Commissioner Angelo Timoteo M. Diaz de Rivera

The Department of Social Welfare and Development will launch today, June 29, the e-Donation Management System through a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Globe X-Change Inc. (GXI) and Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the National Computer Center (NCC).

The Subcommittee on ICT currently chaired by the Commission on Information and Communications Technology and composed of different cooperating agencies: namely, the National Computer Center, the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC), Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) hold for the first time the “Web Accessibility Forum” last July 20, 2010 with the theme “Istrukturang Accessible Lahat ay Able”.

QUEZON CITY, METRO MANILA – Newly named Commission on Information Communications Technology (CICT) chief Ivan John Uy proposes a solution to employ the half a million jobless nursing graduates in the country: retool their skills to become IT-enabled medical transcriptionists.

In an effort to bring the opportunity for capacity building within reach of every CeC knowledge worker across the country, the Commission on ICT (CICT), through its Philippine Community eCenter Program, has developed four distance learning courses in partnership with the telecentre.org-Philippine CeC Academy (tPCA) and the University of the Philippines – Open University (UPOU).

Fellow eGOV’s, allow me to share good news about eBPLS…

In line with Presidential Proclamation No. 1521 (Series of 2008), declaring the month of June as National Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Month, the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) has unveiled Get Online Philippines! as the theme for this year’s celebration.

MANILA, Philippines- The recently concluded The International ICT Awards Philippines 2010, which aims to celebrate global excellence and promote the Philippines as the World’s BPO Destination of Choice, recognized the top achieving individuals and companies in the BPO Industry during this prestigious night of excellence.

telecentre.org is finally in its new home. Yesterday, March 3, 2010, international and local dignitaries as well as stakeholders of the Philippine telecentre movement witnessed the launch and turnover of the telecentre.org program from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) to the telecentre.org Foundation based in the Philippines.

(3 March 2010, Manila) - The telecentre.org Foundation which improves the social and economic impact of grassroots telecentres around the world is pleased to announce that it has officially opened its doors today in the Philippines. The international initiative is now transferred from Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC), where it was housed and grown since 2005, to the telecentre.org foundation, an independent, non-governmental organization based in Manila.

Finally, a passport to go IT!

The local government unit of Tanauan, Leyte has been cognizant of the increasing number of barangay officials and other professionals in the locality who are interested to undergo ICT– related trainings.

“The condition, intention and passion of the heart really matters.”

It’s not only user friendly; it’s certified accessible.

The Local Government Unit (LGU) of Cagwait, through the leadership of the Municipal Mayor Hon. Bonifacio G. Ondona, in partnership with the National Computer Center-Field Operations Office (NCC-FOO), conducted the Website Upgrading Workshop (WUW) last March 3-5, 2009.

It was two years ago when this Community e-Center first opened. It was a fresh concept then – connecting the people from far flung municipalities like Alegria, Cebu to the world thru the information superhighway. With just a dial-up connection and a borrowed nook from the Municipal Health Center, the center plowed on.

The National Computer Center, in partnership with the Association of Progressive Communications (APC) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), has successfully implemented the piloting of the Gender and Evaluation Methdology (GEM) in two Community eCenters in the Philippines. The workshops were conducted by the Molave Development Foundation, Inc.

Upi is a municipality in the province of Maguindanao. Upi Community eCenter was the first eLGU CeC to be established. Since the CeC’s birth in 2004, the Municipality of Upi became globally competitive in terms of technology. It was months after Upi CeC started operating that Smart Telecommunications saw the need to extend their SmartBro services to Upi to cater to the rising demand for ICT-based services. Now they are serving five Internet cafes, 200 private residences, and several private and public schools in the locality.

Tanauan, Leyte  -- True to its being known as a people responsive local governance, the Local Government of Tanauan has just acquired a Greater Modular Access (GMA) Jobs Center Kiosk where its job seekers could find available local and overseas jobs and where they could apply right there and then.

Last February 23, 2009, the town of Tabogon, Cebu was filled with excitement.

(AP MANILA) - The computer network of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has been infiltrated by a cyber spy network based mainly in China, Canadian researchers said on Saturday.

Based on the latest Global Information Technology Report 2009 released by the World Economic Forum, the Philippines ranking slipped further in the race for global IT competitiveness. Compared to its 81st ranking in 2008, the Philippines has fallen four notches and was placed in the 85th spot in terms of Network Readiness. (In 2007, the Philippines had a good ranking as it was ranked 69th among 122 economies surveyed).

Some prospective bidders for the automation of the 2010 national elections expressed concern over the eligibility requirements for bidding of the machines to be used in the elections.

The comprehensive cybersecurity legislation currently in development in the US Senate aims to bring high-level government attention to the serious problem of cybersecurity by giving one White House official oversight of critical network infrastructure. Yet the proposal in the draft legislation to give the national cybersecurity adviser the ability to disconnect federal or "critical" networks under threat of cyberattack may create more uncertainties than solutions, at least initially, cybersecurity experts warn. Full Story

MANILA, March 26, 2009 (AFP) - Internet usage in the Philippines is on the increase but rarely for doing business online -- most people are using the web for social networking or to play games, according to a survey Thursday. It is the first time such a survey has been conducted in the Philippines, where only around 20 million people -- 22 percent of the country's 90 million population -- have access to the internet. The survey by Yahoo! and consumer information group Nielsen found that most of those going online are between 10 and 29 and are educated and techno-savvy. It showed that 53 percent of internet users play online games, and only 24 percent read the news online. In stark contrast, "online transactions or commerce remain low," with only three percent conducting banking activities or making purchases online.

THE SENATE will start plenary deliberations on a bill seeking to create a Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) once it resumes sessions on April 13. Senator Edgardo J. Angara, chairman of the chamber’s committee on science and technology, said at the weekend he would sponsor the measure in plenary once Congress returns from its Lenten break that started on March 6.

Last February 6, 2009 the Department of Trade and Industry conducted a public consultation on the proposed certification scheme for the implementation of digital signatures in the government.

Interconnected helplines of all government offices may be the wave of the future. The Civil Service Commission (CSC) and the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) gathered last March 11 government officials, including information technology (IT) managers and public information officers, for a forum on interconnecting current and future public assistance systems to improve the delivery of services to the public and to cut red tape.