Archive for the 'Advocacy' Category

Pinoy Farmers Mobile Internet Bus (MIB)

January 2, 2007

This custom built mobile internet training facility is operated by the Open Academy for Philippine Agriculture (OPAPA), a component project of the K-AGRINET project. It is an old 1991 Mitsubishi Rosa microbus,  converted into a mobile internet training center - complete with 10 notebook computers with WeRoam internet, LCD projection system, surround-sound audio speaker system [...]

Pilot Sites Support ICT Initiatives of LGUs

August 28, 2006

Isabela Site has new Team Leader
Dr. Orlando Balderama is the new Team Leader or area manager of the Isabela Site. He is the Research Director of the Isabela State University based in Echague, Isabela. He is currently working out the connectivity of a farmers’ coop and LGU of San Mateo, Isabela into the [...]

Life on the Roadshow

July 7, 2006

A crew of about 20 to 25 from different agencies move early to the province, and participate in a motorcade towards the briefing site – where more than a 100 participants await. A simple program will introduce the guests, and the objectives of the roadshow. Representatives from the four project components each take turns to [...]

Gears, Wires, and Gadgets

July 7, 2006

The Open Academy brought along 10 notebook PCs since most of the computers in the mobile IT bus are no longer operational or very slow. Ten brand new ACER Centrino notebook pcs were used. For Internet even in remote places, we used PLDT’s Weroam Aircard – its a mobile wireless internet card that connects to [...]