Asia 4.0: The 2019 Graduate Students' Conference @ UP Asian Center

The UP Asian Center will hold the "Asia 4.0: The 2019 Graduate Students' Conference" on 23 November 2019, 8 am to 4 pm, at the UP Asian Center, QC. The event is free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served. Walk-ins are welcome, but participants are encouraged to sign up.

Theme

What does the “Fourth Industrial Revolution” mean for societies in Asia? Rapid globalization alongside unprecedented integration of the digital, physical, and biological spheres—hallmarks of the so-called “Fourth Industrial Revolution” (Industry 4.0)—are projected to cause massive shifts in economies and societies across the world (Schwab, 2016). While “Industry 4.0” promises greater productivity and connectivities, it also threatens to disrupt conventional production patterns through automation and digitization. What do these technological disruptions mean for Asia’s more than four billion inhabitants many of whom still rely on traditional modes of production? What roles do state and non-state actors play in “Industry 4.0”? What risks and opportunities become available as big data, blockchain technology, artificial intelligence, smartphones, and robotics are increasingly used and integrated in various industries including finance, health, and military among others? How are social identities (re)configured as countries and communities converge in various and novel ways, including and most notably, through the internet and the virtual world?

Program, Panels, and Presentations

8:10 AM – 9:00 AM

Panel 1: Migration and Globalization

Virtual Homes Away from Home: A Self-Reflexive Case Study on the Use of Online Communication Applications by Overseas Filipino Workers
     Jacelle Bonus, MA Media Studies, University of the Philippines Diliman

Surge of Indians for Medical Education in the Philippines and Mediation of Identities in Post-Colonial Manila as Diasporic Ethnic Group: An Ethnographic Study
     Santosh Digal, PhD Media Studies, University of the Philippines Diliman

Filipinos in Western Video Games: Race and Capitalism in the Advent of Glocalization
    Thea Pamela Pauline A. Javier, PhD Communication, University of the Philippines Diliman
9:00 AM–9:50 AM

Panel 2: Politics, Culture, and Labor

Cognitive Map of 20th-Century Workers’ Imagination in the Philippines From 1900s–1930s
          Christian Lemuel Magaling, MA Asian Studies, University of the Philippines Diliman

Vaporwave, or The Vaporization of Philippine Cultures: Prospects On Living Through The Age of Extremes
          Allen Casey Gumiran, MA Philippine Studies, University of the Philippines Diliman

The Sidewalk Vendor: It's Socio-Economic Cohesion in the Formal Economy as Part of the 4th Industrial Revolution
          Manolo Labor, MA Philosophy, University of the Philippines Diliman

Collaborative Economy in Developing Countries: Perspectives from the Philippines
          Ivy Jessen Galvan, Master Asian Studies, University of the Philippines Diliman
10:05 AM – 10:55 AM

Panel 3: Urbanization and Development

Community in Transition: The New Clark City in the Fourth Industrial Revolution
   Jennifer Kleskie et al., PhD in Philippine Studies, University of the Philippines Diliman

Trashing Disposable Development: Consolidation of Urbanization of City of San Jose del Monte
   Sharmaine Lizada, Master Philippine Studies, University of the Philippines Diliman

Assessment of Flood Hazard Mapping in San Juan River Basin
   Marilyn Medina, PhD Urban and Regional Planning, University of the Philippines Diliman

The Implications of Political Patronage to Disaster Assistance in Palanan and other Selected City/Municipalities in Isabela Province
   Michael Jamillon, MA Political Science, University of Santo Tomas
10:55 AM – 11:45 AM

Panel 4: Health and Education

Emerging Global Security Health Threat in the 21st Century: The Rise of Vaccine Hesitancy and Refusal in Selected Asian States
   Jan Miguel Santos, MS Geography, University of the Philippines Diliman

Level of Improvement among Healthcare Facilities in Manila Basis for an Action Plan
   Mefia Nelson, Master in Public Health, Virgen Milagrosa University Foundation

Responsive and Inclusive Education in the New Normal of Education 4.0
   Rosella Torrecampo, Doctorate in Education Leadership, Development Academy of the Philippines

Determinants of Life Satisfaction among Older Filipino People at the Beginning of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
   Genny Bandoles, PhD Sociology, University of the Philippines Diliman
Keynote Address (1:30 PM – 3:30 PM)

Trade and Development with Human Capital: A Century's Narrative in Korea
Hak Kil Pyo, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Economics, Seoul National University

About the Speaker

Hak K. Pyo is a Visiting Scholar at the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP) and Professor Emeritus at the Faculty of Economics and Asia Center, Seoul National University. He earned BA from Seoul National University and PhD from Clark University. His publications include “Inflationary Expectations, ‘Endogenous Money’, and Economic Growth” (1986), “The Transition in the Political Economy of South Korean Development” (1993), “Excess Competition, Moral Hazard and Industrial trauma in Korea, 1977-1998” (2000) and “Financial Crisis and Relative Productivity Dynamics in Korea: Evidence from Firm-level Data (1992-2003) [2010].”
Awarding Ceremonies

Winners for Best Paper, Best Presentation, and Best Presenter will be announced, as well as the winners for the photo competition.

Download Program and Book of Abstracts (PDF)

*Please note that the presentation on Filipinos in Cambodia will no longer push through