Since the news broke out about the downgrading of the Commission on Information Communications Technology into an office, the Information Systems Institute (ISI) family and the Department of IT have been pondering on the impact of this shift on the ICT industry and every aspect of livelihood in the Philippines. It’s not been so long that the ISI and IT Department come in unison that there must be something to be done about it before all of us wallow in ignorance and apathy.

CLSU-BSIT Students, Faculty convene for the protest

 Various ways such altering profile picture in Facebook  with the black ribbon protest, signing into the online petition for the restoration of CICT and affixing protest stickers on their IDs are simple but meaningful  ways to show support. There’s more about  the black CICT ribbon that each one is wearing. It speaks of not just a mere support but of several digit implications to the whole Philippines.

 One voice, “We are not going backward when everyone else is moving forward”, every Filipino deserves to have a share of the IT progress, downgrading the CICT into an office is not making any sense if we wish to have a globally competitive IT Industry.   The formation of human ribbon protest participated by the CLSU BSIT students at the CLSU Oval on July 13, 2011 is one of the most moving we can think of.

CLSU-BSIT Students, Faculty, CICT Human Black Ribbon Protest

Hear what they say, the youth of today is the Captain of the future, take not what their weapon of survival for tomorrow.

Twenty eight (28) State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) enlist for the PC Recycling 2.0 Training for Trainers at the Central Luzon State University on June 28-30, 2011. The trainees were composed of twenty one (21) Project Managers (PMs) and seventeen (17) PCR Trainer of the participating SUCs.

 The Training of Trainers is a commencement activity of the PCR 2.0. It is specially designed for the PMs and Trainers to have and in depth analysis and effect necessary revisions on the training design considering its utmost efficiency.

 The Exequiel R. Lina Team with the Plaque of Recognitions  they garnered in different areas during the awarding ceremony of the Nueva Ecija Division’s Multimedia Learning Resources Evaluation.

 The Exequiel R. Lina High School, a recipient of iSchools Project under the tutelage of CLSU proved its might in the Multimedia Learning Resources Evaluation of DepEd Nueva Ecija held last February 28, 2011.

 The ER Lina High School garnered numerous awards namely:

§         Champion in the  Best Computer Laboratory (Medium School Category)

§         Champion among the, Outstanding in Computer Education Project entitled “Community Café”

§         Second Runner-up: Best in ICT Room category

§         Champion among the Best Libraries (Medium School Category)

§         First Runner-Up: Best School Publication

§         Second Runner-Up: Best School Sentro ng Pagbasa

§         2 Students Perfect  Scorer Award in the ICT Exam

October 9, 2009 is a moment of glory for the government’s iSchools project for receiving an award in the “Digital Inclusion Category “during the 3rd Government Technology Awards held at Bali, Indonesia.

Branded as the “Asia’s Oscars of Public Sector’s IT, the Government Technology Award recognizes the best practices of public sector technology programs throughout Asia Pacific and the Gulf. The technology programs were classified into eleven (11) categories of which Digital Inclusion is one among.

May 22, 2010 marks the conclusion of the 10-day PC Recycling Training conducted by the Central Luzon State University - iSchools Project Team. The PC Recycling Training which commenced last April 13, 2010, April 20, 2010 until May 17-22, 2010, held for 3 classes with 20 participant each has finally yielded 61 graduates coming from 22 Public High Schools in Nueva Ecija.

The PC Recycling Training program designed to train Public High School teachers and build a team of teachers within the public high schools nationwide who will maintain and ensure efficiency of their computer units. The training encompasses familiarization with computer hardware, its functions as well as its evolution, PC Disassembly and Assembly, Basic Electronics, Software Installation, Basic Networking, PC Recycling, E-Waste Management and ample of hands-on for the tackled matters.