The UP Open University (UPOU) is joining girls around the world in celebrating the “International Girls in ICT Day” on 22 April 2021. With the 2021 theme Connected Girls, Creating Brighter Futures, UPOU supports the global campaign to build awareness about the gender digital divide, support technology education and skills training, and encourage more girls and young women to actively pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
This global movement highlights the need to promote technology career opportunities for girls and women in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) — the world’s fastest growing sector. UPOU, as the pioneer and leading online university in the Region, promotes the importance of critical digital literacy and technological skills through its various course offerings and innovations in course delivery. With technology being a part of all kinds of careers, learning technological skills at a young age will promote lifelong learning, set girls up for economic independence, and eventually lead towards women empowerment.
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Today@UPOU: Empowering Barangays through Digital Transformation![]()
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Students of PM289 (Special Problems in Voluntary Sector Management) under the Master of Public Management Program, led by Assistant Professor Edmerson Z. Calungsod, facilitated a training workshop titled “Towards Barangay E-Governance: A Training Series on Barangay Digital Transformation (Basic Google Workspace and Data Management).”![]()
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This activity is part of the Barangay Digital Transformation Project, which aims to empower barangay officials and personnel to become #DigitallyReady in line with the growing demand for digital governance.![]()
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The workshop, held on 30 April 2025, from 1:30 to 4:30 PM at the AVR, UPOU, Los Baños, Laguna, was attended by officials and staff from Barangay Maahas. ![]()
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