PH, French Electronics Industry Reps Ink Cooperation Agreement

Ambassador to France Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro (seated, rightmost) witnesses the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the fields of digital, electronics and IoT between SEIPI and Angers French Tech. (Paris PE photo)

PARIS 05 November 2018 – The Philippine Embassy in Paris, in coordination with the Philippine Trade and Investment Center in Paris (PTIC-Paris), organized a pioneering business mission to France for the semiconductors and electronics industry players of the Philippines. 

Representatives from the Semiconductor & Electronics Industries in the Philippines Foundation, Inc. (SEIPI), headed by Dr. Dan Lachica, engaged with their French counterparts during the four-day business mission held on 23-27 October 2018.

Representatives from the Department of Trade and Industry-Export Marketing Bureau (DTI-EMB) and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) were also part of the business mission.

One of the concrete outcomes of the business mission was the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between SEIPI and the Angers French Tech (AFT), represented respectively by Dr. Lachica and Mr. Michel Perrinet on 25 October 2018.

The MOU intends to establish a long-term collaborative relationship in the fields of digital, electronics and internet-of-things (IoT) in the parties’ respective ecosystems.

Ambassador to France Ma. Theresa Lazaro, Angers Mayor Christophe Bechu, SEIPI and AFT members, and representatives from PTIC-Paris, DTI-EMB and DOST witnessed the momentous event. END

Ambassador to France Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro (rightmost) and Commercial Attaché Froilan Emil Pamintuan (leftmost) accompanied the Philippine delegation during the business mission to Angers, France. (Paris PE photo)

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