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DoTC loses five agencies to newly formed department

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President Benigno Aquino III signed into law on Monday Republic Act 10844,  creating the Department of Information and Communications Technology and effectively  transferring to it certain agencies that used to be under the Department of Transportation and Communications.

 The new law ensures the provision of a strategic, reliable, cost-efficient and citizen-centric information and communication technology infrastructure, systems and resources as instruments of good governance and global competitiveness, Aquino said.

It will ensure universal access to quality, affordable, reliable and secure ICT services, he said.

The law aims to promote the development    and widespread use of emerging ICT and speed up  the convergence of ICT and ICT-enabled facilities.

Under the  law, the DICT will  be headed by a secretary, who will be assisted by three undersecretaries and four assistant secretaries.    

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 The  new law  transfers to the newly created DICT the following agencies: Information and Communications Technology Office (ICTO); National Computer Center (NCC); National Computer Institute (NCI); Telecommunications Office (TELOF); National Telecommunications Training Institute (NTTI); and, all operating units of the Department of Transportation and Communications  with functions and responsibilities dealing with communications.    

As a result of the creation of this new department, the law renamed  the present DoTC  as the Department of Transportation.

The DICT law provides for a six-month transition period from effectivity for the full implementation of the transfer of functions, assets and personnel.

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