The launching was held on Friday, August 29, at Limketkai Luxe Hotel, this city.
ICTO Deputy Executive Director Assistant Secretary Nicolas Ojeda Jr. said the FFO is the lead implementing entity of the ICTO to ensure that ICT programs and projects are applied at the countryside.
“The FFO will also make sure that local ICT concerns are address immediately,” he said.
The Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) was transferred to DOST in 2011 through Executive Order (EO) 47 and was renamed ICTO.
Ojeda said ICTO is the lead implementing office of the government in all ICT efforts focused on job creations and improvement of public access to government services through the aid of ICT by 2016.
“Our end goal is use ICT for inclusive growth in the countryside. As we try to create opportunities for ICT, we are making sure that no one is left behind,” he added.
The ICTO has four priority areas inclined towards achieving inclusive growth at the country side. These are e-Society, e-Government, e-Business and CyberSecurity.
The main goal of the e-Society is to bring ICT benefits to the society through programs focused on ICT services for the different sectors.
The e-Government ensures the best use of ICT in expanding and improving government services.
Meanwhile, the e-Business guarantees the growth of ICT-enabled industries through public-private partnerships with the industry, academe and civil society, and through close collaboration with the partners in government.
CyberSecurity, on the other hand, makes sure that cyberspace is safe and secured for Filipinos, businesses and the government.
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Autor(en)/Author(s): Apipa P. Bagumbaran
Quelle/Source: Philippine Information Agency, 03.09.2014
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