BAGUIO CITY, Oct. 13 -- The Department of Information and Communications Technology in the Cordillera Administrative Region (DICT-CAR) is optimistic that the digitalization of more than 20,000 micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Baguio City will generate more job opportunities and drive local economic growth.

DICT-CAR promotions and education division head Katherine Faith Aguilar said on Monday that the department's goal of creating more information technology (IT)-related jobs can be achieved through stronger collaboration between the public and private sectors.

She said helping MSMEs adopt artificial intelligence (AI) and IT solutions could lead to as much as 50 percent growth in job generation in the coming years.

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