Where Will Comelec/Smartmatic-Tim Find The 50,000 It Technicians It Needs For Election Day?
The ICT industry associations have volunteered to join efforts to assist COMELEC in the deployment of IT technicians nationwide. Institute of Electronics Communications Engineers of the Philippines (IECEP) the Philippine Electronics and Telecommunications Federation (PETEF), the Philippine Computer Society (PCS), the Information Systems Security Society of the Philippines (ISSSP), the Chief Information Officers Forum (CIO Forum) from all government IT departments, and others. Likewise, PPCRV, NAMFREL, CER, schools, universities are also being tapped to assist by providing their graduating students in the IT, science and engineering field. THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF FILIPINOS WHO WOULD LIKE TO BE PART OF HISTORY. THERE WILL BE ENOUGH IT TECHNICIANS ON THE GROUND TO ENSURE SUCCESS OF THE AUTOMATED POLLS.
