A delegation from the Philippines, led by Undersecretary Rafaelita Aldaba of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), and composed of representatives from the DTI and the Department of Information and Communications Technology—visited the Microsoft Campus in Mountain View, California on 21 March 2022. Joining the delegation were Vice Consul Adrian Audrey L. Baccay of the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco, and Trade Commissioner May Nina Celynne Layug of the Philippine Trade and Investment Center in Silicon Valley.
The tour provided the delegation an opportunity to learn more about Microsoft’s ongoing push to expand the application of artificial intelligence or AI in the workplace and beyond, and the emerging tech-based startup sector in Latin America. (PTIC-SV photos)