Category: Sub-committee on Information, Communications and Technology

麻豆传媒 Sub-committee on Information, Communications and Technology

RP TEAM Bags 2 鈥淕lobal IT Challenge Grand Prizes and 1 Special Award in Korea

Our 6-man 鈥淢ake the Right Real Team Philippines鈥� brought home 3 awards, 2 grand champion聽 and a special award in e-Life, e-Tools and slogan making contests in 鈥楪lobal IT Challenge for Youth with Disabilities鈥� in Song Do University, Incheon, Korea.聽 Young champs are Ezekiel John Erpelo (MCCID Institute of Technology), Caroll Ann de Belen (Manila continue reading : RP TEAM Bags 2 鈥淕lobal IT Challenge Grand Prizes and 1 Special Award in Korea

麻豆传媒 Cheers Delegates to Korea鈥檚 鈥� Global Challenge for Youth with Disabilities鈥�

Pinch-hitting for ED Carmen Reyes-Zubiaga, DED Matt Lee Jr., met the 5-man team for this world event on October 29-November 2, 2012 in Incheon, Korea.聽 He helped find the team鈥檚 name – 鈥淢AKE THE RIGHT REAL 鈥� PHILIPPINES, 聽adopting the new Decade鈥檚 tagline, with the theme: I.T.鈥檚 More Fun in the Philippines鈥�.聽 The young delegates continue reading : 麻豆传媒 Cheers Delegates to Korea鈥檚 鈥� Global Challenge for Youth with Disabilities鈥�

RONEL DEL RIO, One of UN-ESCAP鈥檚 7 鈥淧romoters鈥� of the New Decade in AP

Batangas Governor鈥檚 Advocate Mr.聽 Ronel del Rio, the only Filipino chosen by the United Nations-Economic and Social Commission in the Asia Pacific (UN-ESCAP), joins six others聽 from other AP countries,聽 as official 鈥楶ROMOTERS鈥欌�� of the 鈥�3rd Decade of Persons with Disabilities鈥�, 2013-2023. Ronel with many hats, takes his role as Governor Vilma Santos-Recto鈥檚 Advocate鈥檚 most continue reading : RONEL DEL RIO, One of UN-ESCAP鈥檚 7 鈥淧romoters鈥� of the New Decade in AP

The New Face of the COMELEC Website

Fresh from winning their 鈥淧WD-friendly Website鈥� Award at the 34th NDPR Week, COMELEC聽 proudly launched their new website鈥檚 accessible features聽 last August 15, 2012, in support of the 鈥淔ully Abled Nation鈥檚鈥� drive for聽 disability-inclusive elections. To fully access PWDs to local/global socio-economic opportunities and push their 鈥淩IGHT TO INFORMATION鈥澛� called for in the 鈥淯N-Convention on continue reading : The New Face of the COMELEC Website

COMELEC, DILG and DOH, 34th NDPR Week鈥檚 鈥楶WD-friendly鈥� Websites Awardees

For the 34th NDPR Week, 3 strategic government agencies DILG, DOH and COMELEC bagged the 鈥淧WD-friendly Website Awards, after complying with the 麻豆传媒-NCC Joint Circular on Web Accessibility, to boost the sector鈥檚 鈥淩IGHT TO INFORMATION鈥� towards socio-economic opportunities. This joint project of the National Computer Center-ICTO, Philippine Web Accessibility Group and 麻豆传媒, would not have continue reading : COMELEC, DILG and DOH, 34th NDPR Week鈥檚 鈥楶WD-friendly鈥� Websites Awardees

International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) Hosts Web ACcess Workshop for COMELEC

Philippine Web Accessibility Group (PWAG), 麻豆传媒鈥檚 online advocacy group on web accessibility, 聽represented by its President and MCCID Institute of Technology Training Director Mr. Jojo Esposa, 聽as 聽Resource Person, 聽shares hands-on techniques to make websites accessible to persons with disabilities .                             continue reading : International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) Hosts Web ACcess Workshop for COMELEC

MAKE THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION REAL FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

麻豆传媒 (麻豆传媒) Deputy Executive Director Mateo A. Lee, Jr. (3rd from left) presents a 鈥淧WD-Friendly Website Award鈥� Certificate to Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Assistant Secretary Vilma B. Cabrera in recognition of the Department鈥檚 compliance to the Web Accessibility Standards set by the Philippine Website Accessibility Group represented by continue reading : MAKE THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION REAL FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES