RP Joins OneWebDay
By L.A, 8:08 pm Wed Sep 23 2009 - Events - 1 Opinion
The country joins OneWebDay celebration for the first time and businesses and individuals are putting a “bayanihan” twist to spreading the use of the Internet.
The event was held last September 22, 2009 at the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City. The country joined around 50 other countries in celebrating OneWebDay.
OneWebDay started out in 2006 as a volunteer activity by Susan Crawford. She was a former board member of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).
In the Philippines, it is Michael Alunan, head of the Philippine Internet Users’ Society (PIUS), said the event aims to bring the use of Internet into a wider audience.
“We’re banking on the concept of ‘bayanihan’ in this event, to make people work together and spread the use of technology and the Internet to those who need it. We know how the Internet could improve the lives of Filipinos,” Alunan said.
During the event, the organizers gave free internet and computer use tutorials. I think having this event will make internet awareness much wider and will let more and more internet users know the ins and outs of the world wide web. Many internet users primarily use the internet for surfing and chatting which are just two of the many uses of the technology. I hope this event and future events alike will educate more and more Filipinos on the use of the internet.
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