Mindanao’s micro, small and medium entrepreneurs (MSMEs) can now upgrade their skills and be more competitive with the help of an information technology (IT) enabling facility.
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) undersecretary Engr. Merly Cruz has announced a partnership between the DTI and the Philippine National Information Technology Standards (PHILNITS), Foundation, Inc. and the Japan External Trade Relations Organization (JETRO) to set up an IT facility in Davao City.
Cruz said that the center will help MSMEs improve their skills by providing productivity tools, entrepreneurship programs and skills training on new and updated technologies. PHILNITS has several certification programs available and will be promoting them in Mindanao.
The center aims to upgrade the quality of education in Mindanao region by adopting internationally recognized standards for its IT professionals. Through this Davao based center, professionals and new graduates on IT courses can participate in seminars and lectures before taking the certification test.
The center also hopes to help generate employment for PHILNITS certified professionals in Japanese companies located here and in Japan. Cruz said they would like to open to other IT professionals job placements opportunities here and abroad with the assistance of the PHILNITS.
PHILNITS opened its Mindanao business center last year and has been alotted space at the regional DTI office at the fifth floor of Mintrade building at Monteverde-Sales Streets, Davao City.
The PHILNITS Foundation is led by its President Ma. Corazon Okol. (DTI)
