The Department of Agriculture - Information and Communications Technology Service (DA-ICTS) requested the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to conduct the following activities:

1. 3rd batch of the virtual Orientation-Seminar on Digital Signature on August 4, 2022 . The focus were on the following subjects:

•  Philippine National Public Key Infrastructure (PNPKI) and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI);

• Public Key Cryptography;

• Digital Certificates;

• Digital Signatures;

• Benefits of PNPKI;

• Legal basis of e-Signature and PNPKI; and

• Application requirements and Process

2. PNPKI Applications Training on August 5, 2022. Users with approved PNPKI applications who need assistance or guidance in requesting, downloading, installing, and using digital certificates, took part in a virtual PNPKI application training session that covered the following topics:

•  Facilitation in the installation and implementation of digital certificates;

• Troubleshooting in the installation and implementation of digital certificates;

• Other topics such as:

• • Certainty about the identity of the person countersigning

  • Document integrity

  • Verification of the validity of the digital signature

There were live demonstrations on how to digitally sign and an open forum after each session.