DICT partners with Google Cloud to equip PH public servants with Enterprise AI

The multi-year alliance rolls out generative AI tools and a unified cyber defense system.

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Modernizing public service

DICT and Google Cloud have announced an expanded, multi-year collaboration to embed enterprise AI into public service delivery in the Philippines.

Reflecting the strategic goals of DICT's digital transformation roadmap, this collaboration advances the government’s Philippine Development Plan 2023–2028.

By spearheading an "AI Agents for Public Sector" program and a cross-agency cyber defense alliance with Google Cloud alongside national connectivity developments, DICT said it is facilitating the Philippines’ transition into an AI-driven digital economy that is highly productive, cyber resilient, and inclusive.

Under their "AI Agents for Public Sector" program, DICT and Google Cloud have made Gemini Enterprise and Google Workspace available to public servants through the Procurement Service-Department of Budget and Management’s (PS-DBM) eMarketplace platform.

Built on Google Cloud's scalable and secure-by-design infrastructure, the eMarketplace was launched in the first quarter of 2026, serving as the Philippine government’s official e-commerce platform for transparent, streamlined, and cost-efficient procurement of enterprise-grade cloud and AI services.

Taking the lead on AI transformation in the public sector, DICT plans to use Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform to build, scale, govern, and optimize AI agents that aid citizens.

To enable rapid backend response to citizen needs, more than 50,000 public servants will be initially equipped with the Gemini Enterprise app.

The value of these outputs is amplified through built-in connectors to Google Workspace and other third-party enterprise apps like Microsoft 365.

Once the Gemini Enterprise app generates a research brief, a chart, or a policy synthesis, public servants can tap Workspace Intelligence to instantly convert those files into a collaborative team document in Google Docs, spin up a presentation deck in Google Slides for an inter-agency briefing, or coordinate immediate outreach via Gmail or Google Chat.


DICT plans to facilitate the use of Gemini Enterprise and Google Workspace by more than 200,000 public servants over the next 18 months, while continuing to track metrics like frequency of use, productivity gains, cost savings, and user satisfaction to quantify value and ensure tangible return on investment.

To bolster the security of the Philippines' digital landscape, the DICT Cybersecurity Bureau has also established a cross-agency cyber defense alliance with support from Google Cloud.

At the National Security Operations Center (NSOC), the alliance has deployed Google Cloud Cybershield, which provides AI and intel-driven cyber defense at a national scale with tailored and applied threat intelligence, Gemini-assisted security operations, and specialized Mandiant expertise.

Security teams from 56 government agencies have been onboarded and trained to leverage the Cybershield solution, with a total of 90 agencies to be onboarded by the end of June 2026.

This initiative enables centralized monitoring of security events across public sector entities and a more coordinated, streamlined response to evolving cyber threats targeting the government's digital ecosystem and critical national infrastructure.

This national defense architecture is also being used to secure the digital operations of the ongoing ASEAN Summits hosted by the Philippines from April to November 2026.

The strategic collaboration between DICT and Google Cloud complements the integration of trans-Pacific subsea cable systems and terrestrial networks, and the deployment of air-laser wireless communications technology to bolster the Philippines' digital infrastructure for the agentic AI era.

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