PSAC calls for national AI upskilling framework

Don't be left behind

- BY DEXTER BARRO II

The Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) is recommending the establishment of a government-led roadmap aimed at equipping Filipinos with the capacity to successfully harness artificial intelligence (AI).

PSAC, through its jobs and education sector, recently presented to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. the prospects of establishing the so-called National AI Upskilling Roadmap.

This roadmap is proposed to be the government's flagship imitative to address the populace's information gap with AI by equipping every Filipino with the necessary skills to “live and work” in an AI-powered world.

PSAC is calling for an immediate rollout of such framework, to be headed by the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd), Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), and Analytics & AI Association of the Philippines (AAP).

“Our goal is simple—create real opportunities for Filipinos to thrive in a fast-changing world,” said Aboitiz Group President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sabin Aboitiz, who is concurrently the strategic lead convenor of PSAC.