Guidelines in the Implementation of the Kabataan Information Technology Opportunities Project

August 12, 2009DOLE ADVISORY NO. 006-09GUIDELINES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE KABATAAN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OPPORTUNITIES PROJECTThe DOLE joins the National Youth Service Program of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo pursuant to Executive Order No. 788 dated March 30, 2009 "Promoting A Youth National Service", initiating "a new era of volunteerism and community spirit", through the Kabataan Information Technology Opportunities (Kabataan ITo) Project, of which the following guidelines are hereby issued. I. Concept and ObjectivesKabataan ITo is an earning and learning project through which the IT-literate unemployed youth shall be tapped in improving IT literacy among the out-of-school youth and other disadvantaged youth through free mentoring sessions and in bringing the government closer to the people through free, supervised internet access to online government programs and services.Specifically, the project will provide:• employment opportunities for information technology/computer-literate youth by serving as mentors;• learning opportunities for youth who are interested to acquire basic and practical IT-related knowledge and skills and to experience hands-on IT appreciation and familiarization; and• access to various programs and services of the government for poor students,...