Rap oe Pipes Gongcess af the Philippines Ate Mile Sisteenth Congress Chicd Regular Session, ‘gun sellin Mo Mania on Monday, the twenty-seven ‘dy of Jay, boo thourand ean, [RePuBLic Act No. 10844} ANACT CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION ‘AND COMBUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY, DRPINING {9S POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, APPROPRIATING [FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES ‘Be enacted by the Senate ond House of Represematvs ofthe Phipics Congas asomod. [SECMON 1. Short Tie. ~ This Act shall bo Known 26 ‘the Deparment lafiemtion and Communications Tednalony ‘Acco O16 |850. 2, Declaration of Policy. ~ Tenbury declared the poli ofthe Sate: (@) To recognine the vital role of information and commen in ation baling0) To enture the provision ofa strategic, reliable, costefficiont and cltizenceantric’ information and ‘communications techaology (ICT) infrastructure, systems ‘tnd resources a instruments of goed governanoy ad label ‘competences © Toensur nivrsl acoso quality, abrdabl rile snd acca ICT eric @ Topromote the development and widespread us of ‘morying ICT and foster and eclarte the convorgenoe f1CT ‘snd ICTenabld facts (@, To encure the availability nd sseesitility of ICT serve nares not adoqutaly carved the private actor, © Totosteran ICT sector policy environment that will, promote a broad markat-lod development ofthe ICT and ICTenabied service QCT-ES) sector, lavel playing Geld, partnership botwoen th puble and priate sector, sertegic llano with arign ntestoe an lanood vestments ‘igh growth and cooomialy-depreeed area (@ To promote and ait the development of eal ICT content appieations and sevins which ay inde upper for {cThasod star-upenterpriseethugh statopiepartnrehie: (0) Topromete the we of ICT forthe eahanoument okey public wrvices, such as education, publ heslth nd safety, "evens geueraion, and soci-cviepurpors, Toencoarage the ue of CT for the development and promotionofthe euntysartsandcaltre,touriem and aston ont © To promote digital Mteracy, ICT expertise, and ‘nowledge-blling among citizens to caabe them to patipate and competsinanevaving ICT age, (4) Tosmpomer, though the ws of, the advantaged ‘segments ofthe population, including tho elderly, person with Aline snd indigenous ad minor reaps () To onsur the eights of individuals to privacy and oniontialty of tei peronal information: {n) Tosnsure the security of ritcl ICT infrastructures includinginformation assets ofthe government ndisdle and Trina and (@) To provide oversight over agencies governing and regulating te ICT vector and ensure consumer protetion ed vwelfare, data privacy and scout, fnter competition andthe [rowthafthe ICT sete, ‘880 8, Definition of Terma. ~ As wsed in thie Act, the {ollowing trae are defined as fllows () lhformation nd Communications Teehrolgy ot IOP ‘hall enn cho eatlitoeecronic mans to scons cate llc, Store, proces, ceceve, transmit, prosot and disseminate {tear ) Convergence shall mean the inerfce between and among various telephony, radio, vide, brosdosctng aad ‘mulinedin infrastructure, davies and services, snabling aes (raubscibers Userea to communicate withone anothst © Blecironie Government or B-Government abl mean these af CT by the government andthe plist enhance the ‘coe to and delivery of government services to bring abot tificent, responsive, ethical, arcountablo and treneparent (TOT Soon abl ean tooo engaged in‘multimedia content developer and providers, ICP solution rovers, internet brie providers, CT rani netitaons, fcttvare developers and ICTS providers; © IOPBrobled Services oe ICT-ES Secor shall meas thos engugedin providing sence that requis teint se offs nluding engioeringraritotra desig, informatie sereite providers offshoring and oteourcing eomvice providers ‘such eal enters, bck office prosasng, nfvarc development ‘medial orlepltraserptin,anietion game development, and other servies that require the intrnse us ofa networked Infrmation neater; and ® Ohi Information Officer o CIO shall mean a enice offices in all national government agencies (NGA) including ‘constitutional ofa, tate universes and colleges (UC, {gorernment-owned and -ontolledconpertions (GOCCS), and fereamen nail iain Gn) rape ie ‘development and management ofthe ageng) IC eaten and ‘toplicnoen ‘St. 4. Creation of the Department of Information ond Communications Technology DICT. here is era erated {he Depariment of Infomation and Commision Tense, horeinaer refered toa the Doprtnent ‘te. 6, Mandate. The Department salle the primary Policy. lansing cordiating, implementing and administrative tity af the Executive Branch he government that wil plan, ‘ovelop, and promo the ational IC development send S00. 6, Powers and Functions, ~ The Department chal exercise the ellowingpowore and inci 1. Poly snd Planning (Formulas, recommend an implmsnt atonal pales, ‘lan, programe and guideline tht vill prose te deve ‘nd wae of ICT wth duo consideration to the ndvantegae of ‘onvergenat and emoriagachnalages, (2) Formulate pais and initiatives ncordinnton with {Ge Department ofEastion DepED) he Cammisson on ier “Education (CHED), and the Technical Eatin tnd Sie Development Authoty(TESDAY, ts develo and prone ICTn ‘cation consistent with he ational gal an ejectives and ‘esponsive othe man esours needs of the CT and TOES ‘scons (© Provide an intogratedfamowork in oder optimize all government ICT cour and networkefo the idan, ‘nd peoriizaton fal f- Government sates and sppietions te provided for in tho E-Government Mesterplan and the Philipine Development Plan PDP) IL Improved Public Aces (@ Preserbe rule nd regslations forthe establishment, operation and maintenance ofTCT intarteuctares in neorved {tnd underorvod areas nconmtation with heal grerament {ite (LGU, vl society organizations (30s), rate act, and he academe: (© Batabsh fe ntact serve that can be assed ‘ngoverment os nd public arse ing th cet ort fctve ‘elcommuniatons techno, through prtorhip wih priate ‘orvice providers ae may be nasaaey 1, Resour Sharing al Capacity Balding () Harmoninand coordinate all national ICT pans and Intiativsts ensure owe infrmation and escure atarng tabaee-bulding and agency networking nkages among {government agen, constant with Goverment obeeies {npardculag, end national objectivesin general. (@ Rasure th development and protection ofintgratd government ICT infrastructures and designe, taking Into fnsideration the inventory of existing manpower, plane, programs coftvare, hardware, andinetaledystema,