The 25-year vision foresees a Philippines that is a “prosperous, predominantly middle-class society where no one is poor.” It also envisions Filipinos with “long and healthy lives”, being smart and innovative, and living in a “high-trust society”.
According to the President,“In 2040, we will all enjoy a stable and comfortable lifestyle, secure in the knowledge that we have enough for our daily needs and unexpected expenses, that we can plan and prepare for our own and our children’s future. Our family lives together in a place of our own, and we have the freedom to go where we desire, protected and enabled by a clean, efficient and fair government.”
This development plan is anchored on a 25-year long-term vision called AmBisyon Natin 2040, a representation of the collective aspirations of the Filipino people, which is a result of a consultative process which began in 2015.
AmBisyon 2040 can be partly achieved by having competitive enterprises that offer quality goods and services at affordable prices. Government must encourage investments in these sectors by improving market linkages, simplifying government procedures, and facilitating access to finance. These should be complemented by appropriate human capital development, science, technology and innovation. Following are the priority sectors that have direct impact on AmBisyon:
- Housing and Urban Development
- Manufacturing
- Connectivity
- Education Services
- Tourism and Allied Services
- Agriculture
- Health and Wellness Services
- Financial Services
Artificial intelligence is intelligence exhibited by machines that has the capability to perceive its environment and takes the necessary actions to a given situation and carrying out a positive outcome. It is simply understood as machines capable of mimicking human cognitive functions in doing simple to complex tasks. Policymakers will need to develop a framework of rules for the operation of machines and AI systems. This should involve collective consultation with affected parties and experts, and a comprehensive debate on the regulation of the liability, safety, security and privacy of these technologies, alongside the updating of relevant skills and training programmes working with these new technologies.
We’re still changing, but not fast enough to keep pace with technology. AI is going to be a massive change in how the world is run. Quite a few researcher’s believe that an AI will be able to do everything that a human can do… which makes us ask, “Then why are we here?”
