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Failed biddings, funding issues delay e-gov’t projects--CICT

September 17, 2007 | By Erwin Oliva
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MANILA, Philippines - Failed biddings, delay in the release of funds, project modifications, change in project management were among the \"common problems\" causing the delay of various e-government p...

Cebu artist wins in ICT4d Digital Art Contest

July 23, 2007 |
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The Department of Science and Technology DOST awarded the winners of the Digital Arts Contest in which 48 original artworks vied in illustrating the theme “Digital Visions: Explorations in ICT4D, B...

UP NCPAG conducts ICT Conference

May 8, 2007 | Michelle C. Paunlagui
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Over two hundred participants from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, China, India, and other Asian countries attended the first international conference on \"Living in Information Society, the...

EDSA-- A new WiFi hot-zone

April 18, 2007 | Michelle C. Paunlagui
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With the advent of Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) Services, getting stuck in a traffic on Metro Manila\'s busiest highway, better known as EDSA, isn\'t that bad. Checking emails, Downloading audio files...

MOZCOM ventures into email payments

April 17, 2007 |
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MOZCOM, the Philippines first commercial internet service provider has recently launched PayEAsy Mail, a new payment system that uses email to facilitate payment transactions. PayEasy mail enable...

CICT Inaugurates Second eSkwela Center

March 9, 2007 |
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The Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) has inaugurated recently the second eSkwela Learning Center in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan. As the flagship project of CICT, ...

Microsoft Tools reach Farmers in Ilocos Norte

February 22, 2007 |
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Ilocos Norte--- A total of 20 trainees actively participated in the two batches of basic ICT training for the members of the Quiling, Tenga- Laud, Libtong Zanjera Association, held on Feb. 6-7, 2007...

DOST holds RTD Series

November 29, 2006 | Michelle C. Paunlagui
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The Department of Science and Technology (DOST),together with the International Research Institute of Canada (IDRC), will be holding a series of roundtable discussion starting November of 2006 under t...

Benguet maps up for disater management

November 7, 2006 | Michelle C. Paunlagui
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The multi-hazard mapping program of the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) with support from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Australian Agency for International Developmen...

Knowledge Exchange Conference bears fruit.

November 6, 2006 |
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The 3rd Knowledge Exchange Conference (KEC) in Cebu, Philippines last September 27-29, 2006 gave birth to the Philippine Community e-Center Network (PHILCeCNET). The network was created in an effo...

ICT4D Special Needs

November 4, 2006 | Nabil Eid
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I would like to avail the ample opportunity to introduce myself and my organization. The Studies Centre for Handicapped Research (SCHR) in Syria, Salamieh. We together with my team of volunteers and s...

COMELEC gives ICT Firms Deadline on Poll System.

November 3, 2006 | Michelle Paunlagui
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November 3 marks the deadline given by Election Commisioner Ressureccion Borra for ICT Firms to submit their proposals for the pilot testing of next year\\\'s election automation. \"...

Cebu to Host International ICT Congress

October 30, 2006 | Michelle C. Paunlagui
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CEBU CITY -- Forty countries are expected to attend the first International ICT Congress at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino on Nov. 16 to 18, 2006. Carrying the theme, "Global Cha...

Solons pushed for the Regulation of Electric Poles

October 19, 2006 |
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REGULATING the use of electric poles by cable television (CATV) operators and providers in the country is being sought by two lawmakers in their respective legislative proposals. Representative...

World Bank to hold Online Conference for Economic Developers and ICT leaders

October 16, 2006 | Michelle Paunlagui
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The World Bank Institute’s Business, Competitiveness and Development (BCD) Team and the RiOS Institute will be hosting a a global e-conference on “ICT for Economic Development: Exploring Possibil...

UNESCO funds Video Production for ICT development

October 14, 2006 | Michelle Paunlagui
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To incorporate ICT to the use of media content development on major societal and development issues such as human rights, peace, tolerance and the fight against discrimination, UNESCO launched a call ...

CICT CHAIR LAUDS MINDANAO ICT ACTION AGENDA

October 12, 2006 |
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Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines --- Secretary Ramon P. Sales expressed his support during the presentation of the 5th Mindanao ICT Action Agenda. He stated that the Action Agenda embodies the w...

CICT Welcomes New Commissioner

October 12, 2006 |
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CICT WELCOMES NEW COMMISSIONER Lorenzo G. Formoso was sworn in as Assistant Secretary of the Telecommunications Office (TELOF) and Ex-Officio Commissioner by Pres. Arroyo yesterday in Malac...

ICT CHIEF NAMED CYBERSERVICES CORRIDOR CHAMPION

August 4, 2006 |
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President Arroyo designated CICT Chairman Ramon Sales as champion for cyberservices corridor, one of the super regions identified in her July 26 State of the Nation Address (SONA). Sales informs th...

RP’s “e-Nutrition” Project Bags ADOC International Awards

August 4, 2006 |
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The Philippines’ “e-Nutrition” project recently bagged the grand prize for the APEC Digital Opportunity Center (ADOC) Awards 2006 under the ICT Best Practice for e-Government category. A join...

ILOILO GEARS UP TO BE NEXT IT HUB IN THE VISAYAS

August 4, 2006 |
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“Iloilo is positioning itself as one of the next IT hubs in the region,” Commissioner Damian “Dondi” Mapa remarked during the launching-cum-summit of the Iloilo Foundation for Information Tech...

Moscom launches contest for innovative use of PayEasy system

July 21, 2006 | Industry Bulletin Section
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Local internet service provider Mosaic Communications Inc. (Moscom) announced the opening of its “First Entrepreneurial E-Commerce Excellence (E3) Award”, an advocacy campaign open to budding entr...

Gov’t agency relies on IT for disaster mitigation

July 18, 2006 | Jenalyn M. Rubio
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The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) is relying increasingly on technology to aid in disaster mitigation. The agency is currently developing a system that can forecast the...

Technologies Shaping Telecoms Industry Highlight NTC Rites

July 17, 2006 |
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Need to know about the latest in VoIP or digital radio broadcasting in the Philippines? Want to take a sneak peek into RFID (electronic tags imbedded in a product), digital TV, Wi-fi and Wi-max and 3G...

DoST finalizing program to arrest brain drain

July 12, 2006 | Madel R. Sabater
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The Department of Science and Technology (DoST) is finalizing a human resources development (HRD) plan to solve the problem of \"brain drain\" in the country’s science and technology (S&T) sector br...

National Convention of Young Scientists and the National Academy of Science and Technology Scientifi

July 12, 2006 | Opinion & Editorial Page
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THE country’s leading scientists, from the members of the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) and the Outstanding Young Scientists recognized by the NAST have been meeting at the histo...

Is the Web Killing the Newspaper Industry?

July 12, 2006 | Jerry Liao
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As the Internet grows, it is increasingly changing how we do everyday tasks. Tasks that were once done mostly through personal interaction, such as banking, shopping, or communication, can now be done...

Opening Pages - RP venue of two int’l ICT conventions

July 12, 2006 | Peachy Limpin
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The last week of June was a busy week for the ICT sector in the country. Two separate ICT-related events were held during the week the first being the 1st International VoIP Conference held from June ...

Marikina City Turns to IT to Improve Public Healthcare System

July 10, 2006 | April B. Rojales
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The government of Marikina City is using information technology to monitor and improve the delivery of healthcare services to its constituents. The city government launched last week a clinic opera...

Study: Philippine banks can tap mobile to reach “unbanked” population

July 7, 2006 | Lawrence D. Casiraya
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Rather than extending physical networks, banks in the Philippines can use mobile phones to reach almost a third of the population that never bank at all. In a recent report, the GFG Group, an Auck...

PUP to offer Microsoft .Net courses

July 7, 2006 | Industry Bulletin Section
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The Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Microsoft Philippines to be part of HEdstart Philippines. As part of the agreement, PUP wil...

Paete Elementary Schools Try e-Learning

June 16, 2006 | Anna L. Chato
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Teachers and students in elementary schools in Paete, Laguna are now using the Internet to teach and learn as well as interact with their counterparts in other parts of the world. This has been made p...

Private Firm Offers Free Election Software

June 13, 2006 | Jenalyn Rubio
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PRIVATE firm Mega Data Corp. announced it is willing to donate to the government a software that it says can automate the country’s national elections. The system, however, cannot be deployed unless...

Solons to NTC: Abolish 3G Licenses or Face Charges

June 13, 2006 | Tom S. Noda
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Members of the House of Representatives’ committees on oversight and ICT are urging the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to nullify the 3G licenses it granted to four telecommunication f...

CICT Plays Consultant Role to Gov’t Agencies

June 13, 2006 | Lawrence D. Casiraya
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The Commission on Information and Communication Technology (CICT) is looking to provide ICT consulting across all major government agencies in an effort to standardize requirements and help enforce in...

CICT Sees Clear Cut Policies on ICT through TELSOM

June 13, 2006 | NCC Advocacy Group
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The Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) is positive that new and clearer policies will be in place regarding ICT through the soon to be concluded ASEAN Telecommunications an...

4th version of Bayanihan Linux OS to be launched soon

June 12, 2006 | Alexander Villafania
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The Department of Science and Technology-Advanced Science and Technology Institute (DOST-ASTI) will soon be launching the next desktop and server versions of the Bayanihan Linux operating system. T...

Cross-country Code : Silicon Island

June 8, 2006 | Wilson Ng
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The IT industry in Cebu was abuzz last week as the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry, with the support of the Cebu Provincial Capitol, organized the 2nd ICT Strategic Summit, as one of the events ...

SMEs Should Utilize ICT in Business Transactions --- DTI

May 18, 2006 | NCC Advocacy Group
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KALIBO, AKLAN --- Local businesses should take advantage of what technology has to offer to reach a larger number of clients not only in the country but the rest of the world as well, according to Tra...

CICT Launches ICT Congress in Region VI

May 18, 2006 | NCC Advocacy Group
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KALIBO, AKLAN --- Showcasing the best practices in information and communications technology (ICT), the Commission on Information and Communications Technology-Human Capital Development Group (CICT-HC...

Foreign University Shares eLearning Software to SUCs

May 18, 2006 |
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In line with the capacity building programs for partner state universities and colleges (SUCs) in the country, a foreign university recently shared its eLearning software to SUCs to empower education....

NCI Announces New ICT Course Offerings

April 26, 2006 | The NCC Advocacy Group
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The National Computer Institute (NCI), the training arm of the Commission on Information and Communications Technology’s (CICT) National Computer Center (NCC), is offering Information and Communicat...

Government ICT Eligibility Exams Slated in May

April 26, 2006 | The NCC Advocacy Group
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The National Computer Center (NCC) announces the conduct of the Annual ICT Specialist Proficiency Tests scheduled on May 27 to 28, 2006 and November 25 to 26, 2006. Every year, the NCC in collabora...

Search for ICT Best Practices Launched

April 26, 2006 | The NCC Advocacy Group
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In its continuing pursuit to promote the use of information and communications technology (ICT), the Asia Pacific Economic Conference Digital Opportunity Center (ADOC) is announcing the start of ADOC ...

La Salle opens IT center for deaf students

April 24, 2006 | Tom Noda
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The De La Salle College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB) recently opened a technology center to better educate and enhance the skills of deaf students and help deaf graduates gain meaningful employmen...

Zambo, Basilan Communities Embrace the Information Age

March 13, 2006 | MELVIN G. CALIMAG
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LAMITAN, Basilan — In this town known for strife more than anything else, the whole community – from students and teachers to the lowly farmers – is starting to tap the power of information tech...

GILAS Gets Google Grant

March 13, 2006 |
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Type the words \"Filipino,’’ \"ICT,’’ \"computers,’’ on the Google search engine and an advertisement for the Gearing up Internet Literacy and Access for Students (GILAS) project will auto...

Ubuntu founder visits RP, holds collaboration talks

February 20, 2006 | MELVIN G. CALIMAG
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Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth, whose other claim to fame is being the second \"space tourist\" in history, visited the Philippines for less than 24 hours early this month to conduct collaboration t...

CICT to Organize ICT Summit on Education

February 16, 2006 | NCC Advocacy Group
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Realizing the need to further adapt information and communications technology (ICT) in the country’s education sector, the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) is organizin...

Ubuntu Founder Seeks Dialogue on Open Source Technology

February 16, 2006 | NCC Advocacy Group
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Founder of Ubuntu, a new Linux operating system, Mark Shuttleworth has recently sought dialogues with the government and non-government organizations (NGOs) for the promotion of open source technology...

Websites of Bulacan and Naga City Win Web Contest

February 16, 2006 | NCC Advocacy Group
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The websites of the province of Bulacan and Naga City won the much-coveted LGU (local government unit) Web contest for 2005. The competition is being conducted annually by the Commission on Informatio...

UP-NIP laser and optical tech lab gets PCASTRD support

February 2, 2006 | Janet Rosalie Anne H. Polita, DOST - S&T Media Service
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Laser and optical technology are significant fields of study with key advances in recent years because of its wide applications across industries. The automobile, air conditioning, and refrigeration m...

UN eGovernment Readiness Survey Acknowledges RP Efforts

January 24, 2006 | NCC Advocacy Group
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The United Nations (UN) eGovernment Readiness Survey recognizes the Philippines’ eGovernment readiness efforts based on its 2005 Global eGovernment Readiness Report. Notably, the Philippines plac...

RP Firm Develops Packaged Payroll Software for South Africa

January 18, 2006 |
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Gurango Software Corporation and its software development arm WEBWORKS OS (WWOS) have announced DynamicPay AX for South Africa, the first country-specific implementation of its SIBIL Multinational Pay...

Employee empowerment to fuel AP growth

January 13, 2006 |
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The e-empowered employee (EEE) is expected to fuel ICT spending and growth in the Asia Pacific region this year. This is the predication made by research firm International Data Corp. For 2006, IDC...

Pinnacle Picks RP as Asia Support Center

January 12, 2006 | Lawrence Casiraya
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US-based Pinnacle Systems, which makes consumer video editing software, has chosen the Philippines over India to provide help desk support for the Asian market. Pinnacle will set up a support cente...

GenSan Hotel Deploys WiFi

January 12, 2006 | April B. Rojales
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GENERAL SANTOS CITY — East Asia Royale Hotel, one of the biggest hotels in this city, has successfully deployed wireless Internet access. By doing so, it wants to help General Santos project an imag...

SC Adds New e-Payment to Infrastructure Reforms

January 9, 2006 |
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The Supreme Court (SC) has unveiled an Internet-based e-payment system that will allow lawyers and litigants to pay various legal fees online and at the same time enable the judicial hierarchy to elec...

EITSC moves to strengthen open source development in RP

January 3, 2006 | Alexander Villafania
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THE EUROPEAN IT Service Center (EITSC) is expected to complete a revised open source curriculum for colleges this year, part of a major learning project to create a pool of open source developers in t...

Anti-virus firms report rise in malicious software in 2005

January 3, 2006 | Alexander Villafania
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TWO major antivirus firms, Sophos and F-Secure, have reported a steep rise in malicious software and phishing scams in 2005 that are becoming more criminal in purpose. Both companies have also announc...

Philippine dotcom founder gets TOYM award

December 5, 2005 | Erwin Lemuel Oliva
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EDGARDO \"Tedjie\" Herbosa, founder of b2bpricenow.com, was one of the seven Filipinos given the Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) awards on Friday, INQ7.net learned. Being the founder of one of the...

Predictive texting combines English-Filipino

December 5, 2005 | Lawrence Casiraya
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SMS-crazy Filipinos fond of typing shortcuts instead of the actual words can soon program their own jargon, whether in Tagalog or English, when texting in dictionary mode. US-based Tegic Communicat...

DOST heads Asia-wide techno-entrepreneurship program

November 30, 2005 | Alexander Villafania
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The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) recently assumed the chairmanship of the Science and Technology Policy Asian Network (STEPAN), a 20-country group of science and technology policy maker...

Gov\'t bares SME plan

November 16, 2005 | Jenalyn M. Rubio
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EL NIDO, Palawan – The micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) must be enabled with the appropriate resources so they can contribute further to the development of the Philippine economy....

SMEs urged to trade in old PCs for new

November 16, 2005 | Jenalyn M. Rubio
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EL NIDO, Palawan – Small and medium businesses in the country are being encouraged to invest in technology through a contest that will make them trade in their oldest Intel-based PCs for a chance t...

Dole harvests success from GPS

November 16, 2005 | April B. Rojales
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GENERAL SANTOS CITY — Operations as big as the ones of multinational companies like Dole—known for its pineapple produce—are heavily dependent on technology. Nearing 42 years in the country,...

Spammers sell alleged bird flu drug

November 16, 2005 | Lawrence Casiraya
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From tempting people into buying Viagra, spammers are now trying to capitalize on a looming epidemic by peddling drugs online that are purportedly a cure for the bird flu virus. UK anti-virus firm...

Petron migrates to new back-up solution

November 16, 2005 | Lawrence Casiraya
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After experiencing reliability issues, Petron Corp. has migrated to Computer Associates’ ARCserve backup software for its core SAP system that manages data from its network of gas stations and oil ...

Pampanga students benefit from e-center

November 16, 2005 | Lawrence Casiraya
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PAMPANGA — Despite the lack of computers at home or in local schools, students of Lubao town in this province are still enjoying all the benefits of using the Internet, thanks to a recently establi...

Mindanao eyes BPO market

November 16, 2005 | April B. Rojales
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GENERAL SANTOS CITY — Mindanao, the country’s southernmost and largest region, has embarked on a mission to become the nation’s knowledge and e-services hub outside Metro Manila by 2010. Alt...

RP wants a ‘global council’ to govern the internet

November 16, 2005 | Maricel E. Estavillo
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The Philippine delegation to the three-day World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) in Tunisia will pitch for the creation of a Global Internet Council (GIC) to govern the world’s internet. Set...

Fake anti-bird flu drug sold online

October 27, 2005 | Erwin Lemuel Oliva
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THERE is now an increasing number of unsolicited e-mail selling an anti-bird flu drug, the anti-virus firm Sophos warned. Sophos said it has detected more number of junk messages that claim to sell...

Smart declines to comment on DoJ ruling on text-based games

October 27, 2005 | Erwin Lemuel Oliva
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SMART Communications has declined to comment on a recent Department of Justice ruling stating that its former text-based games are forms of gambling. \"We have not received a copy of the resolution...

PCIJ to start own podcast

October 27, 2005 | Alexander F. Villafania
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ALTERNATIVE news organization Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) will soon introduce podcasting to expand its blog-news services (www.pcij.org/blog). PCIJ Executive Director Shei...

First LinuxWorld Philippines showcases ‘open choice’

October 14, 2005 |
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The heavy rains did not prevent IT professionals, businessmen, government officials, academicians, students, and computer enthusiasts from different fields from attending the recently concluded Linux...

Int’l forum calls on universities to be more involved in ICT dev’t

October 11, 2005 | By MELVIN G. CALIMAG
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Int’l forum calls on universities to be more involved in ICT dev’t By MELVIN G. CALIMAG An international conference held in the country recently urged universities in the developing wo...

Smart Wi-Fi to connect entire country to the Net

October 11, 2005 | April B. Rojales
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A focus on Internet connectivity is the primary driver of Smart Communication Inc.’s latest project, the Smart Wi-Fi broadband Internet. With around a thousand Wi-Fi base stations all over the coun...

HP to set up training center for networking engineers

September 22, 2005 | Maricel E. Estavillo
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HP to set up training center for networking engineers The networking business unit of Hewlett-Packard Co. is setting up a training center for networking engineers in the country, the first of its...

Bloomberg to launch securities trading platform

September 22, 2005 | Karl Lester M. Yap
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Bloomberg to launch securities trading platform Bloomberg, a global provider of financial news, data, and electronic trading platforms, is set to unveil an improved platform in the country that w...

IBM targets SMBs south of Metro Manila

September 22, 2005 | Maricel E. Estavillo
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IBM targets SMBs south of Metro Manila IBM Corp. is revving up its focus on Philippine-based small and medium businesses (SMBs) by going after markets south of Metro Manila. IBM’s global in...

Globe warns subscribers against e-mail hoax

September 22, 2005 | Erwin Lemuel Oliva
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Globe warns subscribers against e-mail hoax First posted 08:34pm (Mla time) Sept 21, 2005 By Erwin Lemuel Oliva INQ7.net GLOBE Telecom warned its subscribers of a hoax spreading via for...

Firm bags deal from Japanese gaming console game developers

September 22, 2005 | Erwin Lemuel Oliva
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Firm bags deal from Japanese gaming console game developers First posted 08:37pm (Mla time) Sept 21, 2005 By Erwin Lemuel Oliva INQ7.net A LOCAL firm, with help from a Japanese partner,...

IBM brings its business down south

September 22, 2005 | Alexander F. Villafania
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IBM brings its business down south First posted 08:40pm (Mla time) Sept 21, 2005 By Alexander F. Villafania INQ7.net THE PHILIPPINE office of IT giant IBM is pursuing a geographical exp...

PICS opens nominations for 3rd SME IT Excellence Awards

September 22, 2005 |
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PICS opens nominations for 3rd SME IT Excellence Awards Issue Date: September 21, 2005 Now on its third year, the Philippine Internet Commerce Society (PICS) will award Small and Medium Ente...

Flash festival begins

September 22, 2005 | April B. Rojales
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Flash festival begins by April B. Rojales, CW Reporter; Computerworld Philippines Issue Date: September 20, 2005 To help develop the country’s multimedia and animation industries, Multimed...

Regional police to get cybercrime training

September 22, 2005 | Lawrence Casiraya
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Regional police to get cybercrime training by Lawrence Casiraya, CW Senior Reporter; Issue Date: September 21, 2005 Regional policemen will soon be trained to handle evidence related to “...

Open source offers bright spots for local players

September 22, 2005 | Lawrence Casiraya
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Open source offers bright spots for local players by Lawrence Casiraya, CW Senior Reporter; Issue Date: September 16, 2005 OPEN source software provides bright spots for local technology co...

Open source in gov’t gaining momentum

September 22, 2005 | Jenalyn M. Rubio
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Open source in gov’t gaining momentum by Jenalyn M. Rubio, CW Reporter; Issue Date: September 15, 2005 THE adoption of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) in government may be in its ear...

Microsoft: We want to be where developers are

September 22, 2005 | Lawrence Casiraya
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Microsoft: We want to be where developers are by Lawrence Casiraya, CW Senior Reporter; Issue Date: September 16, 2005 SO why is Microsoft present in the first-ever LinuxWorld conference ...

Youth congress draws big crowd of knowledge-hungry students

September 20, 2005 |
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Youth congress draws big crowd of knowledge-hungry students THE THIRD Philippine Youth Congress in Information Technology (Y4IT) has drawn its biggest crowd to date, nearly 7,000 students from hi...

House seeks public opinions on cellphone number portability

August 16, 2005 | Erwin Lemuel Oliva
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House seeks public opinions on cellphone number portability First posted 09:51pm (Mla time) Aug 15, 2005 By Erwin Lemuel Oliva INQ7.net THE COMMITTEE on information and communications t...

Local governments begin using electronic tax system

August 16, 2005 | Erwin Lemuel Oliva
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Local governments begin using electronic tax system First posted 09:57pm (Mla time) Aug 15, 2005 By Erwin Lemuel Oliva INQ7.net AT LEAST eight local government units have begun using th...

Mindanao's first ICT incubation center open

August 11, 2005 |
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Davao City (4 August) -- Brokenshire Learning System, Inc. a subsidiary of Brokenshire College in partnership with 3G Communications International, Inc. inaugurated recently Mindanao's First "Informat...

Cisco designs security platform to help RP strengthen IT sector

August 11, 2005 | Ehda M. Dago-oc
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Security and network provider Cisco Systems has introduced an effective security platform to the Philippine government to boost the IT related investments and businesses in the country. Cisco Syste...

Upgraded uCertify Exam Simulation for Microsoft Exam 70-290 Released

June 28, 2005 | Team ucertify
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Exam 70-290 is one of the core exams for the MCSE 2003 certification that validates a professional's ability to manage and maintain a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 environment. The recently revi...

Grants for research on ICT use for dev’t

May 16, 2005 |
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The International Development Research Centre, a Canadian government company that supports researches on development issues, is funding research writing grants under the Philippine Department of Scien...

P13M worth of research grants for ICT case studies announced

May 12, 2005 | Erwin Lemuel Oliva
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ABOUT 13 million pesos’ worth of research grants are available to local organizations for case studies on information and communications technology (ICT) use in sustainable development activities, i...

Contest awards honor women and ICT empowerment

May 7, 2005 | Alexander F. Villafania
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THE ASSOCIATION for Progressive Communications, Women's Networking Support Program (APC-WNSP) and the Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) are sponsoring this year's Gender and Information and Communica...

Anti-piracy group launches 'Detox your PC' drive

April 12, 2005 | Norman P. Aquino
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The Business Software Alliance (BSA) has renewed its call for companies to manage their use of licensed software to maximize productivity and security. The organization recently launched its new c...

How the Government Can Save Millions of Pesos

April 5, 2005 | Roberto Verzola
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THE government is in such dire financial straits that every peso saved matters. There is one area where millions of pesos of government savings can still be made: software procurement. Free/ope...

RP to create 1M ICT jobs by 2010

April 1, 2005 | Joey Alarilla
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FROM an estimated 60, 000 to 90, 000 information and communication technology (ICT)-related jobs in the Philippines today, the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) has set th...

RP inches up in global ICT ranking

March 21, 2005 | Melba-Jean M. Valdez, Associate Editor;
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THE information technology infrastructure of the Philippines did not see any significant improvements last year as the country placed a lowly 67th in the 2004-2005 Global Information Technology Report...

What else don't we know about VOIP?

March 21, 2005 | Thomas Nolle;
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FRAMINGHAM - Last month, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) hosted a "summit" on a topic that touches everyone yet is almost unrecognized: the Telecommunications Service Priority program...

PLDT enhances SME broadband offerings

March 21, 2005 | Grace S. Clavecilla, Senior Writer;
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THE Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) is setting its sights on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to achieve its target of generating 80,000 broadband DSL (digital subscriber line) subscr...

CICT to curb software piracy in gov’t agencies

March 21, 2005 | Grace S. Clavecilla, Senior Writer;
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THE Commission on Information and Communication Technology (CICT) is intensifying its drive to reduce the use of unlicensed software in national government agencies (NGAs). Tim Diaz de Rivera, CIC...

Antivirus companies report first mobile messaging worm

March 8, 2005 | Paul Roberts;
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BOSTON - The first mobile phone virus that spreads using the popular Mobile Messaging Service (MMS) is circulating among mobile phone users with Symbian Series 60 mobile phones, antivirus companies ha...

IT to hasten DSWD relief goods delivery

March 4, 2005 |
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TO provide up to 4,000 government employees and project workers with access to core applications, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is implementing Citrix Systems, Inc.’s MetaF...

CICT chief wonders why Disini is after him

March 2, 2005 | Erwin Lemuel Oliva
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VIRGILIO Peña, chairman of the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT), wonders why Joel Disini, embattled administrator of the .ph Internet domain, is now after him. In two o...

PLDT acknowledges VoIP as its biggest threat in 2005

March 2, 2005 | Erwin Lemuel Oliva
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TELEPHONE giant Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) acknowledged this week that Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) will be the biggest threat to its main business in 2005. Asked by local r...

P3-B funding for SMEs eyed

February 28, 2005 | Lawrence Casiraya, CW Reporter
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A NEW government corporation attached to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is looking to provide at least P3 billion in financial assistance to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) this ...

Central Luzon schools to get Internet access

February 28, 2005 | Lawrence Casiraya, CW Reporter
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TWELVE high schools in Central Luzon will be able to connect to the Internet this year through a project funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). DOST is allotting P1 million to ...

DOST unveils R&D ‘access grid’

February 13, 2005 | Lawrence Casiraya, CW Reporter
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THE Department of Science and Technology (DOST) recently launched the first "access grid" node in the country which would allow local research institutions to collaborate with their counterparts in ot...

‘Find your niche,’ aspiring e-services centers told

February 7, 2005 | Grace S. Clavecilla, Senior Writer
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“Find you’re your own niche.” “Don’t try to do everything.” “Specialize.” “Focus.” These guidelines, according to the Cebuano e-services champion Joel Mari Yu, are the key to a...

LGUs get much needed help in e-governance

January 31, 2005 | Grace S. Clavecilla, Senior Writer
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Organized under the supervision of The Asia Foundation (TAF) – a non-government agency providing support to LGUs – the group, referred to as the Technical Working Group (TWG), is composed mainly o...

IT spending to rise 10% in Asia, 12% in RP

January 25, 2005 | Chin Wong
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JAN. 25, 2005 -- Companies in the Asia-Pacific region excluding Japan will spend $97 billion this year on information technology, 10 percent more than they did last year, a market research company pre...

LTO raises P1.76M with online bidding

January 17, 2005 | Melissa V. Patricio
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THE Land Transportation Office (LTO) was able to generate a total of P1.76 million in revenues through its first online public bidding as it sold 32 out of its 63 limited edition vanity license plates...

Arroyo orders CICT to focus on e-learning

December 21, 2004 | Erwin Lemuel Oliva
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PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has ordered the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) to focus on efforts to develop e-learning capabilities in primary and secondary public ...

DepEd, Fit-ed to draft framework for ICT use in schools

December 12, 2004 | Erwin Lemuel Oliva
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THE DEPARTMENT of Education (DepEd) and the Foundation for Information Technology Education and Development (Fit-Ed)will draft a national policy framework outlining how information and communications ...

ICT is key area in Arroyo's job creation program

July 11, 2004 | Alexander Villafania
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THE information and communications technology (ICT) sector is as one of the key generators for highly skilled employment in the administrationís job generation program. National Economic and Deve...

RP agencies urged to submit new ICT proposals

June 25, 2004 | Erwin Lemuel G. Oliva
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PHILIPPINE government agencies were urged this week to submit new proposals to the ad hoc committee of the Information Technology and E-commerce Council (ITECC), following the allocation of about 1 bi...

Macapagal set to sign rules for new ICT body

June 24, 2004 | Erwin Lemuel G. Oliva
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PRESIDENT-elect Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is set to sign the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of a new government information and communications technology (ICT) body that will be formed from th...

DOST to build database of community ICT projects

June 20, 2004 | Alexander Villafania
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THE DEPARTMENT of Science and Technology (DOST) has tied up with the Canadian International Development Research Center (IDRC) to build a database of community-related information and communications t...

 

   
   
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