Globe will provide connectivity to Valenzuela City’s planned Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Hub, which aims to boost digital readiness and help generate eight million jobs nationwide by 2028.
“The ICT hub became part of my vision for Valenzuela in 2022,” said Mayor Weslie Gatchalian. “Since then, I dreamed of creating a Silicon Valley in Valenzuela. We created ValTech and now, we will build the ICT Academy.”
Called “Silicon Valenzuela,” the hub will include green data centers, an ICT academy, a startup incubator, co-working and retail spaces, and government services.
“Our goal is to turn access into real opportunity, improve learning for students, help small businesses grow, and let Filipinos join the digital economy with confidence,” said Froilan Castelo, general counsel of Globe and president of the Philippine Chamber of Telecommunication Operators.
He spoke during the signing of a deal between the Department of Information and Communications Technology and Valenzuela’s city government to develop the hub.
The first phase, the ICT Academy, will rise on a 1.9-hectare lot and include six buildings with classrooms, a BPO hub, and an ICT museum. Construction of the first building is set for next year, depending on funding.
Valenzuela already subsidizes 15,000 students, but 42 percent of the Philippine workforce lacks digital skills. Castelo said improving digital literacy, online safety, and critical skills for the youth is key to preparing for risks in the digital economy.
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