The Angeles City government, led by Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr., signed today, May 29, a Memorandum of Agreement with the Department of Information and Communications Technology for the establishment of Technology Empowerment for Education, Employment, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development project, also known as Tech4ED, a digital transformation center.

Signatories of the MOA were Secretary Ivan John Uy for DICT, and Mayor Lazatin for the Angeles City government.

The DICT has donated an equipment package consisting of 11 computers for the project, and provides access from the platform of DICT.

According to the MOA, Angeles City is “qualified to establish” the Tech4ED, which aims to “harness ICT to bridge the digital divide and alleviate poverty in the unserved and undeserved communities in the Philippines.”

Mayor Lazatin thanked the DICT for supporting the city government in implementing the project.

“Makakaasa po kayo na iingatan po namin ang inyong mga binigay na equipment, na tiyak pong malaking tulong para sa aking mga kababayan,” Lazatin said.

Present during the MOA signing are City Librarian Erma Manalo, and Angeles City Economic Development and Investment Promotions Officer Irish Bonus-Llego.

To recall, the city government had renovated its city library last March with its first-class facilities.

To date, the city library houses roughly 7,000 books.

The city library also has a newly-established children’s section and it offers a free high speed internet connection to students, researchers, and visitors.