Published February 1, 2021, 4:02 PM
To ensure that the advancement in technology would not disrupt several traditional jobs, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is stepping up efforts to retool and upgrade the skills of some 30,000 workers under its Smarter Philippines through Data Analytics, Research and Development, Training and Adoption (SPARTA).
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DOST Secretary Fortunato dela Peña said the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation prodded them to launch the Project SPARTA in 2019, which seeks to upgrade the the skills of an initial 30,000 workers in data science, data analytics, AI, and other related fields by 2022.