The University of the Philippines Baguio (UPB) and Benguet State University (BSU), two of the biggest state universities in the Cordillera, are now connected to the Department of Information and Communications Technology’s (DICT) Free Wi-Fi for All Program to bolster educational and social opportunities. The installation of Free Wi-Fi commenced at the UPB before Luzon continue reading : Free Wi-Fi for All bolsters educational opportunities in UPB, BSU

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has achieved dramatic improvements in the rollout of its Free Wi-Fi for All Program (FW4A) in 2020, achieving a rate that is 500% greater than its previous average of 800 sites per year from 2016 to 2019. For the period 2016 to 2019, the FW4A has deployed continue reading : 2020 Free Wi-Fi yearly rollout increases by 500%; 80% total DICT 2019 budget utilized

The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) and Commission on Audit (CoA) gave the go ahead to government agencies and local government units (LGUs) to use the Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT)’s digital signatures through the Philippine National Public Key Infrastructure (PNPKI). In a recent statement on December 21, 2020, ARTA confirmed that PNPKI digital continue reading : Gov’t to honor DICT’s PNPKI digital signatures for faster transactions

Several municipalities, cities, and provinces were recognized for their excellence in the deployment of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) solutions during the Digital Governance Awards (DGA) 2020. The awards recognize merit in efficiency, innovation, agile business and citizen governance, as well as scalability of the submissions. “To our Local Government Units (LGUs), as national and continue reading : Excellence in local ICT solutions recognized at DGA 2020