The Philippines at the forefront of digitalization: Vanessa Pastor-Ledesma [Video]

“We’re at the helm of a quick turnaround of super development,” Vanessa Pastor-Ledesma told CoinGeek Backstage on the sidelines of the recently held Digital Pilipinas Festival 2023.

The Special Advisor of the ASEAN Trade Programs of Digital Pilipinas sees that the Philippines is not truly left behind when it comes to digital transformation. As the event’s panel discussion with the various ambassadors around the world concludes, every country has its advantages and disadvantages—with Pastor-Ledesma weighing the Southeast Asian stance and laying out its digitization efforts.

Similar to New Zealand, which is way ahead of advancing and digitalizing its government systems, the Philippines has also panned out its e-government system, she said.

“It actually blew me away today, moderating and listening to the different countries, the status of their digitalization landscape in their countries. It’s true what Amor Maclang is projecting that by 2030, not only ASEAN will be the leader of digitalization, [but] the Philippines will be at the forefront of …