CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga — President Arroyo on Thursday personally led the opening of the 2nd National Information and Communication Technology Confederation of the Philippines (2nd NICP) Summit held inside the Freeport Zone here.

The President officially opened the three-day summit on Information Communication and Technology (ICT) and expressed optimism on her administration’s vision for the Philippines to be globally competitive in the ICT industry.

President Arroyo was welcomed by Sec. Ray Anthony Roxas-Chua III, chairman of the Commission on ICT (CICT); Benigno Ricafort, president and CEO of Clark Development Corporation (CDC), and other NICP officials and members. Mrs. Arroyo said that ICT will boost our global business competitiveness and our economic growth.

The event was hosted by the Metro Clark ICT Council chaired by George Sorio, senior executive vice president of Cyber City, in recognition of the important role of the ICT in advancing today’s growing business activities here and abroad. (Franco G. Regala)