DepEd, DICT sign agreement to strengthen delivery of education
Published April 19, 2021 1:48pm Two government agencies have teamed up to strengthen the delivery of education through digital connectivity of all public schools and wider access to learning platforms amid the COVID-19 crisis. Signed last Friday, the agreement between the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) aims to establish the Public Education Network (PEN). The partnership will lay down the framework of cooperation between DepEd and DICT, including advocacy for the presence of ICT service providers in public school premises, provision of online resources, materials, and systems for educational use, and coordination with the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), among others.
DepEd partners with DICT to put up Public Education Network
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The Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) have signed a partnership agreement to establish an initiative called Public Education Network (PEN).
DepEd secretary Leonor Briones and DICT secretary Gregorio B. Honasan II signed on Friday, April 16, two Memorandum of Agreements (MOA) to strengthen the delivery of education through broadcast, connectivity, and digital security via the PEN program.
The two national agencies had been coordinating the development of the PEN as early as April 2020. The initiative aims to fast-track the digital connectivity of all public schools and DepEd offices nationwide and allow learners to have wider access to DepEd TV, DepEd Commons, and other learning platforms.
Published April 19, 2021, 3:36 PM
In order to realize the establishment of the Public Education Network (PEN) in the country, the Department of Education (DepEd) has partnered with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to respond to the challenges in the education landscape.
Education Secretary Leonor Briones confirmed this during the briefing of Palace Spokesman Harry Roque on Monday, April 19. With the shift into distance learning amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, underscored the “need to use technology” for learning continuity and education.
Last week, DepEd led by Briones and DICT led by Secretary Gregorio Honasan II also signed two important Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to strengthen the delivery of education through broadcast, connectivity, and digital security via the PEN program.
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