Cadiz City hosted the Digital Careers Expo 2023 of the Department of Information, Communications and Technology (DICT) on Friday, September 1.
Held at the Cadiz City Arena, the activity was aimed at inculcating in the minds of the youth that digitalization is now a new way of thinking, a press release from Cadiz City said.
The event themed “Accelerating global digital opportunities for Filipino talents” gathered hundreds of senior high school and college students from Cadiz, Sagay and Manapla (CaSaMa) in the 2nd District of Negros Occidental.
Leading the pack of speakers and moderators was DITC Undersecretary Jocelle Batapa-Sigue.
Batapa-Sigue stressed that the digital age is now wiring everything.
Thus the new generation must dwell on the creative mindset and explore lots of opportunities amidst digitalization, she said.
Students must learn future skills such as artificial intelligence (AI), special intelligence (SI), games development and computational thinking, she said.
Cadiz City Mayor Salvador Escalante Jr. thanked Batapa-Sigue for choosing the 2nd District, particularly Cadiz, for the event.
The mayor hailed Batapa-Sigue as an “architect” of digital infrastructure in Negros Occidental during the incumbency of the late Gov. Alfredo Marañon Jr., the press release said.
Rep. Alfredo Marañon III (Neg. Occ., 2nd District) said the event will drive everyone to exciting possibilities in the digital world.
“With this, we are uncovering path to a dynamic future,” he said.
“Truly this is an exciting avenue for success and community growth.”
Sagay City Vice Mayor Leo Rafael Cueva said “This is a step forward into the world of digital opportunities and innovations”.
Manapla Mayor Manuel Escalante III said he was grateful that Manaplahanons were included in the digital careers expo.*