Digital literacy trainings and a Serbisyo Caravan to two geographically isolated areas in Catanduanes are among the activities planned by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) provincial office during the celebration of National ICT Month this June.
Provincial Director Mario John Gonzales told the Tribune that during the first week of the celebration, his office conducted three trainings at the Digital Transformation Center (DTC): Canva Training for Beginners on June 2; Introduction to Arduino UNO using Tinkercard on June 3; and Building Your First Game Using Godot Engine on June 4.
Last Monday, June 9, an eLGU Initial Coordination Meeting & PNPKI Orientation was held in LGU Pandan with the DICT team conducting an eLGU ICT eReadiness Validation at LGU Caramoran.
The Philippine National Public Key Infrastructure (PNPKI) project, a core service of DICT, serves as the foundation for secure online transactions and digital communications across government agencies and, eventually, the private sector.
This infrastructure enables users of public networks to exchange data securely while ensuring the authenticity and integrity of digital transactions.
Tuesday, June 10, saw the completion of an eGov and PNPKI orientation at TESDA Cabugao in Bato and the conduct of a training on video editing using CapCut.
Set this June 11 is a Serbisyo Caraban to barangay Tucao in Caramoran, with another planned for Dugui San Vicente in Virac.
Scheduled in the following weeks are: June 15 – Design Beyond Imagination: The Canva AI Experience (Webinar); June 16 – Basic Digital Literacy Training for Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) at BJMP San Andres District Jaill; June 17 – Basic Digital Literacy Training for PWDs and Amateur Radio Orientation (Basic Radio Handling and Operations); June 18-20, Data Privacy Protection Competency Framework at DTC Catanduanes; June 20 – Basic Digital Literacy Training for PDLs at BJMP Virac District Jail; June 20 – Empowering Minds Through ICT 3.0: A Digital Age Online Essay Writing Challenge (Year 3); June 22 – Video Editing using CapCut and Graphic Design using Canva; June 23 – Code Wars (Coding competition); and June 24 – ICT eSports Tournament 2025: Call of Duty Mobile Clash; June 26 – AI Novice MSMEs; and June 30 – WebCraft: A Beginner’s Guide to HTML, CSS and JavaScript.