Action for Economic Reforms (AER) co-organized an online orientation with Project Smarter Philippines through Data Analytics, R&D, Training, and Adoption (SPARTA) on September 23, 2021. The event provided AER’s SPARTA scholar nominees with information on the objectives, learning pathways, and course offerings of Project SPARTA and the role and significance of Data Science and Analytics in the modern world.
Some 103 participants from AER’s partner local government units (LGUs), civil society organizations (CSOs), and state universities and colleges (SUCs) joined the orientation. AER key officials led by Ms. Jessica Cantos-Reyes, AER President and Ms.Victoria Quimbo and Ms. Jenina Joy Chavez, the chiefs of party of two projects under AER’s data-driven development program, delivered messages on behalf of AER.
Mr. Ira Cruz, PH3D Partnership Lead, facilitated the program. SPARTA’s Deputy Project Manager Mr. Nikko Visperas gave the orientation and Coursebank Instructional Design Lead Ms. Jaclyn Sangalang spoke about SPARTA’s onboarding process. DAP Vice president and SPARTA Project Lead Dr. Alan Cajes gave the closing remarks.