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Digital Transformation to Advance the Philippine Export Sector

Billions of people all over the world have been connected by mobile devices with unprecedented processing power, storage capacity. Add to that how access to knowledge had become unlimited.

Coupled with emerging technologies brought about by the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the possibilities are endless.

Emerging technology breakthroughs include artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, the Internet of Things (IoT), autonomous vehicles, 3D printing, nanotechnology, biotechnology, materials science, energy storage, and quantum computing.

Digitalisation for the Growth of the Philippine Export Sector

According to a recent press release, these are just some of the technological breakthroughs that are featured in the National Export Congress (NEC) held recently.

Moderators and panellists will tackle the best of what these technologies have to offer, specifically for the Philippine export sector.

The panel sessions will focus on “The Critical Role of Technology and Collaboration in Growing Exports” and Enabling Exports through Digitalization.”

Session 1 discussed the following topics:

  1. Making it Easy to Export (National Single Window, Self-certification, E-CO)
  2. Innovative Financing to Grow Exports (Digital Payment, Fintech, Policies on Digitalization, Blockchain
  3. Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) Breakthroughs
  4. Build, Build, Build for the Digital Economy
  5. Innovation Programs for Exporters

Session 2, meanwhile, discussed the following topics:

  1. Emerging Technology Breakthroughs (3D Printing and Internet of Things)
  2. Logistics in the Digital Era
  3. Exports in the Digital Economy
  4. Financing Platform: Trade Credit Insurance

The event gathered various stakeholders from the government, academe, industry and civil society not only to strengthen but also to forge better collaboration to discuss the dynamic transformation of the economy into the digital era.

This year’s theme “Driving Exports Through Digital Transformation” puts forward the government’s thrust for the exporting community to adapt to the fast-paced technological advancements and embrace the era of the digital economy.

About the Philippines National Export Congress

  • The NEC is an annual event led by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) conducted every first week of December.
  • It is being celebrated to obtain total commitment from the government and the private sector to continuously work together to sustain export promotion and development.
  • DTI Secretary Ramon M. Lopez highlighted how these technological advancements and innovations can pave the path for Filipino entrepreneurs to be more globally-competitive and open access to new markets for their products and services.
  • These modernisations can give people more opportunities to learn and earn in new ways.
  • Undersecretary Abdulgani Macatoman of DTI-Trade Promotions Group (TPG) stressed that digital technology can enable a transparent business environment and a robust industrial strategy that can free entrepreneurs and their people from certain tasks.
  • They can now concentrate on addressing more complex business issues, thereby giving them more autonomy and better solutions for their company’s possible issues.

PARTNER

Qlik’s vision is a data-literate world, where everyone can use data and analytics to improve decision-making and solve their most challenging problems. A private company, Qlik offers real-time data integration and analytics solutions, powered by Qlik Cloud, to close the gaps between data, insights and action. By transforming data into Active Intelligence, businesses can drive better decisions, improve revenue and profitability, and optimize customer relationships. Qlik serves more than 38,000 active customers in over 100 countries.

PARTNER

CTC Global Singapore, a premier end-to-end IT solutions provider, is a fully owned subsidiary of ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation (CTC) and ITOCHU Corporation.

Since 1972, CTC has established itself as one of the country’s top IT solutions providers. With 50 years of experience, headed by an experienced management team and staffed by over 200 qualified IT professionals, we support organizations with integrated IT solutions expertise in Autonomous IT, Cyber Security, Digital Transformation, Enterprise Cloud Infrastructure, Workplace Modernization and Professional Services.

Well-known for our strengths in system integration and consultation, CTC Global proves to be the preferred IT outsourcing destination for organizations all over Singapore today.

PARTNER

Planview has one mission: to build the future of connected work. Our solutions enable organizations to connect the business from ideas to impact, empowering companies to accelerate the achievement of what matters most. Planview’s full spectrum of Portfolio Management and Work Management solutions creates an organizational focus on the strategic outcomes that matter and empowers teams to deliver their best work, no matter how they work. The comprehensive Planview platform and enterprise success model enables customers to deliver innovative, competitive products, services, and customer experiences. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, with locations around the world, Planview has more than 1,300 employees supporting 4,500 customers and 2.6 million users worldwide. For more information, visit www.planview.com.

SUPPORTING ORGANISATION

SIRIM is a premier industrial research and technology organisation in Malaysia, wholly-owned by the Minister​ of Finance Incorporated. With over forty years of experience and expertise, SIRIM is mandated as the machinery for research and technology development, and the national champion of quality. SIRIM has always played a major role in the development of the country’s private sector. By tapping into our expertise and knowledge base, we focus on developing new technologies and improvements in the manufacturing, technology and services sectors. We nurture Small Medium Enterprises (SME) growth with solutions for technology penetration and upgrading, making it an ideal technology partner for SMEs.

PARTNER

HashiCorp provides infrastructure automation software for multi-cloud environments, enabling enterprises to unlock a common cloud operating model to provision, secure, connect, and run any application on any infrastructure. HashiCorp tools allow organizations to deliver applications faster by helping enterprises transition from manual processes and ITIL practices to self-service automation and DevOps practices. 

PARTNER

IBM is a leading global hybrid cloud and AI, and business services provider. We help clients in more than 175 countries capitalize on insights from their data, streamline business processes, reduce costs and gain the competitive edge in their industries. Nearly 3,000 government and corporate entities in critical infrastructure areas such as financial services, telecommunications and healthcare rely on IBM’s hybrid cloud platform and Red Hat OpenShift to affect their digital transformations quickly, efficiently and securely. IBM’s breakthrough innovations in AI, quantum computing, industry-specific cloud solutions and business services deliver open and flexible options to our clients. All of this is backed by IBM’s legendary commitment to trust, transparency, responsibility, inclusivity and service.

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