Section 4Sec./Art. 4

Development of the Digital Workforce. In developing and ensuring the competitiveness of Philippine digital workforce, the State shall:

(a)Ensure and take proactive measures to improve the digital competence of all citizens of working age and equip them with digital skills, including digital entrepreneurship and remote work using digital skills in order to gain from the benefits of the growingnumberof jobs and opportunities that are enabled by digital technologies;

(b)Ensure that Filipinos are equipped with digital skills and 21st century skills;

(c)Ensure adequate protection and support for the digital workforce for the continuous improvement of their skills to effectively keep up with global standards;

(d)Provide support to the digital workforce through the provision of co-working or shared service facilities and loan facilities with concessional terms;

(e)Ensure digital inclusion by taking into account special needs of sectors such as, but not limited to, persons with disabilities (PWDs), indigenous peoples, senior citizens, individuals located in geographically-isolated and disadvantaged areas, and other sectors in designing programs, activities and projects pursuant to thisAct; and

(f)Ensure that all stakeholders from the government, industry and labor sector are properly consulted and in collaboration in the crafting of policies, programs, activities and projects for the upskilling, re-skilling and training of the Filipino workforce in digital technology and innovations.

ARTICLE IV

INTER-AGENCY COUNCIL FOR DEVELOPMENT

AND COMPETITIVENESS OF PHILIPPINE

DIGITAL WORKFORCE