Such a plan was recently made public during an information technology outsourcing conference-exhibit held at the World Trade Center Manila. During the meeting, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo called on all local and foreign corporate companies in the country, to source all corporate solutions from local information and communications technology software developers and solutions providers, to hasten the growth of the local ICT industry.
The blueprint of the ICT roadmap made by the Information Technology and E-Commerce Council (ITECC) has the specific vision, success indicators, strategic directions for the year, and priority projects or recommendations that make up the ITECC - e-government, human resources, business, legal and regulatory, and information infrastructure. The implementation of the e-government plan is expected to result in improved efficiency, accessibility, accountability, and transparency in delivering basic services to Filipinos on line. The human resource plan aims for a reliable and sustainable source of information on existing IT skills in the country, while the draft for business development is focused on positioning the country as a world-class ICT services provider that creates jobs and spurs the growth of dollar revenue inflows into the country. Foremost in the agenda of the legal and regulatory environment, the ITECC's aim is to create a new Cabinet-level agency to oversee all ICT-related policies and programs of the government. On information infrastructures, the ITECC's plan is to provide affordable Internet access to all segments of the population.
Ultimately, all these initiatives aim to realize the Information Technology and E-Commerce Council's vision of an e-enabled society where empowered citizens have access to technologies that will provide quality education, efficient government, greater source of livelihood, and a better way of life.
We congratulate our government for developing this roadmap and look forward to its realization.
Quelle: The Manila Bulletin Online
