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Provincial Government of Laguna Explores AI Economy Transformation Initiatives with CLaaS2SaaS
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San Pedro, Laguna, Philippines, May 29, 2026 — The Provincial Government of Laguna, led by Governor Sol Aragones, met with Mr. Leslie Loh, Founder and CEO of CLaaS2SaaS, to discuss strategic initiatives that support the development of an inclusive AI-native workforce and workplace ecosystem, advancing Laguna’s digital economy transformation.
The engagement was convened following a formal invitation from the Office of the Governor of Laguna and brought together representatives from government, education institutions, industry associations, and workforce development stakeholders to foster an inclusive workforce and digital transformation ecosystem, supporting affordable Al skilling, innovation development, and SME digital transformation.
During the discussion, Mr. Loh highlighted the growing impact of artificial intelligence on learning, work, and economic development. He noted that AI is reshaping industries at an unprecedented pace, creating both opportunities and challenges for economies worldwide. As AI adoption accelerates, experienced workers face increasing pressure to adapt to changing job requirements, while many graduates struggle to secure employment due to gaps in AI-related skills. At the same time, SMEs often face barriers to adopting AI technologies because of limited access to talent, financing, and technology resources.
“Through stronger collaborations between academia and industry, we can bridge the missing connection between education and work, to deliver an efficient learning to work journey, for faster AI-native workforce development from education institutions, and affordable self-service AI innovation implementation for SMEs” Mr. Loh added.
The discussion explores potential areas of collaboration, including higher education transformation to deliver SkillsFirst Work-Integrated Learning, setting up of AI Centre of Innovation for various industry sectors, and incubation of intelligent Business Processing Outsourcing (iBPO) Startups for supporting SME’s AI Transformation.
To support Laguna’s province digital transformation, CLaaS2SaaS presents a proposal to collaborate with education institutions in the province and work with the industry to jointly develop 10,000 AI talents and incubate 500 iBPOs.
The meeting concludes with the governor expressing strong support for continued engagement and exploration to deliver initiatives for supporting Laguna’s goals of inclusive growth, digital transformation, workforce competitiveness, and long-term economic development.
About CLaaS2SaaS
CLaaS2SaaS is a Pan-ASEAN AI Acceleration Platform with a connected AI and workforce transformation ecosystem committed to advancing inclusive digital economy transformation across Southeast Asia.
Driven by its Skills-First, Work-Integrated Learning approach, CLaaS2SaaS helps educational institutions develop industry-relevant digital talent through AI-powered adaptive learning technologies and practical workforce development pathways.
The company also supports enterprises in adopting intelligent digital solutions and scalable AI services that enhance productivity, strengthen workforce capabilities, and accelerate business transformation.































