COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY EXTENSION POLICY AND STRATEGIC AGENDA
SOCIAL STANCE & SERVICE ORIENTATION
The Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT) program demonstrates a sustained and well-documented commitment to community development. Through technology-driven extension initiatives, the department applies its information technology expertise to promote digital inclusion, capacity building, and organizational modernization across local government units, cooperatives, public schools, and community-based organizations.
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING INTEGRATION
Extension projects consistently exhibit strong faculty leadership and active student involvement, seamlessly linking community service with instructional objectives. Faculty members serve as project leaders, trainers, system developers, and evaluators, while IT undergraduate students participate as facilitators, moderators, and technical assistants—reinforcing experiential learning and civic social responsibility.
EVOLUTION OF EXTENSION MATURITY FRAMEWORK
The department’s extension agenda operates as a strategic, needs-driven, and technology-enabled cycle. The program has systematically transitioned away from episodic awareness campaigns toward highly scalable, sustainable ICT interventions divided into three core pillars:
Awareness & Digital Ethics
Addressing emerging digital concerns, data privacy, and ethical technology adoption.
Economic & Skills Empowerment Seminars
Assessing technological skill gaps of local distributors and micro-enterprises to guide them toward digital adoption.
Applied Technical Solution Deployment
Translating faculty research and student configurations into practical, deployable systems that automate manual organizational workflows.
TECHNICAL PROFILES
DIGITAL LITERACY AND ETHICAL TECHNOLOGY USE (RESPONSIBLE AI ONBOARDING)
PARTNER: INVESTMENT PROMOTION OFFICE - NEGOSYO CENTER OF MANDALUYONG CITY
DEPLOYMENT ARCHIVES
STRATEGIC CHALLENGE
Responding directly to emerging corporate concerns regarding generative AI misuse, lack of data privacy, and missing digital ethics parameters.
TECHNICAL CONTENT
Facilitated a complete extension cycle—from needs tracking to structured assessment. Instruction pathways covered responsible AI principles (transparency, fairness, privacy, and human oversight) paired with hands-on labs in prompt engineering and foundational AI tools. Participant evaluation logs yielded high satisfaction ratings, confirming the instructional relevance.
PUP IVOTE++
High-Impact Special Deployment
Showcase: The PUP iVOTE++ System
SYSTEM OVERVIEW & ARCHITECTURAL PURPOSE
The PUP iVOTE++ system is a secure, technology-enabled digital voting platform designed, configured, and deployed by the BSIT program. The system modernizes and secures the administrative election loops of large cooperative and institutional bodies, eliminating manual counting errors, accelerating transparency, and expanding democratic accessibility.
HYBRID
OPERATIONS
100% RELIABLE Fully supports simultaneous secure on-site and online remote voting.
CROSS-BRANCH
ALL ACCESSEnabled secure remote voting for across-campus members, establishing a blueprint for inclusive digital governance.
TECH-TRANSFER
COMMUNITY LEADBeyond installation, faculty and students completed training, code verification, and orientation to build digital confidence and governance acceptance.
PUP IVOTE++
REAL-TIME ELECTION ARCHIVE
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Bridging technology and people through open-source collaboration, digital literacy outreach, and tech workshops.