President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday urged all public servants to adopt the latest technologies and innovations for improved public service to the Filipino people.
“It is an opportunity now for us to rethink, to innovate, and serve our people better through technology,” President Marcos said.
The President made the remarks during the ceremonial presentation of the signed Memorandum of Agreement on the Philippine Civil Service Digital Leadership Program in Malacañan Palace.
During the event, President Marcos said it was in June 2023 when the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) Digital Infrastructure Sector Lead proposed the Philippine Civil Service Digital Leadership Program.
The PSAC announced on February 14, 2025, the collaboration among various stakeholders that led to the drafting of the Memorandum of Agreement, the President said.
“Now, the early results of this initiative have come to fruition,” he said.
This month, the first batch of dedicated participants—including 30 representatives from the Civil Service Commission (CSC)—completed their pilot training in Singapore, the President said.
They returned equipped with essential knowledge on digital leadership, citizen-centric design thinking, and data-driven decision-making to help modernize public service delivery.
Between now and 2027, Phase 2 of the program targets to train at least 10,000 civil servants, the President said.
Equipped with the necessary skills and a renewed vision for public service, these civil servants will then be catalysts in leading the digital transformation of the bureaucracy from within, President Marcos said.
During the event in Malacañang, President Marcos thanked the partners from the Civil Service Commission (CSC), the National University of Singapore’s Institute of Systems Science, and the PSAC through the Private Sector Jobs and Skills Corp. for working on the initiative.
He also expressed gratitude to visionary partners like the Temasek Foundation, SM Group, and Ayala Group for their invaluable support and commitment to advancing public sector transformation.
“This collaboration brings us closer to realizing our shared aspiration of building a modernized public sector workforce,” President Marcos said. | PND
