DICT

Clarity, an AI-powered tool utilizing Langchain to assist developers in navigating diverse and complex coding scenarios, emerged as the champion of the 8th Philippine Startup Challenge (PSC).

The “Horizon Philippines” initiative seeks to catalyze the creation of new intellectual property assets through a collaboration platform for startups in three vital Philippine industries -- BPO, overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), and electronics assembly.

Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) secretary Ivan John Uy said the Philippines is host to more than 1,100 startups, 60 incubators and accelerators, 50 venture capitalists, and more than 200 co-working spaces who are now actively collaborating.

The National ICT Confederation of the Philippines (NICP), along with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), commemorated 15 years of collaborative efforts on November 8-9, 2023, during the 15th National ICT Summit held in Iligan City.

The government can build a "credible and secure firewall against cyberattacks" without having to use confidential funds for the purpose, Sen. Chiz Escudero said on Tuesday, Nov. 7.

The five-year NICTDA is anchored on six development components, namely: digital connectivity, digital transformation, digital inclusivity, ICT resiliency and sustainability, strategic partnership, and digital ecosystems development.

The deployment of the VSATs were made in the provinces of Benguet, Kalinga, Ifugao, Ilocos Norte, Quezon, and Pangasinan.

This comes in the face of the Philippines being second in the world when it comes to the number of recorded cyberattacks, losing up to P100 million in each instance, according to data provided by the Philippine National Police.   

The National Association of Data Protection Officers of the Philippines (NADPOP) and the Philippine Computer Emergency Response Team (PH-CERT) said regulators should already anticipate the worst-case scenario as it is better to warn Filipino consumers as soon as possible as the threat actors can already exploit the illegally accessed personal information.

The DICT said it will lead the development of the North Luzon Data Center, which will be an integral part of the agency’s National Government Data Center Project.