PhilHealth Member Portal, nasa eGovPH app na

by Info @Brand Zone | July 15, 2024

Inanunsyo kamakailan ng Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) at Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) na kasama na ang PhilHealth Member Portal sa eGovPH mobile app. Dahil dito, mas mabilis at ligtas na ang pagkakaroon ng access ng publiko sa iba’t-ibang serbisyo ng PhilHealth kailan man at saan man sa mundo. 

Sa eGovPH mobile app, maaari nang makita ng miyembro ng PhilHealth ang kanyang membership record, benepisyaryo, bilang ng kontribusyon, at benefit availment history. Maaari ring makita ang listahan at magparehistro sa napiling Konsulta Package Provider. 

Ayon kay DICT Secretary Ivan John E. Uy, ito ay alinsunod sa Ease of Doing Business Act at sa direktiba ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. noong nakaraang State of the Nation Address na pabilisin ang digitalization efforts ng gobyerno para sa mas pinagbuting serbisyo publiko. 

Pinasalamatan naman ni PhilHealth President and CEO Emmanuel R. Ledesma, Jr. ang DICT at sinabing ang “transformative endeavor” na ito ay isang malaking hakbang tungo sa pagpapalaganap ng digitalization. “Ang direktibang ito ay gabay upang mas pagbutihin ang serbisyo ng PhilHealth sa mga miyembro nito. Ngayon, sa ilang click lang ay may kapasidad na ang mga miyembro na makagamit ng serbisyo nang walang kahirap-hirap,” ayon kay Ledesma. 

Upang magamit ang PhilHealth Member Portal, kinakailangang mag-download ng eGovPH app, mag-sign up hanggang sa ma-verify ang account. Kung verified na ang account, maaari nang mag log-in sa eGovPH app anomang oras gamit ang kanilang mobile number.

Maynilad pilots new AI technology for pipe condition monitoring

by Info @Brand Zone | July 4, 2024

West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) is now utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) to identify areas in its water distribution system with high likelihood of leaks, thus enabling the company to detect pipe leaks more quickly and efficiently.

The AI technology that Maynilad tapped for this purpose is called Infrawise, which is owned and developed by Portugal-based AGS (Administração e Gestão de Sistemas de Salubridade), a wholly owned subsidiary of Marubeni Corporation. Infrawise is an AI decision-making software that analyzes and identifies critical areas in the pipe network where Maynilad should focus its leak detection and pipe replacement activities.

Maynilad began testing the application of this technology in October 2023 over an area covering 1,700 kilometers of water pipelines. After this pilot run, the AI software produced a map that identified vulnerabilities over 750 kilometers of these pipelines, which later resulted in the positive identification of 1,525 leaks.

“Through this advanced AI technology, we can proactively identify and address potential leaks in our water distribution system. This not only enables us to respond more swiftly and efficiently to pipe network issues, it also significantly enhances our ability to conserve water resources and improve service reliability for our customers,” said Maynilad Chief Operations Officer Randolph T. Estrellado.

Following the successful pilot run, Maynilad is expanding the monitoring coverage of Infrawise to another 1,500 kilometers of pipelines.

Aside from monitoring and assessing pipe condition, Maynilad also uses AI technology to detect underground pipe leaks. For this particular initiative, Maynilad tapped the technology of satellite-based infrastructure intelligence company Asterra, particularly its patented algorithms that track the spectral “signature” of potable water underground captured in a satellite image. The leakage information that the AI algorithms pick up are thereafter captured in a Geographic Information System report that specifies street locations, enabling Maynilad to fast-track the process of detecting and repairing underground leaks. 

Integrating AI in Maynilad operations was driven by the need to maintain efficiency and accelerate the reduction of water losses. The company is continuously exploring other advanced technological solutions that have the potential to augment its existing equipment and capability on leak detection.

Apple at Meta magsasanib-puwersa para sa AI

ni Angela Fernando @Tech News | June 24, 2024

Tinalakay ng Meta Platforms nitong Linggo, parent company ng Facebook, ang pagsasanib-puwersa ng kanilang generative Artificial Intelligent (AI) model sa bagong inanunsyong AI system ng Apple para sa iPhones.

Ito ay kasabay ng mga plano ng Apple na magbukas ng mga bagong tab at pagkakataong magdagdag ng mga AI mula sa iba pang mga kumpanya sa kanilang mga device.

Magugunitang nakikipag-ugnayan din ang nasabing kumpanya sa kanilang search partner na Google.

Inaasahan din na tatalakayin nila ang pakikipagtulungan sa iba pang mga kumpanya ng AI sa iba't ibang rehiyon tulad ng China, kung saan ang OpenAI chatbot na ChatGPT na suportado ng Microsoft ay ipinagbabawal.