Department of Education (DepEd) signs a partnership with the IT and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP) to make it easier, more cost-efficient for IT-BPM firms to donate preowned but fully functional IT equipment and to help address the growing resource needs of the public education system across the country through the PC Donation Program.
With the help of the discussions to the public and private organizations entities, the donation project would minimize operational requirements and improve the streamline for turnover process of IBPAP and its partner associations’ members— Animation Council of the Philippines, Inc., Global In-House Center Council, Contact Center Association of the Philippines, Game Developers Association of the Philippines, Healthcare Information Management Association of the Philippines, and Philippine Software Industry Association.
“Through the partnership, we will be able to directly address the challenges that organizations often face when making a donation, including taxes and other related costs, documentation, lengthy timelines, and incurred manhours,” said Rey Untal, President and CEO of IBPAP. “Once fully implemented, companies will hopefully feel more encouraged to initiate and sustain their individual outreach efforts.”
The beneficiaries of the said program are students and teachers in the public education system who are in need of learning tools, especially in this new normal set-up of learning as they transition to online and blended schooling amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones also underscored the role of technology in cultivating an environment that’s conducive for learners, “We cannot talk about quality education without teaching our learners of the intricacies of technology, communication, creativeness, and invention.”
“The contributions of the IT-BPM sector will surely make a great difference in DepEd’s efforts because while we already receive thousands of computer donations, we must also keep in mind that there are 26 million learners that need to be exposed, as early as possible, to the benefits and usefulness of technology if they are to survive in the real world,” she added.
