National Capability Building Program on AI - Launch Video — Transcript

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6. 0:34>> Welcome to the Development Academy of
7. 0:36the Philippines. I am Matthew and we
8. 0:38have many exciting things to share with
9. 0:40you as the DAP begins one of its most
10. 0:43pivotal efforts to date. We are so glad
11. 0:45that you could join us today as we stand
12. 0:48at a moment of transformation where
13. 0:50technology is reshaping how we deliver
14. 0:53public service.
15. 0:54And at the center of it is artificial
16. 0:56intelligence.
17. 0:58But how do we prepare our public sector
18. 1:00for this shift?
19. 1:02Introducing the National Capability
20. 1:04Building Program on Artificial
21. 1:06Intelligence.
22. 1:07This will equip our public sector
23. 1:09workforce with the knowledge and skills
24. 1:11they need to innovate public service and
25. 1:14navigate an AI-enabled future.
26. 1:17To start, let's head over to Director
27. 1:19Tristan to walk us through how this
28. 1:21program is designed and what it can
29. 1:23achieve.
30. 1:25>> [music]
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32. 1:34>> Thank you, Matt.
33. 1:36It's a great opportunity to share with
34. 1:37you an exciting endeavor.
35. 1:39The future of government will be
36. 1:41AI-enabled.
37. 1:42Not someday, but now.
38. 1:44And so the question becomes, are we
39. 1:46ready?
40. 1:48AI is no longer optional.
41. 1:50Governments must adapt or risk being
42. 1:52left behind.
43. 1:54And this is exactly why our country is
44. 1:56taking action.
45. 2:00A single light can guide the way, but
46. 2:02when many come together, they can
47. 2:04transform a nation.
48. 2:06Today, we introduce a national effort,
49. 2:08the national capability building program
50. 2:11on artificial intelligence.
51. 2:13A program designed to build a
52. 2:14future-ready public sector with strong
53. 2:17AI talent and institutional capacity.
54. 2:20It begins with building institutions,
55. 2:23establishing the foundations for
56. 2:25long-term AI capability.
57. 2:27Defining what capability means and the
58. 2:29competencies we must build across roles,
59. 2:32across functions, across government.
60. 2:35Developing people, equipping our
61. 2:37workforce with skills to use AI
62. 2:39meaningfully.
63. 2:41Recognizing those skills through
64. 2:42credible structured certification.
65. 2:45Growing communities where learning is
66. 2:47shared and innovation is collective.
67. 2:50And connecting globally,
68. 2:51learning from the best and contributing
69. 2:53to the world.
70. 2:55Because AI capability is not
71. 2:57one-size-fits-all.
72. 2:59It is built across roles,
73. 3:01from leadership to technical
74. 3:02specialists, and to the broader
75. 3:04workforce.
76. 3:06And to support this, we designed a
77. 3:08structured journey.
78. 3:10We begin with learning
79. 3:12by building foundational understanding.
80. 3:14Then experience with exposure to
81. 3:17real-world applications.
82. 3:18Then building by creating solutions that
83. 3:21matter.
84. 3:22And ultimately applying by embedding AI
85. 3:25into everyday government work.
86. 3:28This journey is delivered through a
87. 3:29progressive series,
88. 3:31AI 101, AI 200, AI 300, and AI 500.
89. 3:36Designed for different roles and
90. 3:38different levels of readiness.
91. 3:41And we've already begun.
92. 3:43Across our initial runs, we've trained
93. 3:45early cohorts.
94. 3:4626 trained and developed eight
95. 3:49AI-enabled solutions addressing real
96. 3:52operational challenges across the
97. 3:53academy.
98. 3:55So, that's the initiative.
99. 3:57This is driven by a national directive
100. 4:00mandating DAP to lead AI capability
101. 4:02building efforts.
102. 4:04And it is aligned with the national AI
103. 4:06strategy for the Philippines
104. 4:08ensuring workforce development remains
105. 4:10at the core.
106. 4:12Bringing together accessible learning
107. 4:15competency development institutional
108. 4:17support and a growing ecosystem of
109. 4:19practice.
110. 4:21The first set of courses will be
111. 4:22available next month
112. 4:24offered at a cost designed to remain
113. 4:26accessible to a wide range of public
114. 4:28servants.
115. 4:30This is our moment to prepare
116. 4:32not just for AI, but for better
117. 4:35governance.
118. 4:36Now, I'll hand you over back to Matt.
119. 4:43>> [music]
120. 4:44>> Thank you, Director Tristan. With the
121. 4:46dawn of AI, we have witnessed so many
122. 4:48cross-cutting innovations that are
123. 4:50impactful and exciting.
124. 4:52When used properly, these innovations
125. 4:55become solutions to real-world problems.
126. 4:58Let's go take a look at some of them.
127. 5:01The DOST ASTI is a government agency
128. 5:03that champions being at the forefront of
129. 5:05AI research and adoption. Let's go to
130. 5:08Quezon City and have Engineer Earl tell
131. 5:10us more about it.
132. 5:17>> [music]
133. 5:28[music]
134. 5:30>> Oh.
135. 5:31Hello there. I see you've traveled from
136. 5:33far away from Ortigas. Welcome to Quezon
137. 5:36City
138. 5:37home of the DOST Advanced Science and
139. 5:40Technology Institute, or ASTI.
140. 5:43So, uh come on in and let me show you
141. 5:45some of our AI initiatives while we
142. 5:48shape the AI landscape of the country.
143. 5:51To power the nation's AI initiatives,
144. 5:54you need a rock-solid foundation.
145. 5:57First, there's CORE, our
146. 5:59high-performance computing facility
147. 6:02providing massive compute and storage.
148. 6:05Then, we have PREGINET, the country's
149. 6:08research and education network enabling
150. 6:11seamless collaboration.
151. 6:13Joining them is NICER,
152. 6:15our central hub for pioneering AI
153. 6:18research and development.
154. 6:21These all come together under AI PH,
155. 6:25DOST's big-ticket R&D program.
156. 6:29It is a catalyst that integrates AI as a
157. 6:32service and shared platforms such as
158. 6:35Diwata that empowers researchers and
159. 6:38MSMEs breaking down barriers like high
160. 6:42costs and limited resources to build an
161. 6:45AI-ready Philippines.
162. 6:48We're making data accessible to every
163. 6:50Filipino.
164. 6:52Take Itanong,
165. 6:53our knowledge and information retrieval
166. 6:55system.
167. 6:57You can ask questions in Tagalog,
168. 7:00English, or Taglish,
169. 7:02and it digs through relational databases
170. 7:05and uploaded files such as PDFs, Word
171. 7:08documents, and spreadsheets to find
172. 7:11exactly what you need.
173. 7:14Now, let's see AI in action.
174. 7:18In the fields, ASTI's deploys Hawk
175. 7:21drones and Romer robots to spot crop
176. 7:26diseases, while Gulay brings farming in
177. 7:29a box to indoor crops.
178. 7:33At the end of the day, we're not just
179. 7:35building models. We're building
180. 7:37solutions to real-world problems.
181. 7:40It's about creating agham ramdam.
182. 7:43Science that people can truly feel and
183. 7:46benefit from.
184. 7:48Thanks for dropping by.
185. 7:50I'll send you off back to our hosts for
186. 7:52the next things to discuss.
187. 7:54Ingat po kayo and maraming salamat.
188. 7:58>> [music]
189. 8:09>> Thank you, Engineer Al.
190. 8:11That is truly an exceptional showcase of
191. 8:13the limitless possibilities in AI
192. 8:15research and innovation.
193. 8:17AI is also transforming how we do our
194. 8:19work here at DAP. Let's see how.
195. 8:24>> A driver wondering about communication
196. 8:25allowance, a project manager checking
197. 8:28procurement compliance, the management
198. 8:30flagging a possible policy conflict.
199. 8:32Three people, three questions, one
200. 8:35problem. The answer is buried somewhere
201. 8:37in the thousand PDFs, memorandum
202. 8:40circulars, office orders, special
203. 8:42orders, scattered across folders,
204. 8:45drives, and email threads. Finding the
205. 8:47right document is hard enough, but
206. 8:49finding the right version, that's the
207. 8:51real challenge. That's why we built
208. 8:54Project Oracle. Using cloud projects and
209. 8:56retrieval augmented generation, Oracle
210. 8:59reads directly from actual policy
211. 9:01documents, pulling the exact circular,
212. 9:04section, and page number every time. But
213. 9:07Oracle is not just a chatbot. Every
214. 9:10response comes with a cosine similarity
215. 9:12score, showing how closely the answer
216. 9:15matches the source. And you can verify
217. 9:18it yourself. Every citation points back
218. 9:21to the original document. Transparent,
219. 9:24accurate, grounded in your own policies,
220. 9:27minimizing hallucination.
221. 9:29Oracle also adapts to who's asking,
222. 9:32speaking differently to general staff,
223. 9:34policy makers, and program managers.
224. 9:37Same policy, three tailored
225. 9:39perspectives.
226. 9:40AI handles the reading, but humans stay
227. 9:43in control of the decisions. That's it
228. 9:45for Project Oracle, and more on another
229. 9:48interesting AI project with Therese.
230. 9:53>> Thank you, Dean. Suppose you want to
231. 9:55look into the futures of work, the
232. 9:57futures of transformation, or even the
233. 9:59futures of food security. Scanning the
234. 10:02trends and drivers that influence these
235. 10:04sectors could take a very, very long
236. 10:06time. That's why for our project, we've
237. 10:09built Trends Watch 2.0. Using Cloud and
238. 10:12Google AI Studio, Trends Watch 2.0
239. 10:15transforms how we explore the future.
240. 10:18Trends Watch provides information in
241. 10:20real time straight from the web. It
242. 10:22extracts signals, spots patterns, and
243. 10:25organizes them into clear, actionable
244. 10:27insights. Each signal is then scored for
245. 10:30relevance and national impact, so you
246. 10:33know what matters and why.
247. 10:35But, we also go beyond discovery. Trends
248. 10:38Watch 2.0 translates these signals into
249. 10:41making sense of what's happening, what
250. 10:44it means for the Philippines, and what
251. 10:46decision makers can do next. It also
252. 10:49features an AI foresight companion
253. 10:51inspired by the Philippine tarsier that
254. 10:54helps tailor insights by role from
255. 10:56national policy to local action.
256. 10:59AI does the scanning and humans drive
257. 11:02the decisions. That's it for Trends
258. 11:04Watch 2.0.
259. 11:06>> [music]
260. 11:12[music]
261. 11:17[music]
262. 11:26[music]
263. 11:31>> Hi. Welcome to 2A. Now it's time to see
264. 11:35how we will develop our public sector
265. 11:37workforce.
266. 11:39We are introducing a shift. A shift in
267. 11:42how our public servants will learn,
268. 11:44build, and lead with AI. Because the
269. 11:47future of government will be AI-enabled,
270. 11:50and to get there, we need more than
271. 11:52tools. We need people. We need
272. 11:54capability, and we need institutions
273. 11:57that are ready.
274. 11:59Our workforce development begins with
275. 12:01our foundational course, AI 101.
276. 12:04Here, participants don't just understand
277. 12:06AI. They use it to draft, to analyze, to
278. 12:10organize, and more importantly, they
279. 12:13learn how to question it, to verify
280. 12:16outputs, to recognize bias, and to use
281. 12:19AI as a tool, not as a replacement for
282. 12:22human judgment.
283. 12:24The structure is simple. We move from
284. 12:27understanding to governance, to showing
285. 12:30real use cases, to actually working with
286. 12:33AI, step-by-step building both
287. 12:35confidence and control.
288. 12:38Next, the AI 200 series, where we bring
289. 12:42AI closer to your actual work.
290. 12:45This features domain-specific courses
291. 12:48that apply AI, including the agentic
292. 12:50ones, to key government functions,
293. 12:53helping participants improve
294. 12:55productivity, automate their routine
295. 12:57processes, and support better
296. 12:59decision-making in the public sector.
297. 13:02Because AI only matters when it improves
298. 13:05how we do our jobs.
299. 13:08And finally, the AI 300 series.
300. 13:11We will have intermediate to advanced
301. 13:13courses focused on specialized and
302. 13:16emerging applications of AI in
303. 13:18government. This series emphasizes
304. 13:21hands-on, in-person learning to enable
305. 13:25participants to design, implement, and
306. 13:27manage AI-enabled solutions.
307. 13:30And we're not doing this alone. We have
308. 13:33brought together experts from the
309. 13:35government, the academe, and from the
310. 13:38industry, so that what participants
311. 13:40learn is not just theoretical, it's
312. 13:42grounded, practical, and relevant.
313. 13:45That is it for the AI 100, 200, and 300
314. 13:49series. Your learning journey begins
315. 13:51with AI 101, launching on May 5, 2026.
316. 13:55The details on the enrollment process
317. 13:57will be discussed later, but for now,
318. 14:00let's find out more about AI 400 with
319. 14:02Nessa.
320. 14:04>> [music]
321. 14:11>> Thank you, Ray.
322. 14:13Today, we move beyond learning AI to
323. 14:16actually building it. Introducing the AI
324. 14:19400 series, advanced AI for government
325. 14:22specialists.
326. 14:24Starting this June, the series will
327. 14:26launch with a four-week intensive,
328. 14:28hands-on training designed to develop
329. 14:30in-house AI experts across government.
330. 14:34From machine learning fundamentals to
331. 14:36generative and agentic AI to designing
332. 14:39and deploying real solutions.
333. 14:42This is not theoretical. Participants
334. 14:44will build working prototypes addressing
335. 14:47real agency needs. They'll learn from
336. 14:50experts, engage with industry, and
337. 14:52present their outputs in a national demo
338. 14:55forum.
339. 14:56Because this level of training demands
340. 14:58readiness, admission is selective. But
341. 15:01not quite there yet? Don't worry. A
342. 15:04one-week bridging program will help you
343. 15:07get ready.
344. 15:08We're not just training users of AI,
345. 15:10we're building the people who will lead
346. 15:12it. The ones who will design systems,
347. 15:15drive innovation, and transform public
348. 15:18service.
349. 15:20This is AI 400, where government builds
350. 15:23its AI capability from the inside.
351. 15:26For the next component, let's have
352. 15:28Joanna.
353. 15:36>> Thank you, Nisa.
354. 15:39And finally, we have our middle managers
355. 15:41and executives, our AI champions.
356. 15:45Under the AI capability building
357. 15:47program, we have prepared a lineup of
358. 15:49short trainings and exciting
359. 15:51designed specially for you.
360. 15:54First, we have the AI 500 series, where
361. 15:57we will equip our champions with the
362. 15:59most essential AI concepts and
363. 16:02strategies to support the adoption of AI
364. 16:05and other emerging technologies in your
365. 16:07agencies.
366. 16:08This includes some of the topics such as
367. 16:11foundations of AI for government
368. 16:13executives,
369. 16:14ethical and responsible use of AI, risk
370. 16:17management and governance, as well as
371. 16:20foresight and futures thinking. All
372. 16:22these are tailored for decision-makers
373. 16:24and leaders. Beyond this, we have also
374. 16:27prepared hands-on activities and clinics
375. 16:29to guide you in developing enabling
376. 16:32strategies, plans, and policies not just
377. 16:35for AI, but for a broader digital and
378. 16:38innovation agenda in your respective
379. 16:40agencies.
380. 16:41At the same time, we aim to establish a
381. 16:43network of AI practitioners and
382. 16:46champions in the public sector.
383. 16:48A space where you can connect, learn
384. 16:50from one another, and grow together with
385. 16:52one shared goal.
386. 16:54To create meaningful ideas and solutions
387. 16:57to improve public service delivery.
388. 17:01And that's it for AI 500.
389. 17:03With the rapid development of AI and
390. 17:06technology, we envision a public sector
391. 17:09where innovation is no longer something
392. 17:11distant or complex, but something
393. 17:13practical, accessible, and embedded in
394. 17:16everyday work.
395. 17:18Helping public servants serve better,
396. 17:20decide smarter, and deliver faster for
397. 17:23every Filipino.
398. 17:24I'll hand you over back to Matt for
399. 17:26what's next.
400. 17:31>> Thank you, Joana.
401. 17:33We've put all this information in one
402. 17:35platform, so you can dig deeper into the
403. 17:37program, find out which courses fit you,
404. 17:39and how you can begin your learning
405. 17:41journey. Let's explore the website
406. 17:43together.
407. 17:45>> [music]
408. 17:52[music]
409. 17:55>> Hello, I'm Firefly, your resident
410. 17:57[music] AI assistant. I'm here to guide
411. 17:59you through navigating our website for
412. 18:00the National Capability Building Program
413. 18:02on Artificial Intelligence.
414. 18:04>> [music]
415. 18:04>> Are you ready? Let's access the website.
416. 18:07Go to aicapb.dap.edu.ph. [music]
417. 18:13This site introduces you to our learning
418. 18:15courses, resources, and [music]
419. 18:16initiatives aimed at building a
420. 18:18future-ready public sector.
421. 18:20Scroll down to play the animation.
422. 18:22You'll also find navigation buttons on
423. 18:24the bottom right that allow you to
424. 18:25easily move through each section.
425. 18:26[music]
426. 18:27Now, let's look at each one.
427. 18:30First, who is the program for?
428. 18:33We have the three different [music]
429. 18:34groups who can enroll in the program.
430. 18:36Check the card descriptions to see which
431. 18:38one you belong to.
432. 18:40Next, let's explore which path [music]
433. 18:41you can take on your learning journey.
434. 18:43We have the featured courses here, but
435. 18:45you can click [music] on the see more
436. 18:46button to access all available course
437. 18:48offerings.
438. 18:49You just heard about the [music]
439. 18:50different courses discussed earlier.
440. 18:53So, here's the important part.
441. 18:55The dates that you don't want to miss.
442. 18:57>> [music]
443. 18:57>> We've added a quick countdown to keep
444. 18:58you excited for the opening.
445. 19:00If you're so eager to get things
446. 19:02started, [music] we got you.
447. 19:04Free courses from Project Sparta are
448. 19:06available now on DAP's learning
449. 19:07platform, so you can brush up on basic
450. 19:09data analytics.
451. 19:11Scrolling to [music] the next part shows
452. 19:13an overview of the activities throughout
453. 19:14the year.
454. 19:16You can also visit the events calendar
455. 19:17to know more about these activities.
456. 19:20Interested in knowing more about the
457. 19:21broader context of the program? [music]
458. 19:23You can explore the resources section of
459. 19:25the website.
460. 19:27This page brings [music] together key
461. 19:28references, policy frameworks, and
462. 19:30initiatives that support the program.
463. 19:33It provides important context to better
464. 19:34understand [music] how we fit within the
465. 19:36broader AI landscape.
466. 19:38I know you now have one important
467. 19:40question [music] in mind. How to start
468. 19:42your journey?
469. 19:43At this stage, all we need is an
470. 19:45approved list [music] of government
471. 19:47employees endorsed to take the AI
472. 19:48courses.
473. 19:50Agencies can endorse as many employees
474. 19:52as they want.
475. 19:53You can check the full process and
476. 19:55download the required templates [music]
477. 19:56and forms by going to the endorsement
478. 19:58tab of the site.
479. 20:00For the first [music] run, covering AI
480. 20:02101 and the AI 200 series, the
481. 20:05endorsement period will run from April
482. 20:0727th [music]
483. 20:07to May 15th, 2026.
484. 20:10Go to the AI courses tab to [music] see
485. 20:12specifics of each course.
486. 20:14Click see details to access the
487. 20:16registration button.
488. 20:18You may fill this up with your personal
489. 20:19information to express [music] your
490. 20:21interest to enroll.
491. 20:23To further guide government agencies
492. 20:25through the process, we invite all HR
493. 20:27heads to attend the [music] program
494. 20:28orientation on April 24th, 2026,
495. 20:32where we will discuss the [music]
496. 20:33endorsement process, billing procedures,
497. 20:36and monitoring arrangements in greater
498. 20:37detail.
499. 20:38That's it for this guide.
500. 20:40If you have further questions, you can
501. 20:42reach out to our team
502. 20:43>> [music]
503. 20:43>> or through me.
504. 20:45Our email is [email protected].
505. 20:49[music]
506. 20:52ph.
507. 20:53We look forward to catching you on our
508. 20:55website and future activities. I'll fly
509. 20:57off now so you can get back to our host.
510. 21:08>> Thank you, Firefly, our resident AI
511. 21:10assistant. To our presenters and to all
512. 21:13our viewers.
513. 21:14What a big day full of opportunities for
514. 21:16the Philippine public sector. This
515. 21:18program reflects the DAP's commitment to
516. 21:20excellence, learning, and innovation. To
517. 21:23our public servants, thank you for the
518. 21:25work that you do. We look forward to
519. 21:27welcoming you in this endeavor.
520. 21:30Together, let's transform our public
521. 21:32service delivery and achieve a
522. 21:34future-ready Philippines.
523. 21:36>> [music]
524. 21:47>> It's a good
525. 21:48day for [music] dreaming.
526. 21:54>> [music]
527. 22:00>> It's a good
528. 22:01day for dreaming.