The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said on Friday that the Philippines does not have a “house in order” and agrees with the interview (AI) of other Southeast Asian countries.
“The Philippines will still put its house in order, as I said in this report. If you compare it, it returns to the countries of Southeast Asia,” UNES AI F. Manantan was told Businessworld on the sidelines of the event.
“I wouldn’t say we’re running behind, but we’re catching up. It’s a trend, but it’s moving forward; the process is just slow,” he added.
A report by the independent global market research network (Win) in August found that the Philippines, with 54.7 points to 11 countries in the world among other Asia-Pacific countries.
“When we compare ourselves to Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam, we are moving at a pace where they are already exploring AI solutions,” said Mr. Manantan.
“We are at a stage where we are planning the foundations of our AI governance, our AI Ecosystem,” he added. “I hope that we do not see it as a competition per SE, but also as an inspiration that we can learn from our neighbors.”
According to the Philippine survey report
“It points to the changing systemic challenges we have in terms of infrastructure,” said Mr Manantan. “All those fundamental fundamental things can really create an enabling AI environment.”
Meanwhile, Science and Technology Secretary (Dost) Renato U. Solum, Jr. he emphasized that the country’s acquisition of the country “compared to other neighboring countries.
“We are in the middle or a little above the middle, compared to many other countries despite the fact that we are just starting to get a combined effort,” he told Businessworld in the conversation.
Mr. Sovilum added that to reap the full potential of AI adoption, a multi-organizational approach must be taken by Upskill and Surkill employees.
“We need to put more effort into scaling up, distributing the workforce so that our current private sector industry can be efficient and effective with the use of AI,” he said.
“It’s definitely a team effort, other departments will have to do their part,” he added. “We have to approach the use of AI not by brute accoute power, but how to create new systems so that non-experts can still use AI.” – Almira Louise S. Martinez
