MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed an executive order adopting a national artificial intelligence governance framework alongside creating the National Artificial Intelligence Council to oversee and guide implementation of AI tech in the country.
EO 131 was signed on Thursday, November 12, and adopts the AI Governance Framework for the Philippines as the country’s “national strategic guide for policy formulation, regulatory coordination, institutional development, capacity-building, and other governance measures necessary to support and strengthen” the Philippine AI ecosystem.
The NAIC, meanwhile, was set up to serve as the inter-agency body responsible for the coordination, facilitation, and monitoring of Al Governance Framework implementations, alongside other related initiatives.
NAIC will be chaired by an executive secretary, while the Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev) secretary will act as vice chair.
Alongside the chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education and the director general of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, members of NAIC include the secretaries of the following institutions:
Department of Science and Technology
Department of Information and Communications Technology
Department of Trade and Industry
Department of Finance
Department of Education
Department of Labor and Employment
Department of Budget and Management
Further, a representative from the private sector will be appointed by the President for the three-year term with one reappointment.
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