By Crisdeniele Clemente

The MMSU College of Computing and Information Sciences (CCIS) and the National Irrigation Administration - Ilocos Norte Irrigation Management Office (NIA-INIMO) forged a memorandum of agreement (MoA) on Monday, May 27, to provide digitalization services for NIA-INIMO.

Signed by MMSU President Shirley C. Agrupis and Engr. Joselito De Vera, acting division manager for NIA-INIMO, the new partnership includes enhancing NIA-INIMO's IT capabilities, such as resource lectures, where distinguished faculty and industry experts will deliver comprehensive and insightful presentations on IT-related topics, and specialized training programs designed to build and refine practical skills in various IT disciplines.

Vice President for Planning and Strategic Foresight Dr. Virgilio Julius Manzano Jr., CCIS Dean Dr. Saturnina Nisperos, CCIS faculty members, and NIA-INIMO staff witnessed the signing ceremony.

In October 2022, NIA partnered with MMSU to improve the irrigation systems in Ilocos Norte. In the five-year MOU, MMSU and NIA signed a partnership to study all available water resources in the country for irrigation purposes in Ilocos Norte, construct multiple-purpose water resources projects for irrigation within MMSU campus, and improve the irrigation and appurtenant structures in the MMSU’s 26-hectare Coordinated Agribusiness, Research and Extension Strategies (CARES) program farm. Both parties also agreed to exchange irrigation-related information, publications, and materials.