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March 28 MAP Meeting with ASEAN-BAC and Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN)
2023
March 28, 2023
MAP Meeting with ASEAN-BAC and Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry March 28, 2023 | MAP Meeting with ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) and Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) at the Shangri-La The Fort.   Seated (l-r): MAP Treasurer Donald Lim, Sheila Lobien,...
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KADIN Chairman Arsjad Rasjid with Board Members and ASEAN-BAC Alternate Chair
2023
March 28, 2023
March 28, 2023  | MAP Meeting with ASEAN-BAC and Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry            ...
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ChatGPT: Tool or Weapon?
MAP Insights
March 28, 2023
There is ChatGPT or GPT 4, but what is GPT anyway? It’s Generative Pre-trained Transformer which has the ability to perform natural language processing tasks, such as answering questions, summarizing texts and making term papers! Yes, this is the world of Artificial Intelligence or AI,...
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Complexity and institutional change
MAPping the Future
March 27, 2023
It is now commonplace to regard formal organizations as Complex Adaptive Systems. From this perspective, all forms of social institutions, such as business firms and government agencies, are viewed as aggrupations of large numbers of interacting individuals who autonomously and spontaneously adapt to each other’s...
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Tax Incentives for Sustainable and Ethical Fashion
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March 21, 2023
The fashion industry is notorious for its adverse impact not only on the environment, but also on human rights and animal welfare. Studies show that the fashion industry contributed at least four percent of the global greenhouse gas emissions, while others peg the figures as...
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Congestion charge: Why it’s time to introduce it in Metro Manila
MAPping the Future
March 20, 2023
It is quite apparent that the number-coding scheme is not working in Metro Manila (MM).  It is just the best car-demand promoter in the country with well-to-do families buying additional cars or not selling their old cars when they upgrade (with different coded days).  This...
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News Release
News Release
March 17, 2023
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WOMEN OF SUBSTANCE
MAP Insights
March 14, 2023
When I meet young girls who seem to be looking for mentors and inspiring modern-day idols, I tell them to attend events of women organizations like the Philippine Women’s Economic Network (PHILWEN). The coalition is composed of 5 active women groups involved in business: Filipina...
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A Look at How Corruption Works in the Philippines
MAPping the Future
March 13, 2023
(This is part of the author’s presentation in his DPI 543 Corruption: Finding It and Fixing It course at the Harvard Kennedy School under Prof. Jeeyang Rhee Baum.)   The Philippines is perceived to be one of the most corrupt countries in the world. Of...
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