‘Closing digital divide’: DICT strengthens digital infrastructure initiatives


The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), on Monday, May 2, inaugurated its Robinsons Magnolia office, aiming to “close digital divide” by providing “extensive” connectivity for Filipinos.

(Image courtesy of DICT)

The DICT’s Robinson’s Magnolia Office will serve as the “new home base” for the expansion and management of its key initiatives under the Digital Infrastructure Program.

“With our new home base, we will coordinate and manage all our key programs that are crucial and necessary to finally better the access and connectivity across our archipelago,” said DICT Acting Secretary Emmanuel “Manny” Ray Caintic in a press statement.

Caintic likewise assured the public that the Department will create, improve, and ensure that the country’s communications are secure and at par with the global standards of cybersecurity.