The Department of Science and Technology's (DOST) Science and Technology (S&T) Fellows Program, which is now in its second year of implementation is calling for applications, looking for 33 science experts. (Photo courtesy of DOST-STII) According to DOST, the program offers competitive...
There are now more than 24 million registered Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards in the Philippines. The National Telecommunications Commission disclosed that the number of registered SIM cards in the country has breached 24 million. Based on the data as of Jan. 22, Smart Communications Inc....
Four weeks after the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card registration commenced, the national government admitted that connectivity and the lack of valid identification cards are still the topmost challenges that hinder the public in complying with the mandatory registration. In a palace briefing...
Pilot assisted Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card registration in remote areas will begin on Wednesday, Jan. 25, said the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). This initiative, in partnership with public telecommunication entities and other government agencies, was...
In line with the administration’s goal to make the country more competitive and “truly digital,” the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) explored another digital cooperation – this time with Denmark. In a statement issued on Monday, Jan. 23, DICT Undersecretary...
As part of its goal to ramp up the mandatory Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card registration and to make the process more convenient for the benefit of Filipinos, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), together with public telecommunication entities (PTEs), mounted...
The number of registered Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards in the country has breached 23 million nearly four weeks after the mandatory registration began. SIM cards (Pixabay) The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 22, said there are now...
Several regional offices of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) are now offering free assistance for the mandatory Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card registration. SIM card (Unsplash) Following the implementation of this, individuals residing in MIMAROPA,...
The country's first-ever Coastal Engineering and Management R&D Center (COASTER) was put up on Thursday, Jan. 19 in Batac, Ilocos Norte through the Department of Science and Technology and the Mariano Marcos State University-Main Campus (MMSU). The newly built COASTER building will house...
Who knew that music through guitar lessons can help restore lost functions in a stroke patient? (Photo courtesy of DOST-PCHRD) This is now being developed by the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) together with the University...
The national government continues to extend its efforts towards digitizing government services in the country to make it more accessible to the public. Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Undersecretary Anna Mae Lamentillo said the DICT is “really aiming to digitalize the whole...
The forthcoming cybersecurity plan will protect the Philippines from the “increasingly complex” threats in cyberspace, said Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Undersecretary Anna Mae Lamentillo. (Unsplash) The cyberspace – a platform where countless information and...
