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DICTDepartment of Information &
Communications Technology
AN AGENCY FOR
THE DIGITAL AGE
by Senator Edgardo J. Angara14 September 2011 | Senate Session Hall
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FILIPINOS DEPEND
HEAVILY ON ICT
As of June 2010
85 Million mobile subscribers
30 Millioninternet users
The Philippines has been dubbed:
Texting capital of the world
Top social networking nation
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ICT & JOB CREATION
In 6 years...
500% increase in revenues
400%in employment growth
IT-BPO Industry
2004 2010
$ 1.3 Billion $ 9 Billion
101,000 people 530,000 people
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ICT & JOB CREATION
In 2010, the Philippines became
the #1 destination for BPO Voice
Projections
by 2016$ 26 Billion
1.3 Million people
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CICTs EVOLUTION
CREATED BY EO 264 signed Jan.04
Composed of
Natl ComputerCenter(NCC)
Telecommunications
(TELOF)
PhilPost
NTC
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CICTs EVOLUTION
In Aug. 05 EO 454 was signed
moving NTC back to
DOTC
In Feb. 07
EO 603 transferred
back to DOCTC all
other
communications
agencies leaving
CICT w/ only NCC &
PHILPOST
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CICTs EVOLUTION
In Jan. 09 CICT regained its
original
composition thruEO 780
It seemed like the government could not
quite get the right formula.
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CICTs EVOLUTION
But what happened nextwas so unexpected, the
industry was taken bysurpriseif not outright
shock
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CICTs EVOLUTION
ABOLISHED BY EO 47 signed
June 23, 11
REPLACED WITH
Information and
Communications
Technology Office(ICTO)
of the DOST
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ROLE OF DICT
DICTDEPARTMENT OFINFORMATION &COMMUNICATIONS
TECHNOLOGY
The countrys premier
government agency
devoted to developing and
promoting a national ICT
strategy.
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DICT BILL
DICTDEPARTMENT OFINFORMATION &COMMUNICATIONS
TECHNOLOGY
DICT Bill will not add to
government bureaucracy
because it will only
reassign and re-engineer
existing ICT-relatedmandates.
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DICT BILL
DICTDEPARTMENT OFINFORMATION &COMMUNICATIONS
TECHNOLOGY
DICT Bill can actually
harmonize the bureaucracy
consolidate
govt ICT
systems
and
encourage
creative ICT
solutions to
bring downcost
thereby,
helping
govt
becomeefficient &
effective.
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THE SITUATION
DICTDEPARTMENT OFINFORMATION &COMMUNICATIONS
TECHNOLOGY
Many projects launched under the
e-government have failed due to a
myriad of problems, primarilyuncoordinated processes and an
overall lack of technical expertise
across implementing agencies. Thisis where the CICT could have made
a differenceand where the DICT
will.
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IMPACT OF DICT
The Congressional Commission
on Science, Technology and
Engineering (COMSTE), which Ichair, foresees the DICT having
great impact beyond the IT-
BPO industry.
COMSTE
TE
1987
CongressionalCommission on
Science & Technologyand Engineering
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IMPACT OF DICT
TELEMEDICINE
Through telemedicine, ICT can
propel governments efforts to
provide universal healthcare.
COMSTE
TE
1987
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IMPACT OF DICT
PRECISION FARMING
Acute food security and climate
change issues highlight the
need for real-time decision-
support systems in our
agricultural sector.
Satellite feed
Satellite image analysis
Farming recommendations COMSTE
TE
1987
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IMPACT OF DICT
E-LEARNING
World-class education can be
brought to every school in the
country, especially those in far-
flung areas, via ICT
connectivity.
COMSTE
TE
1987
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IMPACT OF DICT
COMBATING CYBERCRIME
We need the DICT in the
campaign to curb cybercrime
as the lead agency
strengthening and securing the
bureaucracys ICT systems.
COMSTE
TE
1987
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INTL MODELS
Rank Country
81 Kenya
82 Namibia
83 Morocco
84 Cape Verde
85 Mongolia
86 Philippines
87 Albania88 Pakistan
89 Peru
90 Ukraine
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CONCLUSION
3 CRUCIAL ELEMENTS OF A
NATIONAL ICT STRATEGY
THROUGH THE DICT1. universal access and literacy
2. expanding the use of emerging
technologies
3. and fostering an effective
regulatory system for business
DICTAN AGENCY FOR
THE DIGITAL AGE
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CONCLUSION
We urgently need the DICT
to help us collectively bridge
the digital divide. generate jobs
solve national challenges
improve government services
empower the poor
DICTAN AGENCY FOR
THE DIGITAL AGE
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CONCLUSION
I ask for your support in the
expeditious passage of this
long-awaited measure. Thedigital age is upon us, yet we
have been behind the curve
for far too long. We need a
major transformation fast
now.
DICTAN AGENCY FOR
THE DIGITAL AGE
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Thank
you.
DICTAN AGENCY FORTHE DIGITAL AGE
by Senator Edgardo J. Angara
14 September 2011 | Senate Session Hall
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