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Digital Poland
When I met with Poland’s Chargé d’Affaires Jarosław Szczepankiewicz early this year, we talked about possible areas of digital...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Sep 13, 20232 min read
Digitalization in the UK
Digitalization is an integral component of realizing a nations’ sustainable development agenda. In the United Kingdom, the government has...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Sep 8, 20232 min read
Ireland’s ‘Harnessing Digital’
There’s no arguing that the Covid-19 pandemic gave much emphasis to the need for digital transformation. A lot of nations have set out...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Sep 6, 20232 min read
Finally, subsidy for culture and the arts
It gives us much pride when the Filipino talent is recognized on a global stage. But our support for culture and the arts, and the...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Sep 1, 20233 min read
A cultural empowerment
In its Creative Economy Outlook 2022, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said that the creative economy...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Aug 30, 20234 min read
The legacy of Secretary Toots Ople
When Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople was appointed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to be the first secretary of the Department of...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Aug 25, 20233 min read
How the US helps accelerate digital transformation
The United States of America (USA) is a global leader in digitalization. It has been on top of the IMD’s World Digital Competitiveness...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Aug 23, 20233 min read
Japan’s digital revolution
The world’s third largest economy, Japan, is known for being a global leader in the robotics industry. The use of both industrial and...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Aug 18, 20233 min read
United Arab Emirates blockchain strategy
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is harnessing the benefits of blockchain technology in improving governance and the delivery of public...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Aug 16, 20233 min read
Portugal’s digital transition journey
Portugal is one of the countries who has invested early on digital transformation and sustained it over the years to be among the world’s...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Aug 11, 20233 min read
Austria’s digital strategy
In 2022, the government of Austria launched its digital driver’s license. Called the mobile driving license (mDLs), Austrian citizens can...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Aug 9, 20232 min read
Digital Egypt
In its desire to achieve real sustainable development and progress, the Arab Republic of Egypt has made it among its priorities to...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Aug 4, 20233 min read
A strong comeback for PH tourism
From the onset, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has trained his sights on tourism as an important economic development tool that will...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Aug 2, 20233 min read
How the Danes are leading digitalization
When I first met with Danish Ambassador Franz-Michael Skjold Mellbin, I learned from him that Danes have electronic mailboxes that are...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Jul 28, 20232 min read
Becoming a trillion-dollar economy
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s (PBBM) report to the Filipino people through the State of the Nation Address (SONA) indicated that...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Jul 26, 20233 min read
PAGCOR helps fund health, education, sports programs
In 2019, the Universal Health Care (UHC) Law was enacted to improve the delivery of health services to Filipino citizens. Among the fund...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Jul 21, 20233 min read
How Spain is using ICT for sustainability
One of the first cities in Europe to adopt smart city technologies is the Spanish city of Barcelona. Digital technologies are integrated...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Jul 12, 20232 min read
A move to fast track universal connectivity
Digital connectivity is no longer a luxury, but an essential. Learning, employment, livelihood, business, accessing essential services...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Jul 7, 20233 min read
PBBM’s first year in office
Last June 30 marked the first year in office of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. after being voted by more than 31 million Filipinos...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Jul 5, 20233 min read
Switzerland’s digital first
Switzerland is already one of the most digitally advanced countries in the world. In the 2022 IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking,...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Jun 30, 20232 min read
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