Experts believe the Philippines could become a major AI data center in the future.
Tau Leng and other experts met with Dr. Enrico C. Paringit about the Philippines’ potential to become an AI data center at the AI Pinas Research and Development Conference.
“In DOST, we’re always looking out for opportunities, for industries, to come in and participate in the innovation ecosystem in the land,” Paringit stated.allocated roughly ₱429 million for AI project proposals from 2018 to 2022. At the time of writing, it has started 17 of them.Paringit said the department would need ₱265 billion for AI projects in 2025. Also, the secretary said it funded two AI-powered prototype vehicles by the University of the Philippine-Mindanao .
“Us, coming from the academe, our job is to support [the DoST program]. In particular, we are here to develop the critical manpower that would be needed in the future for jobs related to AI,” she said.On March 1, Singaporean tech firm Evolution Data Centres announced it signed a joint venture agreement with Megawide Construction to design a carrier-neutral data center in the Philippines.
Dr. Paringit recognized the need for more blockchain experts in the Philippines, so the DOST started a training program for it.
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