The National ICT Confederation of the Philippines (NICP) is set to showcase the Philippine digital revolution during their NICP Summit 2018 to be held in Naga City on 23-24 November 2018.
With the theme, “A Decade of Inclusive Countryside Development: Managing Digital Transformation Driven by Disruptive Technologies,” the NICP summit 2018 will highlight the country’s Information Communication Technology (ICT) developments in the past 10 years, since its inception in 2008.
The NICP Summit 2018 will encapsulate the decade of creating strategies and transforming the Philippine cities and provinces into digital hubs for employment, investments and entrepreneurial opportunities.
The event will highlight the fruits of NICP’s collaborative efforts to consolidate ICT local stakeholders in developing the potential of their respective locations, in terms of talent, infrastructure, business environment, and overall competitiveness in the field of ICT and digital technologies.
NICP SUMMIT 2018 will also offer a variety of opportunities for ICT-related direct foreign or local investments, joint venture arrangements, multi-sectoral collaboration and partnership, sharing of ICT best practices and lesson learns, advocacy campaign and many other opportunities, particularly in voice and non-voice global services, HR, back-office support, shared services outsourcing, finance and accounting, research and development, knowledge process and creative process outsourcing (game development, animation, multi-media and advertising), health information management, medical coding, billing and transcription, including the emerging financial technologies, such as the digital currency, or cryptocurrencies, the blockchain revolution and related innovations.
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NICP Summit 2018 is expected to be attended by more than 1000 participants comprise of local government employees, with the hundreds of representatives from the line agencies, colleges, universities, and private technology evangelists and advocates.
Topics lined-up
- Presentation of NICP Targets for Roadmap 2022
- Creative and Strategic Thrusts in the next Decade
- Global Trends on Industry, Government and Education
- Impact Sourcing – Developing Country Side Talents and Resources
- Best Practices from eGov/ digital cities winners
- The ICT Recognition Awards for LGU, ICT Councils and Industry Partners
- The National Digital Cities Caravan – which aims to showcase best practices in eGovernance
- The NICP Academy – which collates all the best practices for talent development in the countryside
- Business Matching – a collaboration with ICT organizations and business locators with NICP showcasing of the best that a location (City or Province) can offer to prospective investors; and exploring possible partnerships and business opportunities.
- StartUp PH – a collaboration with business startups and entrepreneurs
NICP SUMMIT Objectives
- Advocacy campaign on all available opportunities and jobs in ICT.
- Capacity building for ICT councils and stakeholders.
- Introduction of new ICT applications, systems and programs.
- Creation of a working synergy for all stakeholders in ICT development.
- Collaboration and networking between the private and public agencies/ institutions to achieve target number of jobs and investments.
- Sharing of programs and best practices among the local stakeholders, with national and international partners.
- Identification of resources and support for ICT development among stakeholders and partnerships with the private and public sector.
What is NICP
The NICP is the national umbrella organization of all seventy (70) ICT Councils in the Philippines that are strategically operating in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, linking provinces and cities to the world. It is composed of local stakeholders from local governments, business and industry sector, academe and human resource sector, working together to promote ICT-related innovation and developments.
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Since 2008, NICP assisted the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), formerly CICT and ICTO-DOST, conducts annual national ICT summits in key cities throughout the country.
NICP summit 2018 is a collaborative effort of ICT Council in Bicol / Metro Naga, in partnership with the City Government of Naga and the Department of Information and Communication Technology.
For more information about the NICP Summit 2018 please visit http://www.nicp.org.ph/.
