Harnessing ICT for National Development

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Harnessing ICT for National Development

• Prof. Fortunato T. dela Peña
• Undersecretary
• Dept. of Science Technology
• Philippines
• ftdp_at_agham.dost.gov.ph
• (63 2) 837-2945
• http//www.dost.gov.ph

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Challenges in the Philippines

• Socio-economic
• Poverty
• High cost of doing business
• Peace Order
• Technical
• Infrastructure
• Capital requirements

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Socio-economic Challenges

• Poverty
• 34.2 of all households are poor
• High cost of doing business
• Electricity cost highest in Asia
• Government Regulations
• Peace Order

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Technical Challenges

• Infrastructure
• Low density of usage compared to other nations
• High telecommunications costs
• Capital requirements
• High entry costs
• Government limits

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Infra Stats Phone Lines
Phone availability a recent phenomenon.
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Infra Stats PCs
Low distribution compared to others.
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Infra Stats ICT Penetration
Southeast Asia in 2 groups. Philippines in lower
group.
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Goals Objectives of ICT Development Support
Broader National Devt Goals

• Globally competitive economy
• Accelerated development of human resources
  eradication of poverty
• Equitable spatial distribution of development,
  economic activity population
• Sustainable development of natural resources
• Improved peace order
• More effective governance

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Development Framework

• Private Sector Participation
• Partners in Policy Formulation
• Facilitate Business Environment
• Aggressive Government ICT Program
• Establish Enabling Environment
• Build Infrastructure
• Sustainability Issues

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Government Agencies in ICT
NCC EO 322 1971 PD 1480 1978
NCCNITC EO 125
NCC To DOST EO 222
E-Comm Act RA 8792
IT 21
ECPC EO 468
NITC EO 190
GISP EO 265
ITECC Chair is PGMA
ITECC
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Info Tech E-comm Council

• Formed in 2000 (under E.O. 264 - combined NITC
  and E-Commerce Promotion Council)
• Chaired by the President (E.O. 18 in May 2001)
• ICT Policy Strategy Development
• Council Membership
• 10 Government Cabinet Secretaries
• 8 Private Sector CEOs

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Govt Private Sectors
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Govt Private Sectors
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Strategic Vision to e-Philippines

• An e- enabled society where citizens have access
  to technologies
• that will provide
• quality education,
• efficient government service,
• greater source of livelihood,
• a better way of life.

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Success Indicators

• e-Government
• Country of choice
• Ease of doing business
• Streamlined processes
• One-stop, online shop

Business Development Growth of Revenue inflow
faster than global market growth OFW remittances

• Legal Regulatory
• Expanding business of existing foreign firms
• Growth of domestic foreign ICT firms

Information Infrastucture Access to any network
from anywhere
HR Development Qualified knowledge workers
available in all industries
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4 Key Policy Issues

• Convergence
• Intellectual Property Rights
• Cyber-crime Security
• Data Protection Privacy

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Convergence

• Legal framework appropriate for the Philippines
  in the global information economy
• Better service choices
• Encourage competing access technologies

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Intellectual Property Rights

• Strengthen enforce IPR
• Improve credibility capability to promote
  software development talent related services
• Problem of enforcement political will (we have
  enough laws)

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Cyber-crime Security

• Legal environment to support investment,
  innovation growth
• Content-based crime (e.g. child pornography) as
  opposed to procedural requirements

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Data Protection Privacy

• Build consumer business trust on Philippine
  e-services environment
• Laws to ensure that
• Govt will not unjustifiably monitor transactions
  between business consumers (e.g. snooping)
• Data provided by consumers to merchants or govt
  will not be misused (e.g., spamming)

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Directions

• Business Development
• Position the Philippines as a world-class ICT
  services provider

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Directions

• Infrastructure
• Consolidate existing govt telecomm networks into
  one common robust network shared by all govt
  offices
• Update network performance international
  private leased line service standards to conform
  with Global standards
• Facilitate development of a Universal Service
  Program
• Facilitate development of enterprise network to
  build up global market position

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Directions

• e-Government
• Make it easier to do business in the country
• Improve accountability transparency in
  delivering basic services
• Deliver basic services through streamlined
  frontline systems
• Agree on best practices among LGUs and replicate

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Directions

• e-Government
• Provide proper environment to enable increase
  IT usage throughout the country
• e-transactions
• Mass digitalization of information
• e-learning environment
• Link with e-Asean initiatives

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Directions

• HR Development
• Improve quality of IT knowledge skills
• Accelerate development of relevant IT
  knowledge/skills

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Execution of ITECC Plans

• Fund priority projects
• Donors, grants, BOT
• Long-term loans
• Implement projects
• Restructure NCC create DICT
• Regional groups (CVisNet)
• Re-prioritize Identify new projects
• Research on IT services market
• Track monitor initiatives related projects

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Current ICT Projects
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Example of an ICT Infra Project

• Philippine Research, Education, Government
  Information Network (PREGINET)
• To establish a nationwide broadband network
• to link government, academe, research
  institutions
• to enable e-governance and
• improve the S T capability of the country.

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PREGINET by Dec 2002
3 Exchange Points 19 Access Points
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Services
Web hosting
Hosting of the official websites of the members
of the League of Provinces in the Philippines
(LPP) (total of 79 provincial governments) 21
provincial websites are currently fully
operational examples are www.abra.gov.ph
www.misocc.gov.ph www.davaosur.gov.ph

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Applications

• Distance Education activities proposed by partner
  institutions over the PREGINET Network
• PSHS campuses Establishment of the E-Based
  Academic Community (Digital Library, Globe
  Program, CISCO Networking Academy Program
• USC Electronic Repository of HEI Researches
• DOST-SEI Scholarship Program and Administration
  System (SPAS)
• MSU-IIT Distance Learning Modules
• UPOU Distance Learning Programs
• DMMMSU Databank Research System

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Applications

• Bio/Medical Informatics
• Hosting/Mirroring of Gene Sequence and Protein
  Databanks from Biomirror Network
  (http//bio-mirror.asti.dost.gov.ph) )

• Agriculture
• Processing data from satellite for Crop
  Forecasting and Land Mapping thru Remote Sensing
• Facilitation of the Agriculture Working Group
  Meetings
• 1st Meeting attended by DA, UPLB, PCARRD, DENR,
  PAGASA, ASTI, PHnet) with the participation of
  Japans Natl Agri Research Council and APAN Agri
  Working Group

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Applications
Earth Monitoring Disaster Mitigation
AFF Satellite Images Database System
(SIDaB) http//www.sidab.affrc.go.jp/
National Space Development Agency of
Japan http//www.nasda.go.jp
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Applications
Videoconferencing Events
ASTI-Cadence Training ASTI-Eagleware Training
IT-Confab Japan
Barangay.net Launching
Philippine Agriculture Working Group with
APAN/MAFFIN (Dr. Ninomiya and Dr. Eguchi)
DENR-EMB and Thai Ministry of Environment
PCHRDs 20th Anniversary
EduConFab2002
Masteral thesis defense
Videocon and videostreaming demos during ASTI
Week
Virtual Lab Tour with UP-Cebu
UPOU videocon classes with UPOU Cebu students
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Thank you!

• Prof. Fortunato T. dela Peña
• Undersecretary
• Dept. of Science Technology
• Philippines
• ftdp_at_agham.dost.gov.ph
• (63 2) 837-2945
• http//www.dost.gov.ph