MANILA, Philippines — Non-government organizations (NGOs) and civil
society groups in the Philippines can now get a boost in their capabilities
through the various digital software being made easily available and at low
costs, Microsoft said in its recently held “NGO Connection Day.”
Microsoft, through its partnership with the international NGO, Techsoup
Global, and its regional arm, TechSoup Asia, helps give local NGOs access to
digital software at very minimal costs.
“TechSoup Asia provides donated software, events, and technology
resources from companies like Microsoft, SAP, and Symantec to eligible
charities and non-profit organization,” TechSoup Asia said in a statement.
NGOs in the country simply have to log on to their website,
http://www.techsoup.asia and register their organization to become eligible of
receiving software donations. Software are available for a minimal
administration fee.
One of the software that NGOs can get when they register with TechSoup
Asia is a genuine full version of the Windows 7 operating system that will
translate into savings and increased capabilities for the organization to carry
out its advocacies and activities.
TechSoup Asia has partnered with leading global software developers
such as Microsoft, Cisco, Adobe, Symantec and more than 40 others to provide
digital software programs to NGOs in the Asia-Pacific region.
TechSoup Global has already “distributed more than $2.6 billion in
technology donations to more than 152,000 civil society organizations,” it said
in a statement.
Their donations have helped NGOs “around the world in their efforts to
support human rights, alleviate poverty, protect the environment, and provide
education and healthcare services,” it said.
“Microsoft empowers small and medium businesses, even NGO’s, through
the affordable technologies, helping them manage and grow their organizations
in today’s knowledge economy,” John Bessey, Managing Director of Microsoft
Philippines, said in their statement.
Social Welfare Secretary Dinky Soliman was present in the one-day
gathering of NGOs, professionals, and industry experts.
“We see that companies like Microsoft prioritize what the country is
trying to achieve — and this is to alleviate poverty through the support they
give to civil society organizations,” Soliman said in a statement.
She said in an interview that some of the technologies used by DSWD
helps them in the implementation of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program
also known as the Conditional Cash Transfer program. They are able to create a
data bank and information management system to pinpoint the exact locations of
poor families that will be enrolled in the program.
She added that digital software programs that increase the capabilities
of NGOs helps the government to pursue inclusive growth and ensure that no one
gets left behind in the development of the country.
Matikas Santos
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