The Department of Finance (DOF) said companies in Estonia have expressed interest in developing the Philippines’s national identification (ID) system and exploring other opportunities in evolving technology-driven industries.

In a statement on Thursday, the DOF said Estonia’s ambassador-designate to the Philippines Vaino Reinart relayed this message to Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III during a recent meeting in Manila, accompanied by Director Marki Tihhonova-Kreek of the Estonia Ministry of Foreign Affairs and representatives of Estonian companies involved in developing Estonia’s electronic governance system.

“We are aware the Philippines is about to implement the digital ID and provide their citizens with this. It is indeed a good time to come here and demonstrate what you could possibly be able to implement provided the digital ID is properly secured in place,” Reinart said.