, but as part of a human-centered workflow where it helps to augment the humans’ judgment calls,” said Stef Sy, CEO and Founder of leading data technology consultancy firm Thinking Machines, at Makati Business Club’s Unlocking Your Business With AI event on March 28.

MBC launches Digital Democracy training for LGUs and CSOs

Last January 18, 2022, the Makati Business Club organized a knowledge sharing session with CSOs in the Philippines through the Digital Democracy Project entitled “Participative Democracy: CSOs Embracing the Digital Space” via Zoom.

MBC invited Chia-liang Kao, co-founder of g0v, and Czarina Medina-Guce, Governance Specialist of the UNDP, to share the innovative trends in e-Participation, best practices on using online tech tools to gather data on an issue, and the challenges to online consultation in the Philippines today. MBC also presented its Digital Democracy Roadmap, a planning tool to enable civil society groups better listen to their communities using digital tools, followed by a breakout session with the participants to discuss its use in their own organizations.

Mayor Binay, Globe Telecom “Race” to Address Climate in UK-MBC Series

Globe Telecom and the City of Makati, pioneers in the UN’s Race to Zero and Race to Resilience campaigns, shared the steps they’ve taken to make their operations more sustainable at a British Embassy-Makati Business Club online series aimed at encouraging more businesses to join the initiatives.

Digital Democracy Project: Participative Democracy: CSOs Embracing the Digital Space

Holistic Support to Move People, Not Cars

21 January 2022 – Representatives from government, business, and civil society shared their support for cyclists at the 3-day Cycling & Active Transport Expo in January 2022.

Foodpanda’s Director of Operations Patricia Jacinto and SM Supermalls’ Chito Bauzon recommend putting sustainability at the core of business operations and forming partnerships with like-minded organisations. Dutch experts, Wim Bot (Dutch Cyclists Union) and Mirjam Borsboom (Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management in the Netherlands) advised that for starter countries like the Philippines, safety infrastructure and political leadership with a clear vision for active transport are crucial in improving the cycling scene.