Pres. Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, Dec. 22, ordered the closure of all online gaming firms, saying the country has no mechanism to regulate online gambling.
Filipinos can look forward to better government online services as the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) ?soft-launched? on Wednesday, Dec. 14, the National Government Portal (NGP).
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) launched on Thursday, Dec. 8, a six-year national cybersecurity strategy that seeks to ensure the protection of critical infrastructure from cyber attacks through effective coordination with law enforcement agencies.
The DICT stated that their preferred option is to invest in Internet infrastructure, like fiber-optic cables, especially in underserved and hard-to-reach areas.
NPC commissioner Raymund E. Liboro emphasized the crucial role of government information security managers in protecting privacy as a human right because it serves as basis for the enjoyment of the most basic of personal and political freedoms
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is making a last-minute attempt to convince lawmakers to restore the P1 billion that was slashed from the budget of the controversial Philippine-California Advanced Research Institutes (PCARI) Project.
Plans are being finalized, including a review of the regulatory requirements and institutional arrangements, to hasten the entry of new competitors to invest in the Philippines in the ICT and energy sectors.
Pres. Rodrigo R. Duterte has added three new assistant secretaries to the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) after appointing three undersecretaries earlier.
After the initial success of its micro-satellite program, the Philippine government will invest substantially in space technology development in the next 10 years, Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Fortunato Dela Pena said on Thursday, Nov. 17.
