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MANILA, Philippines — As the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. seeks to accelerate the country’s adoption of digital innovations, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is working with fellow governments to advance digital cooperation.

THE Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said it met recently with the Irish and Belgian ambassadors to tap those countries’ expertise in digitalizing their economies.

The Philippines’ Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) is separately partnering with Belgium and China to share expertise on diverse digital technology domains, including digital identity and infrastructure.

The Philippines is actively seeking ways to end the digital divide and bridge the so-called gender gap.

DICT is motivated to connect the community with cyberspace, regardless of gender or age differences, to empower women in the digital world.

MANILA, Philippines — Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Undersecretary Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo highlighted the Philippine government’s initiatives to address the digital divide and digital gender gap during one of the meetings of the 67th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67) at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, USA.