Showcasing its potential as a digital hub, the Visayas region recently hosted the 10th Visayas ICT (VICTOR) Conference in Boracay Island, Aklan as it highlighted the importance of convergence between the national and local government units, academe, and private sector through an ICT-enabled whole-of-the-nation approach.
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said it will push for the upgrading of the Internet connectivity in the island and in other tourism destinations in the country.
The Commission on Audit (COA) earlier flagged the Department of Information and Communications and Technology (DICT) for failing to distribute around P93-million worth of laptops and tablets that the Duterte administration had procured.
A consumer group filed a case on Thursday, Aug. 25, at the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to revoke the operating licenses of courier firm J&T and its franchise partners due to alleged unlawful business practices.
Among those expected to attend the event are newly appointed DICT secretary Ivan John Enrile Uy, PSIA president and Spring Valley CEO Jonathan Defensor De Luzuriaga, and National ICT Council of the Philippines president Mary Joy Abueg.
Leading the new batch of undersecretaries are Jocelle Batapa-Sigue, a Bacolod City-based lawyer who is a countryside ICT advocate, and David Almirol Jr., founder and chief executive of local IT firm Multisys Technologies Corp.
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) secretary Ivan John E. Uy made a glowing endorsement of the Starlink satellite broadband service during a joint press briefing with US tech firm SpaceX on Wednesday, July 27, at the Manila Hotel.
During the turnover ceremony on Monday, July 4, Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) secretary Ivan John E. Uy emphasized the importance of improving Philippine e-governance by making public transactions more efficient through digitalization.
The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) said the Digital Forensics Platform and Laboratory (DFPAL) will serve as an important tool of the government’s fight against the rising cybercrimes, especially Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children (OSAEC).
Ivan John E. Uy, the incoming chief of the DICT met with acting secretary Manny Caintic to discuss the country’s digital agenda plans and programs during the transition planning meeting held on Wednesday, June 8.
