The 2024 National Information and Communications Technology Household Survey (NICTHS) indicated that nearly half of all households now have Internet access at home, while two out of three individuals aged 10 years and over are active Internet users.
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) currently serves as the sole Registration Authority (RA) of the Philippine National Public Key Infrastructure (PNPKI) in the country. Through the agreement, the University of the Philippines (UP) will be established as an RA of the PNPKI in line with the university’s flagship program on digital transformation.
As the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) intensifies its push for the passage of the “Konektadong Pinoy” bill, former DICT secretary Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan has voiced strong opposition, citing serious national security concerns.
Groups of physicians as well as cybersecurity and data protection professionals have expressed their support for the Konektadong Pinoy bill, which aims to open the data transmission market to more competition and improve Internet services in the county.
From the original set of officials that served under the previous DICT chief, Ivan John Uy, three have left the agency – undersecretary for cybersecurity Jeffrey Ian Dy, undersecretary for ICT industry development Jocelle Batapa-Sigue, and Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) executive director Alexander Ramos.
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the Maharlika Investment Corporation (MIC) signed on Tuesday, July 15, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at investing in digital infrastructure and services across the Philippines.
Motorists can now process their license renewals through the eGovPH app as the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) launched the service last July 11.
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said Phases 2 and 3 of the National Broadband Project will push high-speed Internet deeper into the Cagayan Region, CALABARZON, Bicol, Eastern Visayas, and key areas in Mindanao such as Cagayan de Oro and Davao City.
Ride-hailing app Grab has announced that it is working with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), the Department of Transportation (DOTr), and property developer Megaworld Corporation to launch a pilot study on drone-powered commercial delivery in the Philippines.
Renato “Aboy” Paraiso, an assistant secretary at the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), has been formally installed as the new head of the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC).
