The Philippines and China are set to strengthen ties on digital initiatives involving artificial intelligence (AI) and 5G, among others, after the two countries signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) during President Marcos’ state visit in Beijing.
In a statement on Friday, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) shared that Secretary Ivan John Uy had signed an MOU on digital cooperation with Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) Minister Jin Zhuanglong on Jan. 4.
“The signing of [the MOU] between DICT and China’s MIIT is foremost an affirmation of our respective nation’s desire to continue to deepen our existing bilateral relations and to promote useful exchanges in the areas of digital and ICT cooperation,” Uy said.
“This will strengthen digital cooperation between our countries, such as in the areas of emerging…
