The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) and the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Regional Office VII, in partnership with Bohol Island State University (BISU), organized a policy forum titled "Harnessing the Fourth Industrial Revolution (FIRe): Creating Central Visayas' Future Today" on March 6, 2019 in Tagbilaran City.
This regional event was part of a series of awareness-raising activities, policy dialogues, and seminars initiated by PIDS to promote deep and broad-based understanding of the socioeconomic implications of the FIRe. The forum was intended to serve as a venue where the government, business sector, and civil society of Central Visayas can engage in an open and evidence-based discussion on the prospects of the region in the era of FIRe and how it can take advantage of emerging technologies to further develop its economic potential and contribute to the attainment of AmBisyon Natin 2040.
This regional event was part of a series of awareness-raising activities, policy dialogues, and seminars initiated by PIDS to promote deep and broad-based understanding of the socioeconomic implications of the FIRe. The forum was intended to serve as a venue where the government, business sector, and civil society of Central Visayas can engage in an open and evidence-based discussion on the prospects of the region in the era of FIRe and how it can take advantage of emerging technologies to further develop its economic potential and contribute to the attainment of AmBisyon Natin 2040.
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