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Country Presentation: PHILIPPINES

Country Presentation: PHILIPPINES. Rural ICT Policy Advocacy, Knowledge Sharing and Capacity Building Regional Project. Regional Multi-stakeholder Discussion Forum on Rural ICT Development Bangkok, Thailand, 4 July 2011. Outline ICT Status Institutional Structure Regulatory Framework

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Country Presentation: PHILIPPINES

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  1. Country Presentation: PHILIPPINES Rural ICT Policy Advocacy, Knowledge Sharing and Capacity Building Regional Project Regional Multi-stakeholder Discussion Forum on Rural ICT Development Bangkok, Thailand, 4 July 2011

  2. Outline ICT Status Institutional Structure Regulatory Framework Funding Mechanism Rural ICT Initiatives Lessons Learned Follow-up Outline

  3. PHILIPPINE ICT STATUS

  4. Estimated number of Internet Subscribers PHILIPPINE ICT STATUS Source: NTC

  5. Estimated number of Internet Subscribers

  6. GOVT’S INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK • Legislation • Congress • Policy setting , planning, and programming • Commission on ICT • Regulatory • National Telecommunications Commission • ICT Research and Development • Department of Science and Technology- Advanced Science and Technology Institute

  7. ICT Plans and Policies Relevant ICT Laws and Issuances Public Telecommunications Policy Act Municipal Telephone Act Mandatory Interconnection Creation of CICT Natl Telecomm Plan Natl IT Plan 2000 IT21 Strategic Roadmap for the ICT Sector 2006-10 Phil Digital Strategy 2011-16

  8. FUNDING MECHANISM • eGovernment Fund • started in 2003 • over P15B allocated since 2003 • Used for mission-critical eGov /ICT projects • Public Financing • Official Development Assistance • Public Private Partnership • eGovernmentFund

  9. Rural ICT Initiatives and PPP • Community eCenter Program • E-Governance • Jumpstarting eGovernance in LGUs • ICT for Basic Education • iSchools, PCPS, GILAS, eSkwela • ICT for Agriculture • Farmers IT Service Centers • Community eCenter Program • various models I mplemented • 1,480 CeCs in Municipalities • Mostly owned and managed by LGUs • Target : 80% of villages by 2016 • PhilCeCNet as CICT partner • CeC Academy trains CeC knowledge workers

  10. KEY LESSONS LEARNED FROM WORKSHOP • Availability of funding, such as USF, helped in the growth of ICT in countries that implement a transparent, multi-sectoral, and objective-driven program; • ICT champions are needed at all levels ; • eCommerce applications in telecentres, such as Korea’s and Thailand’s, can help boost the local economy and increase income of communities;

  11. OBJECTIVES FOR FOLLOW-UP • Explore the possibility of new funding sources for ICT initiatives, such as USF; • Develop strategic and political support for ICT initiatives. • Conceptualize and design the eCommerce application for Community eCenters and initiate partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry for online marketing of local products;

  12. End of Presentation. Thank you.

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