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).
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has announced that motorists can now check and pay for traffic violations, including those under the No-Contact Apprehension Policy (NCAP), through the eGovPH app.
The SIM project, which is also aimed at showing local telcos that there is business to be made in the countryside, prioritizes educators and learners in remote communities.
Jocelle Batapa-Sigue, the undersecretary for ICT Industry Development at the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), is leaving her position at the agency, Newsbytes.PH has learned.
