Philippines to launch ICT program to drive national development
Initiative seeks to apply ICT as a tool to broaden priority sectors in the Philippines Sectors include governance, people, agriculture, healthcare, public protection, power THE Philippines Government, thru the Information and Communications Technology Office of Department of Science and Technology (DOST-ICTO), is ready to introduce a new ICT flagship software that is focused on some vital industries. Called ‘Smarter Philippines,’ the initiative seeks to use ICT as a tool to expand precedence sectors within the us of a. It consists of several additives together with Smarter Governance, Smarter People, Smarter High-Tech Industry, Smarter Computing, Smarter SMEs, Smarter Agriculture World Development, Smarter Environmental Healthcare, Energy and Transport, Smarter Disaster and Mitigation Public Safety, and Smarter Cities. Alejandro P. Melchor III, deputy executive director for ICT industry improvement of ICTO, said the Government has recognized the big strength of ICT as a fir...