DUMAGUETE CITY – Nagdagdag ang Department of Information and Communications Technology-Negros Island Region (DICT-NIR) ng 678 sites sa ilalim ng “Free Wi-Fi for All” program sa Negros Oriental, Negros Occidental, at Siquijor.
Pormal na inilunsad ang mga bagong sites noong August 25 sa Negros Oriental Convention Center sa Dumaguete City.
Sa 678 sites, pinakamarami ang nasa Negros Oriental na may 327, habang 280 ang nasa Negros Occidental at 71 sa Siquijor.
Inilagay ang free Wi-Fi facilities sa piling public elementary at high schools, state universities and colleges, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) training institutions, barangay at city halls, provincial offices, national government agencies, public hospitals at health units.
Saklaw din ang public markets, Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Offices (DRRMOs), police stations, public parks, transport terminals, at iba pang public spaces.
“This is fully aligned with the mandate of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to build a Bagong Pilipinas where there is equal opportunity for all, where connectivity reaches every island, every barangay, and every family, and where walang Filipinong maiiwan o mahuhuli (no Filipino will be left behind),” sabi ni Reinier Cua, na kumatawan kay DICT Secretary Henry Aguda sa launch.
Ayon kay DICT-NIR Director Engr. Ramil Jeff Taboso, mas pinalalakas ng ahensya ang field presence nito sa pamamagitan ng regional expansion ng free Wi-Fi program.
“Internet access is a basic requirement that accelerates the development of every sector. [For the] Department of Education (DepEd) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), [it is] powering digital libraries, research portals and smart classrooms. [For the] Department of Health, [it] enables telemedicine consultations for island and upland clinics, giving patients quick access to specialized care,” sabi ni Taboso. /Bistado