Memorandum of Agreement: DTI-ECO and DigitalFilipino Club

(Last June 11, during the 10th Year Anniversary Celebration of the E-Commerce Law, I shared results of the Yahoo - AC Nielsen Net Index 2010 survey where the rate of e-commerce and e-banking usage in the Philippines is still pegged at 3%. There is still a lot of trust and security perception or concerns that hamper Filipinos from making full-blown transactions online. We decided to come up with this MOA to jumpstart aggressive e-commerce advocacy strategies and hope our members will actively participate in this endeavor.)

Memorandum of Agreement

This Memorandum of Agreement is between the E-Commerce Office of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI-ECO) represented herein by Director Maria Lourdes A. Yaptinchay and the DigitalFilipino Club (DF) represented herein by Janette C. Toral.

DTI-ECO and DF hereby agree to collaborate on the following areas, among others, to help increase the growth of e-commerce among Filipino consumers:

1. Training and Seminars (online and offline)

DTI-ECO and DF will come up a series of awareness training and videos on various e-commerce efforts, safe online shopping, e-commerce policies, and consumer protection policies in place today.

2. Policy Development and Awareness

DTI-ECO and DF will collaborate in crafting new policies and creating an advocacy to spread the word on existing policies.

3. Pilot projects

As necessary, DTI-ECO and DF come up with special projects and initiatives to boost the adoption of e-commerce in the Philippines among Filipino consumers.

Signed on this 11th day of June 2010 during the 10th Anniversary Celebration of the E-Commerce Law held at Room C of the Philippine Trade and Training Center, Roxas Boulevard corner Senator Gil Puyat Avenue, Pasay City.

(View photos taken from the event)

June 11: E-Commerce Law 10th Year Celebration

This coming June 11, the Department of Trade and Industry E-Commerce Office and DigitalFilipino Club will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of the E-Commerce Law (Republic Act 8792) at Room C of the Philippine Trade & Training Center, Gil Puyat Avenue corner Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City (beside World Trade Center) from 1 pm to 5 pm.

DigitalFilipino Club members are welcome to attend this event noting the following slots:

• Corporate member - 3 representatives
  
• SME member - 2 representatives
  
• Individual member (non-transferable)

Tentative agenda as follows (subject to change):

12:30 to 1:30 registration
1:30 to 1:45 Welcome Remarks
1:45 to 2:15 State of E-Commerce in Government
2:15 to 2:45 State of E-Commerce from the Private Sector
2:45 to 3:00 Areas of Cooperation declaration and signing
3:00 onwards Other matters, Networking, Raffle

Club members attending have an opportunity to present 5 slides during the networking portion and talk about what they do or share updates.

Club members are requested to confirm their attendance ahead of time for food count purposes.

Search Engine Optimization, Link Building Techniques, E-Commerce Law, Blogging 101, E-Mail Marketing, Blog Marketing & Advertising Webinar Series

In partnership with our corporate member - ProFora Professional Linkage Webinars, I'll be conducting a series of webinars this October.

Note that DigitalFilipino Club Members can attend these sessions for free following this allocation of slots:

• Corporate members can have one representative in all 5 webinars or 12 sessions.
• SME members can have one representative in 6 sessions.
• Individual members can participate in 2 sessions (non-transferable).
• Club members wanting to attend additional sessions or have more than one representative can pay five hundred pesos (P500) per session.

Please click on the registration below to reserve your slot and receive confirmation.

Non-club members who wishes to attend can pay the corresponding fee of seven hundred fifty pesos per session (P750).

Topics for this webinar series are the following:

1. Search Engine Optimization Techniques Certificate Course
   October 6, 8, and 10
   6 pm to 8 pm
   
2. Link Building Techniques Certificate Course
   October 13, 15, and 17
   6 pm to 8 pm
   
3. E-Commerce Law Overview
   October 21
   6 pm to 8 pm
   
4. Blogging 101
   October 21
   6 pm to 8 pm
   
5. E-Mail Marketing Certificate Course
   October 26, 28, and 30
   6 pm to 8 pm
   
6. Blog Marketing & Advertising
   November 4
   7 pm to 9 pm

To participate in the webinar, please note the following:

• Register ahead in order to receive the link where you can join the webinar on the actual day.
• Be online at least 10 minutes before the webinar.
• You will need a headset or sound speakers to listen while the live presentation and discussion is happening.
• You will need a microphone if you want to join the discussion via voice (although you can also type in your questions).

E-Commerce Policy Development Workshop

DigitalFilipino.com Club SME and Corporate members are invited to attend the forthcoming E-Commerce Policy Development Workshop this May 2 at the at the CEO Suite, 37th Flr. LKG Tower 6801 Ayala Ave. 1226 Makati City. A repeat of this workshop is also scheduled on May 5 at the same venue.

DigitalFilipino.com Club SME members can send 1 representative while Corporate members can send 2 representatives. Please confirm for food count purposes.

This workshop is ideal for companies who would like to have an understanding of the E-Commerce Law. It will also tackle the creation of company policies in relation to electronic trading, employees' use of Internet resources, application design, and how to handle electronic evidence.

• 9:00 - 12:00
  
• Salient features of the E-Commerce Law
• Creation of Trading Partner Agreement
• Electronic Contracts Formation
• 1:00 - 5:00
• Creation of Company Internet Use Policy
• Privacy Policy (DTI DAO #8)
  
• Application Design for Electronic Evidence Admissibility
• Electronic Evidence Handling
  

Interested non-members are requested to sign up as an SME or Corporate member prior to the workshop and confirm attendance for food count purposes.