NEDA CSO Staff conducts assessment of ICT Resources and VOIP testing for NRO XII       August 19, 2009

In line with the implementation of the NEDA Information Systems Strategic Plan (ISSP) 2005-2010, a team from the Information Technology and Coordination Staff (ITCS) of the Central Support Office (CSO) visited NEDA Regional Office XII in Koronadal City on August 16 to 19, 2009.

Mr. Sergio Garcia of the Office of Deputy Director General of CSO headed the team composed of Mr. Emarson Ochoa and Mr. Darwin Venus of ITCS and Ms. Myrna Tapius of the Administrative Staff. An assessment and physical inventory of ICT resources was conducted by the team. The NRO XII staff were consulted to gather and share insights on NRO XII’s experiences and lessons on the operation and management of information systems, application software, and network infrastructure. They also discussed with the NRO XII ICT team the proposed targets for the efficient acquisition and effective utilization of ICT resources, ICT training, and other ICT-related concerns of NRO XII.

As part of the NEDA’s effort to introduce more innovative and efficient ways of performing its coordinative work, the visiting team also briefed the NRO XII staff on the Voice and Video conferencing technologies or Voice and Video over Internet Protocol (VoIP) using the VoIP Analog Telephone Adapter (ATA) devise, as well as, the Skype.

 
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