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Binay, Senate Economic Planning Office, hold webinar on open access in data transmission bill
The Senate Economic Planning Office, in partnership with the Office of Sen. Nancy Binay, today held the webinar, Deleting the Digital Divide, which tackled the legislative proposal adopting an open access in data transmission.
With roughly 200 participants coming from the Senate Secretariat offices, Senators offices and stakeholders, the webinar discussed the issues and challenges in data transmission under present legal and policy environment and how the proposed measure would help address the situation. The proposed Open Access in Data Transmission Act is filed in the Senate under Senate Bill Nos. (SBN) 45 authored by Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto and Sen. Grace Poe, and SBN 911, authored by Sen. Ramon Bong Revilla Jr.
Published June 29, 2021, 12:05 PM
In celebration of this year’s National ICT Month, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), in partnership with Huawei Philippines, began a series of workshops on emerging technologies to empower Filipinos and boost the readiness of government agencies, local government units (LGUs), and the academe for the adoption of 5G technology in the country.
The “Emerging Technology Workshop – 5G ASEAN Landscape,” held online on June 25, gathered a hundred participants from key government agencies, including the DICT, the National Economic and Development Authority, the National Telecommunications Commission, and the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency, as well as from LGUs and universities, such as the Bulacan State University.