Although the mini-computer lab is partially housed in the receiving area of a small residential building, the set-up will be temporary. The whole operation will be moving to the bigger Bayanihan Center by the end of the year. This will be housed in a vacated school building at Pasir Panjang, near the National University of Singapore. This new venue will have more than ample facilities for one or two proper computer labs. The monthly rental is funded by the Philippine Government with a subsidy from the Singapore Government. The Bayanihan Center will be shared by different Filipino associations aside from FOWS.

The FOWS-STP, concurrent with the move to the new place, is doing some organizational housekeeping. Committees will be set up to institutionalise the existing ad hoc arrangements. At any rate, measures/policies/guidelines will be made to facilitate and, in some cases regulate, computer usage (e.g. setting up "KidSafe" from Apple Computer, which limits internet access to "approved" sites if deemed necessary).

 

As for maintenance, an additional 2 computers will be kept in storage for spare parts. The existing computer teachers and other interested parties will be part of a pool of people trained to maintain the computers. FOWS will be shouldering the maintaining costs in the future, which will hopefully be kept at a minimum. Moreover, FOWS will also be spending for the power supply, telephone charges (dial up can be free using Starhub for internet access). FOWS shall also organize and replenish a pool of volunteers to be trained for the computer's upkeep.

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