THE Angeles City government, through the Angeles City Library and Information Center (ACLIC), and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Luzon Cluster 2 launched on Friday, April 6, a Tech4Ed facility.
Tech4Ed, which stands for “Technology for Education to gain employment, train entrepreneurs towards economic development”, aims to extend free ICT services to more Filipinos and facilitate equal opportunity of learning and employment.
Three desktop computers and printer units installed at the ACLIC are now operational and open for public use.
The center features an online one-stop shop system for the processing of government documents such as Social Security System registration, birth certificate from the Philippine Statistics Authority and others through the eGovserv.
It also allows access to educational and other instructional contents with the eEduskills services. It also empowers stakeholders from various sectors through its digital literacy program component.
Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan said that facilities like Tech4Ed will develop the city library into a full-fledged learning resource center.
“Our plans for the improvement of our city library are now on the pipeline. This Tech4Ed facility complements our efforts as it will surely aid our constituents, especially the students and those who are on search for job opportunities, in their scholastic and employment needs,” said Pamintuan.
“On top of the huge collection of books and other instructional materials, our city library can now offer more services and our people must take advantage of it,” the mayor added.
The Tech4Ed center was formally opened to the public through a ceremony led by DICT-Luzon Cluster 2 Pampanga representative Pablito Dela Peña and City Librarian Mila Narsing.
Also present during the launch were DICT project development officer Mikko Rhey Alfonso, ACLIC supervising administrative officer Agnes Gomez, Tech4Ed Center manager Minette Lagman and guests from the Teen Information Office and City Tourism Office. (PR)