4Th Quarter 2012 RDC Newsletter
October 2012 iCalabarzon—The Strategy for a Smarter Region alabarzon is positioning itself as a ‘smart re- gion’ to lead the coun- C try in its drive to com- pete in the knowledge economy through public-private partnership (PPP) and handle growing demand for business process outsourcing from various global industries. This strategy called iCalabarzon, or Intelligent Calabarzon, was thus firmed up as the brand of the campaign to promote information ICT Stakeholders: BPAP Sr. Exec. Director Gigi Virata , DOST-ICTO Project Manager Emmy and communications technology Lou Delfin, DTI 4A Dir. Marilou Toledo, RDC Representative Mr. Donald Gawe, Sta. Rosa (ICT) in the region. Aligned with Planning Officer Mr. Dan Pablo and representatives from DOST IV-A, PLDT, CHED IV-A, DTI IV-A, and JICA the vision of the Philippine Digital Strategy, the brand will promote an digital and borderless economy by man capital, social capital and ICT innovative, digitally-empowered, 2020. infrastructure. globally competitive, and a prosperous region where everyone has reliable, A smart city is defined as a developed In the region, the City of Sta. Rosa has affordable and secure information ac- urban area that creates sustainable emerged as a first rate location to lead, cess. economic development and a high guide or test-run the aspirations of a quality of life by excelling in multiple smart, intelligent region with the col- The strategy is based on the world- and seam less key areas that is econ- laboration between government and wide bandwagon concept of 'smart omy, mobility, environment, people, private partners, particularly develop- cities' which is now sweeping Europe living and government.
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