THE Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said on Thursday its Mindanao Cluster’s Digital Hub Project has been shortlisted for the 2020 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Prizes.
The project, a co-working space and a learning facility that is open 24/7, was included in the roster of finalists for the e-employment category for the global prize-giving summit.
Based in Zamboanga City, Digital Hub provides access to tech resources and opportunities. It also offers capacity-building activities and serves as a work facility for people with digital jobs.
So far, the hub has served over 2,500 users and trained over 700 people on digital skills. Government data showed that freelances using the activity earn a combined amount of P1.5 million per month.
For the e-employment category, only 353 projects out of 806 projects were nominated from submissions worldwide, including this entry from the Philippines.
Spearheaded by the International Telecommunications Union, the WSIS Prizes aims to recognize entities that play an integral part in carrying out ICT-related initiatives to achieve target outcomes.
Awarding is set for April.
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