Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is seen as the fuel that boosts our country’s economy. The National Computer Center (NCC) is the wheel that steers ICT in the right direction. As a lead agency for promoting ICT in the government, the NCC continues its pursuit of harnessing ICT for national development.

Orion, Bataan. – An unwavering political leadership support, an effective and efficient project management team, complemented with competent personnel plus a project that heeded to the call of the present times equals improved governance.

In connection with the ICT advocacy espoused by government to spur advancements in e-governance, CICT-NCC has been working hand-in-hand with municipal governments for the implementation of its eLGU Project.

The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA-10) together with the National Computer Center (NCC) conducted a Webpage Design Training using the Joomla! Content Management System for the Operational Units of TESDA in Region 10 last February 20-22, 2008 at the TESDA-10 Regional Office Training Room, Macasandig, Cagayan de Oro City.

While in the course of monitoring LGU websites in the CARAGA sometime fourth quarter last year, Ms. Melody Cocon, Regional IT Coordinator for the region, sent the Web Guidelines relative citizen-centric site features to aid the webmaster of the local government of Bislig City in the development and enhancement of the site.

Last January 30, 2008, the Cagayan de Oro City ICT Business Council was formally launched at the Grand Caprice Restaurant, Limketkai Center, Cagayan de Oro City. The event was attended by various stakeholders from the academe, government, private and the industry sectors. It was led by the Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Commerce and Industry represented by Engr. Elpidio Paras, its immediate past President and Ms. Heidi Mendoza, Secretary General of the Chamber.

The Regional Development Council (RDC-10), through its Regional Information Technology and eCommerce Committee (RITECC-10), conducted the long-awaited Awarding Ceremony for the DEKA Awards 2007. The ceremony is aimed to recognize innovative ICT efforts in the region to deliberately enable to effect a continuous, dynamic ICT environment in the city with vibrant local ICT industries attuned to the needs of homegrown local industries.

Coping with other LGUs who have made their entry to the World Wide Web, the Dinagat Islands and its component municipalities made sure that they would not lag behind their counterparts.

Prior to the acceptance of the municipal government of Infanta, Quezon as pilot beneficiary of the National Computer Center’s (NCC) eLGU Project in 2004, www.infanta.gov.ph was already in existence and which came to be through the initiative and assistance of NCC.

Members of the Philippine CeC Network (PhilCeCNet), the formal organization that brings together all Community eCenters (CeCs) initiated by different entities under one network with a common vision and direction, held their first general assembly last April 4 during the 4th Knowledge Exchange Conference on CeCs.