The Junior Philippine Computer Society (JPCS) is an organization of students in the field of information and communications technology. The JPCS aims to provide its members with experiences that complement the knowledge members acquire in their respective schools, thus better preparing each student for his future role as a world class ICT. JPCS encourages friendly competition among schools. Compet
ition winners not only win for themselves, but win for their school – in an inexpensive but very public opportunity to advertise their school’s quality of education. As an organization that is actively involved in the ICT-related concerns of education, industry, business, and government, the Philippine Computer Society is pleased to collaborate with schools to continuously improve the quality of ICT education and training. With a JPCS chapter in our school, graduating JPCS members can rightfully claim having been “bred” in an organization that is an integral part of the Philippine Computer Society (PCS), the premier organization of IT professionals in the country. With a JPCS chapter in our school, and with JPCS an integral part of PCS, our school is assured of an open direct channel between our school and the ICT industry. NATIONAL JPCS
At the start, JPCS consisted of separate school chapters under the direct guidance of the Philippine Computer Society. In 1991, however, a national JPCS board was selected from the presidents of local chapters. The National Board of JPCS Officers are given the authority to create and decide on projects that is consistent with the principles and objectives of JPCS, subject to the guidance and approval of the PCS Board Committee on JPCS. At present, JPCS has 50 chapter schools comprised of more than 6500 student members. THE SUBSEQUENT YEARS
The initial years saw tremendous success through the hosting of civic, educational, membership-generating and fund-raising projects. Some of the projects were:
• National member’s ID cm privilege card
• JPCS sportsfests / fun-day / gigs
• JPCS Leadership Transformation Seminar
• Oplan Sagip Bukid which involved providing a computer system to Guagua, Pampanga to monitor farmers
• Participation in several national elections as volunteers in many roles, as encoders, as watchers, etc.
• Serving as manpower pool in various PCS projects such as: ICT Professionals’ Congress, South East Asia Regional Computer Confederation (SEARCC), Micromouse (Robotics) Competition and Programming Competition, etc.
• Annual holding of Explore ICT, the national conference specifically designed to serve ICT students
JPCS continues to exist to fulfill its raisson d’etre. The PCS Board is committed to support and guide the JPCS National Board. Every annual leadership workshop, a new JPCS National Board is formed from among the qualified students nominated by their respective schools. Through the JPCS Steering Committee, the Philippine Computer Society looks forward to working with a much greater number of active JPCS chapters spread over a much larger area of the Philippine archipelago. To promote among enthusiasts the understanding and appropriate usage of information & communications technology.
2. To encourage commitment to higher standards of computer education among chapter schools.
3. To provide a venue for information exchange among its members, thereby promoting and improving ICT throughout the country.
4. To prepare the student for a future as an ICT Professional.
