GenSantos to host 7th MINDACON in November

General Santos City will host the 2022 Mindanao ICT Conference to be held at the Grand Summit Hotel in November 3 to 4, 2022.

Delegations from Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), Davao, Region 12, and many more have already
registered online to attend the event. Interested students also registered to attend the activity.

In addition, Assistant Secretaries from the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), and Atty. Jocelle Batapa-Sigue, the Undersecretary
for ICT Industry Development, will be present. The event will feature a presentation by Mr. John Garrity, the Chief of Party of USAID,
Better Access and Connectivity (BEACON), on Improving Connectivity, Cybersecurity, and Gender and Development in Mindanao.

Other speakers would participate in the activity and provide their perspectives to the
attendees.

The following subjects will be covered during presentations and sessions during MindaCon:

DICT Support to ICT Industry
E-Commerce: Role In Changing Local Economy
The Philippine IT-BPM Updates/ The Regional Development for ICT Industry
Maximizing GIS Apps in PH Agriculture and E-Commerce Sector
Cybersecurity: Laws Governing Cybersecurity in the Philippines – A Nutshell/
Cybersecurity in the E-Commerce Context
Local Innovation Initiatives for E-Commerce
E-Commerce in The Agri-Business Industry (Modernizing Agriculture through e-
commerce)
Strengthening the countryside through digitalization and innovation
E-Commerce Through Drop shipping
Blockchain in the E-Commerce Space
Social Media Marketing & Analytics

MindaCon is an annual event to further discuss innovations, programs, and updates for
the ICT industry and its significant role in fast changing environment that is related to techology, ICT, and engineering.-FC