[B-SIDE Podcast] Where the Digital World Converges: Conversations on Cloud | Ep 1 | Why the Philippines Needs an In-Country Cloud Now

Data has the ability to power a nation when it can store data within its shores.

In the Philippines, however, 90% of government data is stored abroad, costing taxpayers around P12 billion annually, according to the Department of Information and Communications Technology.

In the first episode of “”Where the Digital World Converges: Conversations on Cloud,”” a collaboration of BusinessWorld B-Side with Converge Global Business, Converge Studios CEO James Mendoza and National Privacy Commission Deputy Commissioner Atty. Jose Belarmino II share insights on how crucial an in-country cloud is for the Philippines and what stakeholders here should do to secure this cloud.

Interview by Beatriz Cruz
Audio editing by Jayson John Marinas