MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ Memorandum Circular No. 18, October 31, 1998 ]
ENCOURAGING ALL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) EXECUTIVES, PRACTITIONERS, USERS AND ALLIED PROFESSIONS IN GOVERNMENT SERVICE TO ATTEND THE FIFTH ANNUAL NATIONAL CONVENTION OF THE GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (GO for IT)
WHEREAS, the Government Organization for Information Technology (GO for IT) is an organization of IT executives, practitioners, users and allied professions in government committed to advocate and propagate the use of Information Technology (IT) to accelerate national development through strategic IT applications, and promote the welfare of government IT professionals;
WHEREAS, GO for IT will hold its Fifth Annual National Convention in Baguio City on November 25-27, 1998 with the theme “GO for I.T. Towards the Next Millennium”;
WHEREAS, the said Convention encourages and promotes interchange of information with the objective of enhancing the professional skills and expertise of members, and reinforcing the competence and prestige of the Information Technology profession in government, and emphasizing the role that the IT professional / practitioner can play in pushing for the vision of an empowered and globally competitive economy;
NOW, THEREFORE, I JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:
Section 1. All heads of departments, offices, agencies, local government units and government-owned and controlled corporations, are hereby enjoined to:
a. Allow the IT executives, practitioners, users and allied professions in government service to participate in the Fifth Annual National Convention of the Government Organization for Information Technology in Baguio City from 25 to 27 November 1998, provided that their attendance will not prejudice the regular delivery of service of the agency concerned.
b. Consider the convention an official staff development activity of the participants, subject to the availability of funds.
Section 2. All IT executives, practitioners, user, instructors and allied professions who will participate in the Convention are enjoined to:
a. Identify common concerns in the field of government IT management that will enable everyone to contribute better to the development of the country.
b. Participate actively in all discussions and fora during the Convention.1âшphi1
Section 3. This Memorandum Circular shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila this 31st day of October in the year of Our Lord Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Eight.
(Sgd.) JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA
By the President:
(Sgd.) RONALDO B. ZAMORA
Executive Secretary
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