By Agueda Ambasing A free learning and earning scheme for youth volunteers of the Department of Labor dubbed “ Kabataan Information Technology Opportunities (K-Ito), has benefited 164 youth, teachers, barngay health workers, barangay officials and twenty volunteer youth mentors in Mountain Province. Marcial Pachingel, Labor and Employment Officer III of the DOLE’s Mountain Province Field …
Category Archive: Tech Talk
A blog on ICT (Information and Communications Technology) developments in Mountain Province. Observations, opinions on narrowing the digital divide, exploring practical use of low to high tech technologies -to improve our lifestyle in this community.
Jul
24
Remember the Milk
by Joel T. Fagsao Yes, indeed it is quite an amusing title for a tech column. “Remember the Milk” is a popular idiom in the Western world. It is simply about finding a means not to forget to buy milk despite having it on your grocery list. Today, “Remember the Milk” is now a name …
Jun
04
The Facebook of Our Lives
Tech Talk Joel T. Fagsao In the “Bontoc Ili ay Kalalaychan” Fan Page- a page created in Facebook, the number of fans jumped from zero to 389 in a few days. The number may be insignificant as other Facebook created pages can get a thousand to a million fans in a few days depending on …
May
28
ICT Development Program for SMEs of Mountain Province
Joel T. Fagsao A Proposal for Presentation to NGOs, Foundations, Corporations, Government Agencies who have the compassion to narrow the digital divide in this part of the world. Rationale: ICT has made inroads and changes to life in Mountain Province. The prevalence of mobile communications has opened opportunities for the community folks. No longer is …