DAVAO DEL NORTE, July 25 (PIA)--- The Communication for Development Network (C4DNet) under the auspices of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) XI will go full-blast in its communication and advocacy activities in the second half of the year.
During the 3rd quarter meeting at the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) XI Regional Office, the C4DNet lined up specific activities to be undertaken with a major event to be launched starting August this year.
Topping the list of activities that the C4D Net will undertake is the series of press briefings to start off on August 8 with Regional Development Council (RDC) Chairperson Rodolfo P. del Rosario, governor of Davao del Norte, to discuss the RDC XI 2014-2016 Development Thrusts and the 2013 Updates.
He will be joined on the panel by NEDA XI Regional Director Ma. Lourdes Lim, vice chairperson of RDC XI
Succeeding topics in the series of twice a month press briefings are Modern and Competitive Agriculture Programs, Sustainable Environment and Natural Resources Programs in September; Competitive Industry and Services, Science and Technology and Innovation, and Strategic and Sustainable Infrastructure programs in October; Good Governance, Peace and Development and Human Resource Development programs in November; and Social Protection for Inclusive Growth programs in December.
There will also be roadshows to be conducted at the provincial and city levels to broaden the understanding of local stakesholders “on the socio-economic directions” of the Davao Region as mapped out in the updated Regional Development Plan (RDP).
The conduct of the roadshow is also aimed at generating positive responses and to trigger local initiatives that would contribute to the Plan implementation; and to strengthen the network among regional and local stakeholders to achieve the goals, objectives and targets set in the RDP.
Aiming to strengthen its network of advocacy and to widely spread the dissemination of information, the C4DNet will also be creating the RDC XI Press Corps whose members will serve as mainstay media practitioners to be invited during press briefings and during RDC Roadshow.
There will also be advocacy fora with stakeholders on Poverty Reduction and the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), the 2013 Regional Development Report, the State of the Region Report and the Regional Peace Situation.
Schedules for the each specific forum are yet to be determined as arranged by the RDC XI Secretariat but all the fora are set in the months of August to November this year.
Aside from the forum with stakeholders, there will also be advocacy support to specific RDC XI implementation plan activities and policy advocacies.
Set within the second half of the year are the “Investment Forum for Power Supply/Renewable Energy Projects”, “ ASEAN Economic Cooperation (AEC)”, “ Economic and Financial Literacy”, “ Industry Cluster Roadmap” , “Typhoon Pablo Rehabilitation Plan Outcomes”, “Establishment of the Davao Regional State University System (DRSUS)”.
NEDA XI which serves as the mother agency of C4DNet will sponsor the capability-building for its members who will benefit from trainings on social media, development statistics and the basic and advanced news writing.
Taking the role as the communication and advocacy arm of RDC XI, the C4DNet gains the able advise and supervision of regional directors Ma. Lourdes Lim of NEDA XI and Efren F. Elbanbuena of PIA XI. (PIA XI/ Jeanevive Duron-Abangan)
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