Tech for inclusion just got smarter. PLDT and Smart are harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enable more persons with disabilities to access digital innovations. The move expands the PLDT Group’s efforts to reduce inequality and narrow the digital divide.

For this former OFW turned entrepreneur, technology and hard work go together in growing a home-based business.

Initiatives to empower persons with disabilities and help them uplift their livelihoods through technology form part of PLDT Group's IDEATE program or Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Advocacy through Technology.

Mayet suffered a debilitating knee injury years ago while working at her previous job, which forced her to find alternative ways of earning a living.

PLDT and Smart, together with ATRIEV, NORFIL Foundation, and the Persons with Disability Affairs Office of Quezon City successfully trained 21 persons with disabilities to enhance their digital skills and introduce them to business opportunities.

PLDT and Smart have once again gained global recognition for their industry-leading initiatives.  Shortlisted in three categories at the upcoming World Communication Awards, the nominations underscore the group’s significant strides in driving digital transformation and creating meaningful impact in the lives of Filipinos.

PLDT and its wireless unit Smart expand their network infrastructure in one of Cebu’s highly urbanized cities, Mandaue City, transforming the landscape for microentrepreneurs and creating new opportunities for growth across all industries.

PLDT, its wireless unit Smart, Adaptive Technology for Rehabilitation Integration and Empowerment of the Visually Impaired (ATRIEV), and NORFIL Foundation recently conducted a Digital Business Basics Training for persons with disabilities in San Jose de Buenavista, Antique, and Bayawan City, Negros Oriental.

PLDT and its wireless unit Smart in partnership with Filipina Homebased Moms have concluded the fourth batch of their digital upskilling program for mothers in need under the Group’s pioneering Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Advocacy through Technology (IDEATe) initiative.