Can artificial intelligence safeguard Philippine legislation? For the National College of Public Administration and Governance—Center for Local and Regional Governance—the University of the Philippines’ research, training, and consulting center for local governments—it is possible. Representatives from the UP NCPAG-CLRG and the Vice Mayors’ League of the Philippines met with UP President Angelo […]
AI is moving fast, but can Philippine policy keep up? The University of the Philippines Intelligent Systems Center (UP ISC) will be hosting a webinar titled, “Making the case for working on AI safety and governance in the Philippines.” Featuring Mx. Jan Llenzl Dagohoy, co-convenor at AI for the Philippines (AI4PH) and co-founder […]
How UP-created models improve watershed monitoring in an age of failed flood control programs One thing made obvious by the recent flood control-related controversy was how all that wasted money could have protected people from water-related perils. While the Philippines is no doubt blessed with bountiful water resources, poor management can turn these assets into […]
In the second year of the AI Horizons PH conference, University of the Philippines President Angelo Jimenez urged innovators that AI must serve the many and not merely the few, as innovations showcased the impact of AI’s real world applications in addressing the nation’s most pressing challenges in various industries, sectors and areas of governance. […]
QUEZON CITY (Sept. 29, 2025) — Filipino ingenuity is set to take the global stage with the recognition of a sari-sari store-inspired AI retail environment simulation as one of the year’s best innovations for the International Conference on Computer Vision 2025. “Sari Sandbox: A Virtual Retail Store Environment for Embodied AI Agents,” from […]
The UP CIDS Data Science for Public Policy (DSPPP) is opening a second batch of registration for the Basic Bootcamp on XAI for Public Policy, scheduled on September 1-5, 2025 to be held at Lab 4 Computational Science Research Center, UP College of Science Administration Bldg., National Science Complex, UP Diliman, Quezon City. […]
Get ready for a deep dive into the future of education in the Philippines! An upcoming webinar will feature Ms. Eleni Ilkou, a Greek doctoral student based in Germany, who will present her groundbreaking research on using AI to address the country’s most pressing educational challenges on August 18, 2025 from 4:00 – 6:00 […]
The Critical Futures Program (CFP)—one of the newest programs of the UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies (CIDS)—held, as its first forum, a discussion on the issues surrounding artificial intelligence (AI), rapid development in AI technologies, and the impact of AI on Filipino workers, on June 23 at Ang Bahay ng Alumni, UP […]
The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS)-Philippine APEC Study Network (PASCN), in collaboration with the University of the Philippines (UP), held its annual symposium “AI for a Sustainable Tomorrow: Policy Innovations for APEC and the Philippines” at the Pilar Herrera Hall, Palma Hall, UP Diliman on June 11, 2025. The event, also livestreamed by the […]
Opening Remarks of University of the Philippines (UP) President Angelo Jimenez for the APEC University Leaders’ Forum 2025: Leveraging AI in Higher Education to address Asia Pacific challenges May 13, 2025, Jeju Island, Korea Artificial Intelligence is not new. But in the past few years, AI technology has evolved at an unprecedented pace, […]