Manila, Aug. 19 -- Officials of the public and private sectors on Tuesday underscored the importance of utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) to improve services, but stressed the need to upskill workers to address challenges.

During the panel discussion of the AWS Cloud Day Philippines AI edition event in Taguig City, Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Undersecretary Maria Francesca Del Rosario said the Marcos administration is further leveraging AI to ensure the upskilling of people while ensuring that budgets are not put to waste.

She said the government has allocated a higher budget for, among others, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) to help enhance workers' capacity in technological innovatio...