Project Paturo (Platform for Tracking and Assessment of Urbanization - Related Opportunities) was launched during a kick-off meeting held at the Analytics, Computing and Complex Systems Laboratory of the Asian Institute of Management (ACCeSs@AIM) on Wednesday, February 5. Funded by the Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technologies Research and Development (DoST-PCIEERD), the project is a partnership among ACCeSs@AIM, the College of Computing Studies, Information and Communication Technology of the Isabela State University - Cauayan Campus, and the Local Government Unit of the City of Cauayan, Isabela. Bernard Faustino Dy, Cauayan city mayor; Professor Mary Jane Bitanga, dean of ISU-CCSICT; Dr. Enrico Paringit, executive Director of DoST-PCIEERD, Engineer Sancho Mabborang, regional director of DoST-Cagayan Valley, and an ACCeSs@AIM team, led by Aboitiz Chairs in data science Drs. Christopher Monterola and Erika Fille Legara, Paturo project leader, participated in the kick-off meeting.
