12th ICT Professionals’ Congress to focus on Education, Business, EconomyInformation and communication technologies (ICT) can be used in a multitude of ways to improve Philippine education, business and economy. But with so many products and services being offered out there, how and which technologies should we maximize to our full advantage? How do we keep up with all the technological advances?
Answers to these and other key information can be obtained at this year's ICT Professionals’ Congress (ICTPC) being organized by leading industry organization, the Philippine Computer Society (PCS). The 12th ICTPC will focus on how ICT can “Enable the Education, ” “Empower the Business, ” and “Enrich the Economy, ” and will serve as a venue for exploring new technologies, establishing new contacts, and reviewing trends and issues related to the effective integration of ICT covering the Soft Skills, Applications and Infrastructure.
Slated on May 14-15, 2008 at the Hotel Intercontinental Manila, Makati City, with guest speakers Commission on Information and Communications Technology Secretary Ray Anthony Roxas-Chua III, Ayala Foundation EVP Guillermo “Bill” Luz and Commission on Higher Education Commissioner Nona Ricafort, the conference will comprise plenary sessions and regular sessions on Education, Business and Economy. The conference will likewise feature corporate and product exhibits from event sponsors.
The ICT forum is attended yearly by government officials, businessmen and ICT professionals from the academe and industry.
According to PCS President Peter D. Que, Jr., “For this year's conference, PCS has given equal emphasis on the hardware, software as well as the peopleware aspects of technology. We will be discussing how to build a high performance group, raise ICT competencies to that of international levels, and choose career paths within the ICT profession to avoid being redundant. This is in recognition of the importance of human resources in enabling optimum results from the new as well as old technologies.”
Que added, “We have also incorporated topics aimed at helping companies, especially the SMEs, in choosing the right technology to invest in, and how to manage the ICT budget. And, also, we will help participants be updated on latest trends on wireless technology and online security, among others.”
Some of the industry partners for this year’s event are JobsDB.com, ePLDT, Globe, and Microsoft.
The Philippine Computer Society is a premiere organization of over 700 ICT professionals nationwide. Since its founding in 1967, PCS has spearheaded local and international activities which strive to continuously promote, protect and enhance the members of the ICT profession.
PCS is a founding member of the Information Technology Foundation of the Philippines (ITFP) as well as the South East Asia Regional Computer Confederation (SEARCC) whose other members include national computer societies from Australia, Hongkong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.
For more information on the event, please visit www.pcs-it.org.
