ARTA chief Jeremiah Belgica said government offices can subscribe to the Philippine National Public Key Infrastructure (PNPKI) of the DICT to generate e-signature.
The government said it will relaunch the multi-billion Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) after it crashed due to the sheer number of Filipinos wanting to register during its launch last April 30.
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has thrown its support behind Senate Bill No. 2103 which aims to impose neutrality standard on the Internet industry, alongside prescribed norms for a standardized reliability and affordability of telecommunication services.
Pres. Rodrigo Duterte has appointed former DICT assistant secretary Ivin Ronald Alzona as the new executive director of the National Privacy Commission (NPC).
The National Computer Emergency Response Team (N-CERT) and cybersecurity firm Kaspersky have recommended ways on how to prevent becoming a victim of the malicious tagging in Facebook.
DICT director George Tardio said the government should implement mechanisms to support the upskilling of online and platform workers and institutionalize social protection mechanisms for them.
The initiative aims to fast-track the digital connectivity of all public schools and DepEd offices nationwide and allow learners to have wider access to DepEd TV, DepEd Commons, and other learning platforms.
Based on the information posted on the DICT website, Manuel Anthony S. Tan has been appointed as undersecretary while Kristoffer L. Tiansay was named assistant secretary for regional operations and countryside ICT development.
The DICT VAS or D-VAS is part of the Vaccine Information Management System (VIMS) developed by the agency in support of the national immunization program of the government.
