Alberto Guillo: Technological Sovereignty Is Essential to a Country’s Prosperity
IT and artificial intelligence experts from 120 countries gathered at the Mechta venue in Gorky Park for the 2nd Global Digital Forum, which is taking place in Moscow from October 8 to 10.
Ministers, advisers to heads of state, developers and scientists are discussing how to narrow the technology gap between countries and create a digital environment that is equitable for everyone. Alberto Guillo, Vice President for Planning and Finance at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, spoke to IT Russia about technological sovereignty and international cooperation in education:
– This is my first time taking part in the Global Digital Forum. It is very informative, inspiring and impressive. Our Polytechnic University is the largest university in the Philippines, with more than 105,000 students. We are seeking to establish agreements with various Russian universities. In particular, we plan to sign a memorandum of understanding with RUDN University this week. This document will help strengthen ties between Russian and Philippine students. We plan to establish student and faculty exchanges. In addition, we intend to sign an agreement on the humanities and economics, although our core focus is on technical disciplines.
RUDN University is not the only university with which we plan to strengthen ties. We would also like to cooperate with other Russian universities in our key areas, including engineering, IT and architecture.
As for technological sovereignty, which is one of the forum’s important topics, we believe it is essential for the development of society and the prosperity of the country and its people. That is why we would like to cooperate with technologically advanced countries such as Russia. Yesterday, we visited an innovation center and were impressed by Russian technologies. That strengthened our desire to develop this partnership.
To maintain public trust in advanced technologies, the first thing we need to do is adopt laws that allow us to use them as effectively as possible and for the benefit of people. In addition, the use of modern technologies must be transparent. Projects should be open so that people can trust them and support their further development.
