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PHILIPPINES Conference on National Policies and Ongoing Projects for Digital Society in Asia

Atty. Diana May V. Cabrales, J.D., LL.M. Chief of Staff Office of the Undersecretary for Legal Affairs, Policy, Planning and Finance

The Vision of Digital Philippines

AS PROVIDED IN RA 10844 The Department of Information and Communications

Technology (DICT) shall be the primary policy,

planning, coordinating, implementing, and

administrative entity of the Executive Branch of the

government that will plan, develop, and promote the

national ICT development agenda.

DICT’S MANDATE

“An innovative, safe and happy nation that thrives through and is enabled by Information and Communications Technology”

DICT VISION

DICT aspires for the Philippines to develop and flourish through innovation and constant development of ICT in the pursuit of a progressive, safe, secured, contented and happy Filipino nation. Photo by istockphoto.com

Digital Philippines

Digital Government improved public service

delivery powered by ICT infostructure, shared services, automated

processes, and online portals.

Digital Workforce The Filipino labor force

equipped with competencies relevant to ICT and adaptive to

the future of work.

Digital Workplace

Revolutionized workplaces utilizing ICT to

make work convenient, efficient and more

accessible for everyone.

Digital Classrooms

Improved classrooms that are fully-equipped with specialized software, computers, assistive learning devices, network connectivity and other learning tools relevant and suitable for the students’ learning needs.

Digital Communities Improved economic growth

and social well-being through the presence of

better connectivity, ICT tools and applications

accessible to the public, and digitally empowered

citizens.

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CURRENT NATIONAL IT POLICIES AND ONGOING PROJECTS

Digital Connectivity & Access

National Broadband Program (NBP)

It aims to improve internet speed by accelerating the deployment of fiber optic cables and wireless technologies in the country and ensure that all Filipinos have access to broadband capability


NATIONAL BROADBAND PROGRAM

National Fiber

Backbone

Cable Landing Stations

Cooperative Tower Build

Cooperative Fiber Build

Satellite Overlay

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National Fiber Backbone

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Cable Landing Stations

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Cooperative Tower Build

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Cooperative Fiber Build

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HARIBON PROJECT: Development of the first multi-

role, multi-use RP Sovereign High Throughput Broadband

Satellite • Ku/Ka • >250Gbps High

Throughput Broadband Capacity

• Spot beams covering 100% of the Philippine Landmass and territorial waters

May be launched in less than 2 years 15 year span of service

Haribon

DICT

PhilSA

DND

DILG

DOST NDRRMC

DepEd

DOH

PCOO

Free WiFi in Public Places & State Universities and Colleges (SUCs)

It aims to provide free broadband internet access in public places and State Universities and Colleges to accelerate the government’s efforts in enhancing Internet accessibility to bridge the growing Digital Divide. These public places include plazas, schools, RHUs, transport terminals, airports, seaports.


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Network Infrastructure-FOC 100 NGCP stations 21 Segments (2019 ) )

Fast track the completion of NFW targets using all available facilities

Partner with commercial Telcos for the co-branding and provisioning of FW4A in public places within their service areas.

Procure additional managed internet services for FW4A underserved areas

Procure managed satellite broadband internet services for FW4A in unserved areas (6K)

Procure last mile IP radios and SDN ready access point equipment for regional deployment

Procure managed CDNs and VPN systems for efficiency and security 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

CUMULATIVE TARGET SITES 3,293 8,244 13,024 18,332 26,405 52,559 78,713 104,867CUMULATIVE ACTIVATED SITES 233 1038 2253 2897

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40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000Free WiFi roll out

CUMULATIVE TARGET SITES CUMULATIVE ACTIVATED SITES

MANAGEMENT OF ICT INFOSTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES


This program shall ensure the availability of fast, reliable and secure ICT infostructure and facilities to its stakeholders nationwide, which include: - DICT-owned telecommunications towers - Regional GovNet - Government data centers - Government online services

•Complete and Commission NGDC 2 in Subic •Upgrade

Security and HVAC systems in NGDC1 •Conduct

Datacenter Audit

Datacenter Operations

•Complete and commission NOC •Incorporate SDN

systems to manage ALL network nodes and service points •Conduct

Network Audit

Network Operations •Organize and

Develop SOC in the NOC •Procure

cybersecurity systems to protect the DICT information assets •Conduct Security

Audit

Infra Security Operations

•Migrate to a reliable Cloud Based email system for all domains •Provide cloud

based productivity services to all government employees

Online Services

Facilitate and support the government wide implementation Cloud First Computing Policy

Cloud Services

Core ICT Infrastructure


Regional Operations • REGIONAL CLUSTER OFFICES (8)

• Implements the programs, projects and services of DICT in the regions and provides technical assistance to partner agencies, local government units and other local stakeholders

• 81 DICT Provincial Operations Offices • Implements the programs, projects and

services of DICT in the provinces and provides technical assistance to partner agencies, local government units and other local stakeholders

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LC2

LC3

VC1 VC2

MC1

MC3

MC2

Government Emergency Communications Systems (GECS)

Providing Disaster Risk Reduction Management (DRRM) ICT services by means of transferring information through voice and data connectivity, making information readily available like risk assessment, resources availability and situational awareness to the Incident Commander. In effect, this will aid to make swift decision making process to address critical requirements.


The Tech4Ed Program is a national digital inclusion initiative establishing sustainable Tech4ED Centers that provide critical e-government and ICT-enabled services in communities with minimal or no access to information and government services to harness the power of ICT society toward creating a progressive countryside.


Digital Literacy

Digital Literacy

This program aims to build the capacities and develop ICT competencies that will help enhance the capabilities of the Filipino people towards an ICT-enabled society. The program includes the development of ICT Training Information System, Professionalization of Government Workforce, and Research and Development as part of its major components.

ICT LITERACY DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT

Digital Literacy

ICT LITERACY AND CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT IN THE COUNTRYSIDE

This program aims to expand and extend the training activities of DICT in providing basic and specialized ICT training program for the special needs sectors in unserved/ underserved communities nationwide, to bridge the digital divide and to promote grass root development for inclusive growth and poverty reduction.

Digital Literacy

digitalPH

The digitalPH is an umbrella program dedicated for countryside development which is designed to encourage innovation in the field of digital and multimedia technologies and services, especially in the countryside. The digitalPH has four specific initiatives, namely Stepping Up the Value Chain, Rural Impact Sourcing, seedPH, and Digital Cities, which all play a crucial role in ensuring the country’s growth and competitiveness as a thriving digital economy.

National Government Portal (NGP) A one-stop shop of online services for citizen, business and inter-government interaction.

Citizen birth, marriage, death registrations, driver’s license

Business business name registration, business permit, PhilGEPS

Government eSRE (Electronic Statement of Receipts and Expenditures), BOC e-Customs System

Example of online services:

NATIONAL GOVERNMENT DATA CENTER (NGDC)

It serves as the launching point for many government services such as web hosting, server co-location, network connectivity and other operations. Several agencies operate their own data centers or outsource their data center needs. The NGDC makes faster data exchange and collaboration among government agencies. It provides centralized servers and colocation and storage facilities.

Electronic/Integrated Business Permit and Licensing System (eBPLS/iBPLS)

The iBPLS Project aims to integrate the other frontline services/systems of the LGUs which are related to the issuance of business permits and licenses, to wit: processing of building permits, processing of occupancy permits, issuance of barangay clearance, and processing of sanitary permits.

CYBERSECURITY

CYBERSECURITY

Cybersecurity Development and Management Program

The Cybersecurity Development and Management Program aims to enhance security and resilience of Critical Infostructure, and government public and military networks to deal with sophisticated attacks, increase efforts to promote adoption of Cybersecurity measures among individuals and businesses, and grow pool of Cybersecurity experts. The program shall support the operations of the DICT Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) and the Public Key Infrastructure facilities.

4 KEY STRATEGIC IMPERATIVES

Protection of Critical Infostructure

Protection of Government

Protection of Businesses and Supply

Chains

Protection of Individuals

• Adoption of PNS ISO/IEC 27000 Family of Standards and other relevant International Standards for Mandatory Compliance

• Conduct of Annual Risk and Vulnerability Assessment • Conduct of Security Assessment • Creation of CERT • Certificate of Cybersecurity Compliance • Telecommunications Cyber Hygiene • Seal of Cybersecurity • Preparation of the Disaster Recovery and Business

Continuity Plans • Conduct of National Cyber Drills and Exercises • Privacy of Personal Data • Monitoring and Evaluation of Compliance to the NCSP 2022

GENERAL POLICIES FOR CRITICAL INFOSTRUCTURE (DICT Memorandum Circular 005)

PROTECTION OF THE CRITICAL INFOSTRUCTURE

GENERAL POLICIES FOR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

(DICT Memorandum Circular 006)

• Establishment of Government Computer Emergency Response Teams (GCERT)

• Collaboration with Local and International Linkages • Privacy of Personal Data • Responsibility of Agency Heads • Monitoring and Evaluation of Compliance to the NCSP

2022 • Organizational Membership

PROTECTION OF THE GOVERNMENT NETWORKS

GENERAL POLICIES FOR THE PROTECTION INDIVIDUALS

(DICT Memorandum Circular 007) • #PRInt (Paper, Radio, Internet (Social

Media) and Television • Observation of Cybersecurity Awareness

Week • Philippine Government Websites • Responsibility of Agency Heads • Monitoring and Evaluation of Compliance

to the NCSP 2022 • Organizational Membership

PROTECTION OF THE INDIVIDUAL

NATIONAL COMPUTER EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM WEBSITE

National Computer Emergency Response Team Website (NCERT Website)

• Status: Launched at the Philippine Cybersecurity Conference 2018.

• This is an informative website focusing on threat and vulnerability warnings and alerts.

• It has an embedded Helpdesk Ticketing System that shareholders can use in reporting cyber attacks and cybercrimes.

Incident Report Statistics System • Status: 100% working. • It is a web application that is used to collect data and transform information and incidents reported to CERT-PH into usable statistics.

Integration of Cybersecurity in the Academe

Campaign to integrate CyberSecurity into the Philippine education system

• Partnership with the Commission on Higher

Education to develop a cybersecurity curriculum tailor-fit for the Philippines

• Meeting with school administrators all over the Country

• Through this advocacy, the following have

pioneered the offering of the following in their • respective universities:

AMA Computer University Bachelor of Science in CyberSecurity

Holy Angel University (Pampanga) Professional Science Masters (PSM) in CyberSecurity

Publication of the National CyberSecurity Plan 2022 (NCSP 2022)

• Launched on December 8, 2016 • Various roundtable discussions / consultations with vital sectors were done • Published on May 2, 2017 • Available for download at www.dict.gov.ph

Implementation of the NCSP 2022

Child Online Protection

Anti- Cyberbullying

Anti- Online Sexual Exploitation of Children

Digital Parenting

• Launch of the Anti-Cyberbullying video competition for high school & college students | Jul 9, 2018

• FGD on Digital Parenting | August 5, 2018 • Focus Group Discussion on Anti-Online Sexual Exploitation of

Children | Aug 8, 2018 • Digital Parenting Conference for DICT | Aug 25, 2018 • Child Online Protection Stakeholders Consultation |

September 28, 2018

Digital Workforce

Digital Government

Digital Workplace

Digital Classrooms

Digital Communities

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