DICT

National Privacy Commission (NPC) deputy commissioner John Henry Naga has been appointed as the new chair of the data privacy agency while Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) undersecretary Emmanuel “Manny” Caintic has been designated as the acting secretary at the ICT agency, a highly-placed source told Newsbytes.PH.

Sen. Ralph Recto said instead of replicating or doing redundant investments in areas that already have Internet coverage, the DICT should concentrate on underserved and unserved areas.

Entries in five categories were evaluated based on innovation management, impact, extent of use of ICT, replication potential, and sustainability.

The most prominent issue to come out of Honasan’s two-year run as DICT head was when former undersecretary Eliseo M. Rio Jr. resigned from his post in February 2020 and questioned the disbursements of P300 million in agency’s confidential funds.

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the city government of Baguio have inked a MOA for the design and management of National Government Data Center (NGDC) and Digital Transformation Center (DTC) – Innovation Hub.

The resiliency route, connected to Singapore, serves as an alternate route in the Asian region and serves as a backup for the NBP in the case of any disruptions in the Pacific Light Cable Network, which is currently connected to the NBP’s cable landing station in Baler and to Los Angeles.

During the hearing, deputy speaker Bernadette Herrera said the DICT lacks disbursements plans on their Spectrum Users Fees (SUF) fund, reportedly at 23 percent in the previous years.

The Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) launched on Thursday, Sept. 9, the “Digital Infrastructure Monitoring System: Tower Watch PH”, a monitoring mechanism for tower construction to better streamline permit processing time and accelerate the rollout of connectivity infrastructure in the country.

This year, the competition will be open for submission of entries that cover software and Internet-based innovations and will cater to all startups in the ideation to minimum viable product stage.

Sen. Leila M. de Lima has filed a Senate resolution urging the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to fast-track the development of a national vaccine database of Covid-19 vaccines in the country as a standard measure to verify proof of inoculation.