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Comment by Jimmy L. Calata on February 4, 2010 at 9:08am

I just wish to share the following Philippine experience as regards representations to councils:

Sectoral Representation in the Executive Council


The PhiCeCNet Executive Council is composed of representatives from the following sectors:

1. National Government Agencies (other than the NCC-CICT)
2. Academe
3. Non-Government Organizations
4. Private Business with interest in CeCs/telecentres
5. Media
6. CeC/Telecentre Managers
7. CeC/Telecentre users
8. International Development Agencies
9. Local Government Units

The duly-designated representative of the National Computer Center – Commission on ICT (NCC-CICT) is an automatic ex officio member.


Geographic and Gender Representation to the Executive Council


Each of the nine (9) sectors listed above nominates a maximum of three (3) representatives to the Executive Council. Nominees come from each of the three (3) ISLAND GROUPS of the Philippines, namely: Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, with GENDER REPRESENTATION being one of the basic considerations.

In observance of DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES, the PhilCeCNet MEMBERS AT-LARGE elect from among the nominees the sector representatives to the Executive Council.


Thematic Positions in the Executive Council


The Executive Council elect from among themselves a Chair, a Vice Chair, Executive Secretary, Executive Treasurer, and Heads of the Committees corresponding to the components of the Philippine CeC Program, including two (2) committees for administrative concerns, namely:
1. Infrastructure
2. Content Development
3. Capability-Building
4. Telecentre Development and Management
5. Membership
6. Resource Management

In view of the PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP (PPP) nature of the Philippine CeC Program, should the elected Chair come from the public sector, the Vice Chair should come from the private sector and vice-versa.