No budget, workers for national government data center – DICT

MANILA, Philippines --- A lack of budget and workers has held back the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) from establishing a consolidated government data center. DICT Undersecretary David Almirol Jr. raised this concern on Tuesday during the Senate finance committee hearing on proposed P7.23 billion budget of the DICT for 2023. Sen. Nancy Binay had asked whether the DICT could ensure the security of the proposed data center. "As of now, DICT is on sailing sikap [self-reliance], Almirol said, speaking in a mix of English and Filipino. "When I check the capacity --- the research and development capacity, which includes cybersecurity --- we really l...

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