The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the National ICT Confederation of the Philippines (NICP), will jointly launch DigitalCitiesPH Launch during the 9th NICP ICT Summit on November 16 to 17, 2017 in Cagayan de Oro City.
9th ICT National Summit
The DICT and NICP are the umbrella organization of information and communications technology (ICT) Councils across the country
Hosted by the Cagayan de Oro ICT Business Council, this year’s summit proper is set on the first day with the theme, CDOx or Countryside Digital Opportunities Exchange.
The second day will highlight the 6th eGov Awards (Awards for Excellence in ICT for Good Governance for Local Government Units), an annual search for the best practices in local government units.
Entries are evaluated according their relevant utilization of information and communications technology (ICT) to effectively and efficiently deliver public services directly to their respective constituents and other stakeholders.
The awards are in partnership with the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), the Office of Senator Juan Edgardo Angara, chair of the Senate Committee on Local Government and the DICT.
The two-day event is also supported by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation Inc., (OroChamber), the Cagayan de Oro ICT Business Council and the City Government of Cagayan de Oro.
9th ICT Natonal Summit Schedule of Events
The Summit brings together about 700 stakeholders and experts from the public and private sectors to share industry trends, developments, best practices, and identify challenges and ways to generate new investments and create jobs especially in the countryside.
This year’s Summit aims to keep up with the current trends in the global ICT industry, prepare for and embrace countryside digital opportunities, enable a sustainable ecosystem for tech industry and innovation to flourish, and link people in the countryside to global ICT companies for career opportunities.
Key panel topics include enhancing country competitiveness, developing talent development programs, building innovation and startup ecosystems, stepping up to knowledge processes, promoting open governance, identifying strategies to attract specific niches to the countryside, and harnessing role of ICT councils.