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Byline: Helen P. Macasaet

June was celebrated as the National ICT month with a theme as "A Digitally Empowered Philippines." The Commission on ICT (CICT) activities lined up included the formal launch of the Philippine Digital Strategy 2011-2016, the launch of the commemorative stamp for the National ICT Month 2011, and the celebration of the 40th founding anniversary of the National Computer Center.

So what is now happening in the government's ICT efforts?

In Executive Order 269 which created the CICT, one of its mandates is to assist the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in carrying out its functions related to the promotion of trade and investment …