Search for 1st TGP awardees begins

Written by Administrator
Friday, 02 May 2008
The search is on for the best information and technology services providers nationwide. As part of the upcoming National Techno Gabay Summit on July 9-10, PCARRD will hold the first Techno Gabay Program (TGP) Award for centers and individuals that have contributed in realizing the goals of the program. The awards will recognize and honor individuals and institutions for their outstanding contribution to the modernization of the agriculture, forestry, and natural resources (AFNR) sectors. Through the award, PCARRD can also show its appreciation for the support and commitment of program implementers towards the sustainability and institutionalization of TGP. There would be two award categories: the Best Farmer’s Information and Technology Services (FITS) Center and the Outstanding Magsasaka-Siyentista (MS) awards.
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Barugo & Maramag CeCs: OFW Lifelines

Written by Administrator
Wednesday, 30 April 2008
Two Community eCenters (CeCs) of NCC’s eLGU Project came into their own when the Lebanon crisis erupted and thousands of Filipino overseas workers found themselves caught up in the ferocity of the conflict. For thousands of families back home, the experience of watching the news unfold on TV channels was almost equally harrowing. They could only imagine the worst happening to their kin in that country, especially those without any means of communication or knowing. For the CeCs of Barugo, Leyte and Maramag, Bukidnon, they will always be remembered by at least two grateful families whose fears were assuaged in those dark hours.
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Written by Administrator
Wednesday, 30 April 2008
Siay Community eCenter August 8, 2006 saw the presentation of Siay Municipal Mayor Arthur W. Luspo, MD relative to Siay’s BREQS Experience during the conduct of the 3rd National Workshop on Civil Registration at the Garden Orchid Hotel in Zamboanga City. BREQS is an acronym for Batch Request Entry System, a scheme under the National Statistics Office (NSO) wherein a project partner is granted authority to receive requests for NSO-issued copies and certifications of civil registry documents from the public and to issue said documents to the requesting party. BREQS is actually an offshoot of the National Computer Center’s vigorous drive to bring local government units (LGUs) into the 21st century through Information and Communications Technology (ICT) by way of its eLGU Community eCenter (CeC) Project.
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