[UgaBYTES] Phil CeC Program gets funding for roadmap implementation

Fri Jan 9 06:04:05 GMT 2009

Congratulations for this fantastic news! Keep up the good work, Tess and 
your team!

Jaya, Vignesh, Sabyasachi,Ravi
CSDMS and telecentre magazine team!

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From: "Silvia Caicedo" <scaicedo at idrc.ca>
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Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 9:28 PM
Subject: Re: [UgaBYTES] Phil CeC Program gets funding for roadmap 
implementation

> Dear Tess,
>
>
> This a great piece of news at to start the new year with sure footing!! 
> Congratulations for your work!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Silvia
> ________________________________________
> From: ugabytes-bounces at lists.ugabytes.org 
> [ugabytes-bounces at lists.ugabytes.org] On Behalf Of Maria Teresa Magadia 
> Camba [tesscamba at foo.ncc.gov.ph]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 8:20 PM
> To: Maria Teresa Magadia Camba
> Subject: [UgaBYTES] Phil CeC Program gets funding for roadmap 
> implementation
>
> Philippine  CeC program gets  funding for  roadmap implementation
>
>
>
> The Philippine Community eCenter Program will receive funding  from the
> country¡¯s eGovernment Fund to support the implementation of the 2008-2010
> strategic roadmap.
>
>
>
> The roadmap, which was launched in April last year after a series of
> consultation workshops, outlines the direction for the growth and
> sustainability of CeCs and embodies the overall vision of bridging the
> digital divide by increasing access to ICT-enabled services and relevant
> content via the establishment of a Community eCenter (CeC) in every
> municipality by 2010.  The CeC roadmap was developed in partnership with
> telecentre.org.
>
>
>
> The roadmap implementation project, which was proposed by the National
> Computer Center ¨C Field Operations Office (NCC-FOO),   seeks to realize
> said vision. NCC-FOO is the Commission on Information and Communications
> Technology¡¯s  CeC  Program Management Office.
>
>
>
> The project, which will run for a period of three years, comprises four
> major components all geared towards making CeCs self-sustaining, relevant
> and potent instruments for empowering the less developed communities of 
> the
> country.
>
>
>
> The project components consist of: 1) the establishment of new CeCs; 2) 
> the
> transformation of existing school laboratories and Internet cafes into 
> CeCs;
> 3) capability building; and 4) content development.
>
>
>
> The project seeks to establish at least  200 CeCs per year over a three 
> year
> period. New CeCs will be established in municipalities where such 
> facilities
> do not exist yet. Priority will be given to those municipalities where 
> there
> is existing infrastructure support like electrical power and Internet
> connectivity. The package will include equipment and relevant training
> courtesy of the project while the recipient municipality shall put up the
> other resource requirements such as space, Internet connection and 
> manpower
> as counterpart contribution.
>
>
>
> For the second component, partnerships will be established with 
> implementers
> of existing computerization programs in schools and universities   as well
> as Internet caf¨¦ associations in the country. Around 200 centers are 
> being
> eyed for transformation over the next three years.
>
>
>
> The project also seeks to develop and enhance the skills of CeC knowledge
> workers such as the center manager and the technical and administrative
> support staff in the areas of planning, managing and sustaining the
> operation of the CeC. It shall be undertaken in partnership with the
> telecentre.org-Philippine CeC Academy (tPCA), the capability building arm 
> of
> the Philippine CeC Network (PhilCeCNet).
>
>
>
> Meanwhile, the content development component shall address the need for
> relevant content in the CeCs particularly in the areas of health, 
> education,
> livelihood and agriculture. It shall be implemented following a 
> three-tiered
> perspective as laid out in the roadmap: 1) mapping and linking of existing
> content; 2) development of ¡°new¡± content based on content needs of 
> target
> communities; and 3) building the capability of CeCs to develop local 
> content
> and making it available via the Philippine CeC portal.
>
>
>
> Knowledge exchange conferences shall also be organized during the project 
> to
> facilitate coordination and networking among CeC beneficiaries, telecenter
> operators and key players and stakeholders in the country.
>
>
>
> As part of advocacy efforts, an awards system recognizing the Best CeC
> Manager, Best CeC and Best CeC Content shall be established to give due
> recognition and incentives  for their efforts in maintaining the CeC in
> their area as a valuable knowledge center.
>
>
>
> CeC Program Director, Tess Camba  said that the PhilCeCNet   and the   CeC
> Academy   shall be major partners in the overall implementation of the
> project.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> MARIA TERESA M. CAMBA
>
> Director For Field Operations
>
> National Computer Center
>
> Commission on Information & Communications     Technology
>
> Phone : +6362-9932878
>
> Fax     : +6362-9912742
>
> URL     :  www.ncc.gov.ph <http://www.ncc.gov.ph/>    www.cict.gov.ph
> <http://www.cict.gov.ph/>
>
>              Http://elgu.ncc.gov.ph <http://elgu.ncc.gov.ph/>
>
> Mobile  : +63917-7081540
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