Butuan dad accepts challenge as the next ICT new
wave city
By Johny S. Natad
BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 20 (PIA) - Butuan City Mayor
Ferdinand Amante Jr during the Information and Technology - Business Process
Management (IT-BPM) and ITPreneurship Road Show in the Next Wave Cities in
Almont Inland Resort, this city has accepted the challenge to become the next
ICT New Wave City (NWC) in the country.
Amante bared that his administration is doing an
'infrastructure repair''to meet the challenge and to be part of the ICT hub in
the countryside.
"As part of our efforts in doing
infrastructure repair in Butuan City, we are opening soon a call center
facility, which is a one hectare and 5-storey building. We also offered the
Robinsons Mall tax incentives. This would give great impact to our
constituents," he said.
Amante added that Butuan is now experiencing
significant growth and "is now being considered as one of the most
peaceful cities in Mindanao and declared as the fourth most competitive cities
in the country." He also bared that the city has a standby fund for the
IT-related capability building.
Meanwhile, Department of Science and
Technology-Information and Communication Technology Office (DOST-ICTO) Deputy
Executive Director Monchito Ibrahim expressed full support to make major cities
in Mindanao to be part of the NWC category.
When asked when the city of Butuan will become
the NWC, Ibrahim said that everything is possible if stakeholders will work
together and work harder to achieve the challenge.
"The LGU should exert effort with partners
from different sectors to generate more employment opportunities for the IT
industry," he said. (JSN/PIA-Caraga)
CSC conducts one-day strategic management system
training
By Annette Villaces
SURIGAO CITY, Sept. 20 (PIA) - The Civil Service
Commission (CSC) Surigao del Norte Field Office conducted recently a one-day
training on the Guidelines in the Establishment and Implementation of Agency
Strategic Management System held at the City Cultural Center, this city.
According to City Personnel Office Gloria
Gemina, the one-day training was aimed to provide additional information on the
appropriate and strategic implementation of the different rules and regulations
of the commission to local government officials and employees including
national line agencies, government owned corporations, state colleges and
universities under the civil service commission.
CSC-Caraga Regional Office Personnel Chief Fe
Genifer Perez was the resource speaker of the said activity.
The conduct of the one-day training is in
collaboration with the local government unit of Surigao City under the City
Personnel Office. (SDR/MICO/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
