The DICT said the items were intended for the e-learning initiatives of LGUS and that the supplier, Lex-Mar, is a wholesaler of office supplies and office equipment although it is also engaged in the construction business.
But the Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) said the portal and mobile app for issuing vaccination certificates “VaxCertPH” is ready to go live nationwide after training of LGU operators in the next few weeks.
Converge CEO Dennis Anthony Uy said the company has no plans as yet to go into mobile since broadband subscriptions at home and in offices are allowing Filipinos to just use over-the-top services such as Facebook Messenger and Viber instead of voice calls.
The DICT said while MITHI increased the visibility in terms of ICT expenditures, the framework unintentionally led to delays in acquisition of ICT resources by agencies as layers of review multiplied.
National Privacy Commission (NPC) chair Raymund Liboro said his agency is “saddened” by the recommendation by Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) chair Sergio Ortiz-Luis Jr. to reveal the names of Covid-positive individuals.
Based on internal projections, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) undersecretary Rafaelita Aldaba said that by 2030, there would be 6.6 million EVs on local roads, half of which are targeted to be manufactured locally.
The PhiliFintech Innovation Office (PIO), under the SEC’s Corporate Governance and Finance Department (CGFD), will focus on the regulation of the use of fintech, or financial technology, in the Philippines.
NEDA director-general Karl Chua said he saw the significance of digitalization during the pandemic when social protection programs cannot be delivered because there was no single registry or database of Filipinos to identify beneficiaries.
According to a study of state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), the global outlook of the EV sector is “very optimistic” given the increasing trend that has been observed in the global fleet for any type of vehicle from 2010 to 2019.
