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Arroyo makes last pitch for Philippine ICT dept
News Philippine President Gloria Arroyo, who ends her term in less than a year, makes final appeal for lawmakers to pass bill to create standalone ICT unit.
Tags: Local Government, Politics, Information And Communication Technology, Business Process, BPO, U.S. Department of Transportation, Microsoft Office, agency, U.S. Congress, legislator
Philippine NTC transfer made known after delay
News Presidential directive to transfer country's telecom regulator back to the ICT commission was released to the public more than 16 months after it was signed.
Tags: Regulations, Mobile platforms/communications, Local Government, Telecommunications, Philippines, Directive, Information And Communication Technology, U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Senate, CICT
Philippine BPOs must drive higher value
News Country's outsourcing players should now focus on becoming high-value services hubs to differentiate themselves from India, urge industry watchers.
Tags: Services, Outsourcing, India, Philippines, BPO, Back-office, outsource, job, industry, talent
A look back at Arroyo's ICT term
Blogs As I watched the State of the Nation Address (Sona) of Pres. Gloria Arroyo last Monday, I noticed that she peppered her ...
Regulating the unregulated telecoms market
Blogs It was on a plane trip back home from Singapore that I was able to grab a copy of a magazine (I can’t remember if it was...
Unnecessary distraction from country's e-polls
Blogs If not for the weird story that President Arroyo underwent a breast implant operation in a local hospital, I'm pretty su...
Digital stimulus for Philippine e-commerce
Blogs A few days ago, I had the opportunity to attend a government-organized public consultation meeting on a proposed certifi...
NTC: A highly politicized agency
Blogs Without anyone almost noticing it, the powerful National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has been transferred back u...
Once chopped up, CICT is whole again
Blogs It was late Friday afternoon when the press statement from the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (...
Superhighway to heaven
Blogs It's that time of the year again when Filipinos troop to cemeteries to remember their departed loved ones. It's fascinat...
Crisis backs Philippine BPO, software sectors
News Economic downturn bolsters growth for country's outsourcing and software industries, as market players form regional hubs to vie for U.S. contracts.
Tags: IT outsourcing, Outsourcing, Software, Growth strategies and tools, Outsourcing, Philippines, Business Process, BPO, Sorio, financial
Government IT spend bright spot in Philippines
News Various government-led initiatives, including plans to establish credit database and grow e-learning adoption, will boost country's IT services, finds new report.
Tags: Ovum, Security, IT Services, Philippines, IT-spending, Tech Industry, Singapore, Government, public sector, information technology company
Cisco acquires video management start-up
News Cisco Systems is expanding its video expertise with plans to buy Denmark-based DiviTech, which provides content-provisioning software.
Tags: Acquisitions, Video, IP Television, Cisco Systems Inc., On-demand, software, video service, networking gear, financial, network
Arroyo adminstration charts IT policy course
News The Arroyo administration has taken steps to institutionalize electronic bidding system to lessen graft and corruption in the bureaucracy.
New Philippine law to boost e-commerce
News Country approves legislation to establish central credit bureau, in a move deemed necessary to help e-commerce finally take off in the Philippines.
Tags: Regulations, Local Government, E-commerce, Internet, E-business, Law, Philippines, Online Payment, Small And Medium Business, information system
