Friday, December 14, 2007 Oro joins ICT hubs in organizing national body
THE information and communications technology (ICT) organizations of Bacolod and Negros Occidental, Iloilo, Davao, Cagayan De Oro, Cebu and Iligan formed last November, the Philippine Federation of ICT Organizations.
The group aims to collectively work for ICT-readiness and competitiveness and promote their respective areas in the Philippine Cyberservices Corridor.
The meeting, hosted by the Cebu Educational Development Foundation for IT (CEDFIT) represented by its executive director Bonifacio Belen, called for the other ICT organizations outside of the NCR.
These organizations include the Bacolod-Negros Occidental Federation for ICT and IT Schools Network of Negros Occidental Incorporated, the Iloilo Federation for Information Technology, the Davao ICT, Incorporated and the Iligan Information and Communication Technology and E-Commerce Council.
Joining the organizational meeting was the new Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) Chair Ray Anthony Roxas-Chua III, named Philippine's outsourcing and off-shoring (O&O) czar recently by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who encouraged the ICT local leaders to organize themselves in order to help each other and to have a stronger voice.
Chua reiterated the value of private sector-led efforts that enjoy the support of all sectors working together.
The members agreed to invite ICT councils and organizations of other cities, provinces and regions like General Santos City and Urdaneta City.
Everyone is in the consensus that the support of CICT for the efforts and initiatives of the federation is very important.
Aside from making the necessary preparation in the establishment of the body, the members shall soon be preparing for the e-Services Conference in 2008 and to allocate for a bigger regional space in the expo and better promotional activities for the regional ICT hubs. (Press Release)
