By: Joseph Seabra
The
idea of smart homes, Cities or grids has reached the Philippines though this
technology has not yet been implemented within the country. There is a limited number
of sources that show that there are a few companies that are trying to spread
these technologies in the Philippines, though the validity and quality of those
companies had to be taken into consideration with further research. The
reasoning as to why this technology has not become prominent in the Philippines
can be attributed to two major factors; those being the countries leaders who
hold most of the financial power, and the low income of most citizens in the
Philippines.
The
Philippines has been criticized for years for having a current government
system in place that holds most of the financial power in the country. Due to
this the countries infrastructural and technological growth has been limited to
within the country. This has meant that many companies that have there
beginning outside of the company have faced restrictions and barriers from
entering the technology market of the Philippines. This also means that
companies such as Nest, Amazon, and Philips which are the three largest
companies within the Smart Home market would also face barriers to spreading
this technology within the country (Clarke, 2018).
A
second major factor that could be a reason that this technology has not been
able to spread within the Philippines could be the average income of people in
the Philippines. As mentioned in previous papers the Philippines is still very
much a developing nation trying to grow its infrastructure after its separation
form the United States as a colony. Due to this the average income in the
Philippines is quite low compared to many 1st world economies with
the average monthly income in the Philippines being approximately 10,500 PHP (2019). This is equivalent to around 200 United
States dollars as of the drafting of this document. So, with Smart Homes
costing 100’s of thousands of dollars it becomes evident as to why these homes
have not become part of the technology market in the Philippines.
If these systems of integrated technology were to be
introduced within the Philippines it is more than likely that they would not be
able to successfully establish themselves without government initiatives. The
Philippines is actively trying to increase and develop its infrastructural
growth, and if the government was to back this technology within the growth of
its cities it might spread in its influence within the country. Integrated
technologies such as smart homes, smart cities, and smart grids are systems
that within the near future will be extremely helpful for many developed
countries. However, with a country such as the Philippines that faces uneven
distribution of wealth, it can be assumed that this technology cannot be
successfully established.
References
Clarke, L. (2018). The biggest smart home companies
and what they offer. In computerworld.com. Retrieved October 19, 2019, from https://www.computerworld.com/article/3412217/the-biggest-smart-home-companies-and-what-they-offer.html#slide3
(2019). Philippines Average Nominal
Wages. In TradingEconomics.com. Retrieved October 19, 2019, from https://tradingeconomics.com/philippines/wages
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