January, 2012

The Comelec Advisory Council (CAC) has officially recommended to the country’s elections body the adoption of Optical Mark Reader (OMR) technology in the 2013 elections.

Casambre

In an exclusive interview with Louis Napoleon Casambre, executive director of the Information and Communications Technology Office (ICTO) and chair of the CAC, said the council has already sent two resolutions to the Comelec recommending the use of OMR technology.

It is now up to the Comelec to decide whether or not it would adopt the recommendation of the CAC. If the poll body decides to stick with the CAC recommendation, its next step would be to pick the type of OMR technology that will be…

By Richard Parcia

There I was doing a virtual version of a “prone” position. My peripheral vision was clear and I was moving slowly so the ruffled grass and leaves won’t give my position.

I am on a hunt for a nemesis that has terminated me five times in a row by way of a single headshot only done by a recon character – that type who just lurks behind mole hills and dark corners waiting for sitting ducks to reveal themselves. I was that sitting duck. Five times over.

Now in a crawling position, I am five meters away from the character that painted the words loser on my forehead and…

For the first time since being constituted in July last year, the Information and Communications Technology Office (ICTO) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) formally held its first press conference on Monday to present its plans and strategies for the local ICT industry.

ICTO chief Louis Casambre speaking at the podium while DOST Secretary Mario Montejo and BPAP chair Fred Ayala listen to his presentation

The country’s top ICT organizations, led by the trade umbrella group Business Processing Association of the Philippines (BPAP), were in full in force at the briefing held at the National Computer Center building in Quezon City.

DOST Secretary Mario Montejo held court with BPAP chair…

A lawmaker is pushing for the creation of a telecommunications relay system that would provide equitable basic access to the telecommunications network for persons with hearing, speech, or dual sensory disabilities.

Herrera-Dy

Rep. Bernadette Herrera-Dy, of party-list group Bagong Henerasyon, filed House Bill 5670 to give persons with hearing, speech, or dual sensory impairments access to basic telecommunications services at a cost no greater than that paid by other telecommunications services customers.

The cost of specialized telecommunications equipment shall be borne by all the telecommunications customers, according to the bill.

Herrera-Dy said a significant portion of the Filipino population has hearing, speech, or dual sensory disabilities. She cited a recent survey on hearing…