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The Commission on Information and Communications Technology headed by its Chairman Ray Anthony Roxas-Chua will lead the Philippine Delegation to participate in the 7th APEC Ministerial Meeting on Telecommunications and Information Industry (TELMIN 7) to be held in Bangkok, Thailand from 23 to 25 April 2008. The Royal Thai Government is hosting TELMIN 7.
For this year, the theme centers on “Digital Prosperity: Turning Challenges into Achievements.” APEC economies will share best practices and strategies to further push digital prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region and gain a more secure environment for Internet and telecommunications users.
As part of the plenary sessions, the Philippines is slated to give a talk specifically on “Promoting a Safe and Trusted ICT Environment for Digital Prosperity”. Secretary Roxas-Chua shares that, “The task of protecting cyberspace is an enormous one because cyberspace has no borders. As part of the global information network, we are responsible for doing our part in securing our own national networks and cooperating with the international community in the ongoing battle against cybercrime.”
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Some 400 school leaders and education champions will attend the First iSchools Congress initiated by the Commission on Information and Communications Technology, an attached agency of the Office of the President, to discuss the ICT Integration in Basic Education (ICT4BE) Framework as well as showcase existing, mature, and available educational resources.
Expected participants are 360 beneficiary principals of the project, DepEd ICT supervisors and coordinators, 25 Partner State Universities and Colleges represented by their respective Presidents and ICT coordinators, and selected members of the congress.
The Congress aims to encourage local leaders and implementers to adopt appropriate approaches toward the effective use of ICT in teaching and learning and serve as a venue for CICT and other education leaders to consider and discuss possibilities for future collaboration and cooperation in the area of ICT4BE. |
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The two-day Knowledge Exchange Conference on Community eCenters kicked off last April 3rd at the Lucena Ballroom of the Heritage Hotel in Manila with some 200 guests and delegates in attendance.
The event was graced by dignitaries from both the public and private sectors. Among them are Mr. Richard Fuchs and Dr. Basheerhamad Shadrach, officials of Canada’s International Development Research Centre; Rep. Joseph Santiago III of the Lone District of Catanduanes who is also Chairman of the House Committee on ICT; Rep. Maria Isabelle Climaco of the 1st District of Zamboanga City; Mr. Ricardo Banaag, Country Manager of Intel Philippines; Mr. Antonio Kalaw, Jr., President of the Development Academy of the Philippines; Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid of the UNESCO National Commission; Ms. Nerissa Ramos, First Vice President of PLDT/Smart; and Mr. Tunde Fafunwa, Bayan Telecommunications Chief Execuive Consultant.
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