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CIOs Join DICT Officials for Yearend Look at Midterm ICT Milestones
CIOs Join DICT Officials for Yearend Look at Midterm ICT Milestones
3 December 2019 (Quezon City) – Some 100 government chief information officers (CIOs), ICT managers and executives, members of the CIOF Foundation Inc., and top officials of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) gathered at Novotel Araneta Center today for the 4th General Membership Meeting and Conference of the Chief Information Officers Forum Inc. (CIOF) which highlighted the theme “Digital Philippines: Mainstreaming eGovernment Master Plan 2022.” This, despite storm signal number 2 accompanying Typhoon Tisoy.
The keynote message of DICT Secretary Gregorio B. Honasan II was relayed to the delegates by DICT Technical Advisor Jovencio ‘Chito’ Kintanar, who said that the Secretary had to attend to emergency requirements for government’s response to Typhoon Tisoy.
The keynote message was followed by interesting lectures from global speakers: “One-Connected Government” by Richard Amer, Industry Director for Public Sector of Unisys; and “Smart Cities for Digital Philippines” by Andres Ortola, Country General Manager of Microsoft.
A lively panel discussion on “EGMP 2022 – Bridge to Digital Philippoines” was moderated by DICT’s Alberto Salvador Jr. and joined by DICT Director Rior Santos who tackled “Digital Governance, Digital Economy, and Digital Society,” with Bon Moya, National Technology Officer of Microsoft, and Richard Amer of Unisys focusing on “Industry Perspectives on eGMP 2022 and Digital Philippoines.” The panel discussions bridged the government’s re-energized eGovernment Master Plan 2022 into the administration’s vision and roadmap for a Digitial Philippines.
Further insights on EGMP 2022 were offered through the following appreciations talks: “Secure CyberSpace for Filipinos” by Daphne Chee of Unisys; and “Moving Payments from a Tri-cycle Journey to the Kitchen Table” by Michael Smith of WhiteSky Labs.
The traditional Christmas CIOF and CIOF Foundation Fellowship followed immediately after the conference, where some 50 industry partners were honored in thanksgiving for supporting throughout the year the CIOF/CIOFF Conferences and National ICT Summit. (vmg/20191212)
2019gmm4presentations.pdfCIOs to Join Honasan for Yearend Look at Midterm ICT Milestones
CIOs to Join Honasan for Yearend Look at Midterm ICT Milestones
29 November 2019 (Quezon City) – DICT Secretary Gregorio B. Honasan II will keynote on December 3 the year’s 4th General Membership Meeting and Conference of the Chief Information Officers Forum Inc. (CIOF) at Novotel Araneta Center, 8:00am-2:30pm. Theme of the event is “Digital Philippines: Mainstreaming eGovernment Master Plan 2022.”
Expected to attend are some 100 delegates composed of CIOF members, DICT officials, government ICT managers and executives, and members of the CIOF Foundation Inc.
Focus of discussions will bridge the government’s re-energized eGovernment Master Plan 2022 into the administration’s vision and roadmap for a Digitial Philippines.
The keynote message will be followed by interesting lectures from global speakers: “One-Connected Government” by Richard Amer, Industry Director for Public Sector of Unisys; “Smart Cities for Digital Philippines” by Andres Ortola, Country General Manager of Microsoft; “Digital Governance, Digital Economy, and Digital Society” by DICT Assistant Secretary for Digital Philippines Emmanuel Rey R. Caintic; “Industry Perspectives on eGMP 2022 and Digital Philippines” to be tackled jointly by Bon Moya, National Technology Officer of Microsoft, and another speaker from Unisys.
Further insights on EGMP 2022 will be offered through the following appreciation talks: “Architecting Digital Philippines” by Francis Uy, President and CEO of Sinag Solutions; “Secure CyberSpace for Filipinos” by Unisys; and “Payment System in the Digital Economy” by WhiteSky Labs.
The traditional Christmas CIOF and CIOF Foundation Fellowship will shortly follow the conference, where some 50 industry partners will be honored in thanksgiving for supporting throughout the year the CIOF/CIOFF Conferences and National ICT Summit. (vmg/20191129)
2019gmm4agenda_nov28.pdfCIOF holds RTDs to promote easier cloud utilization by government agencies
CIOF holds RTDs to promote easier cloud utilization by government agencies
The Chief Information Officers Forum (CIOF) and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) will hold a round-table discussion (RTD) on “Procurement Models of Cloud Services” on 30 October 2019, 8:30am-4:30pm at the UP National Engineering Center, UP Diliman, Quezon City.
Some 30 participants from key stakeholder agencies are expected to share their concerns and experiences with procuring cloud services. Attendees are expected from Department of Budget and Management Procurement Service (DBM-PS), Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB), Commission on Audit (COA), and DICT.
R.A. 11032 (“Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act of 2018”) and R.A. 11055 (“Philippine Identification System Act of 2017”) mandate government services to be available online by 2020 at the latest, per implementation schedule of R.A. 11055.
As early as 18 January 2017, DICT Department Circular 2017-002 was issued “Prescribing the Philippine Government’s Cloud First Policy,” making the country one of the pioneers in ASEAN to adopt a cloud policy framework. But operationalizing the policy is problematic. Several government agencies find it hard to migrate their frontline services to the cloud due to difficulties in procuring cloud services.
Recently, GPPB provided relief by amending provisions of WETI (water, electricity, telephony, internet) to incude cloud under internet services, making easier for agencies to renew (no more bidding); under WETI, agencies can increase or decrease capacities while contract remains active. But first procurement remains a problem.
In this light, CIOF’s Committee on Policy and Research is teaming up with DICT to conduct a series of RTDs to explore modalities of procuring cloud services in parallel to R.A. 9184.
The ultimate objective is to enable more agencies to put more frontline services online. The series of RTDs will explore additional possibilities of cloud procurement, including: (1) Declare cloud services as part of goods and services (infra as a service); (2) Modes of procuring the ML/AI aspects of cloud services; and (3) GPPB ordering agreement with cloud service providers, with agencies just ordering from PS. (vmg191023)
GCIOs hold conference on Sept 18 with mixed challenges at new QC venue
GCIOs hold conference on Sept 18 with mixed challenges at new QC venue
19 Sept 2019 (Quezon City) -- Mixed reactions greeted over 100 government chief information officers (CIO) and information technology (IT) managers as they met for the 2019 3rd General Membership Meeting and Conference of the CIO Forum (CIOF) last 18 September at new Park Inn by Radisson at SM North EDSA Complex here.
Opening glitches associated with brand-new hotels delayed the conference for about two hours, right in the middle of the keynote message delivered by Assistant Secretary Emmanuel Rey Caintic on behalf of recently-confirmed Secretary Gregorio B. Honasan II of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT).
Theme of the conference was "Securing Citizen-Friendly Government Online Services," the third in a yearlong series of discussions on "Strengthening Government Data Platforms and Services."
The delegates represented over 30 agencies, including: Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center, Bureau of Internal Revenue, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Cooperative Development Authority, Commission on Filipinos Overseas, Department of Agriculture, Department of Budget and Management, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, DICT, Department of National Defense, Department of Public Works and Highways, Department of Energy, Department of Trade and Industry, Government Service Insurance System, Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council, Insurance Commission, Land Bank, Light Rail Transport Authority, Mandaluyong City, National Power Corp., National Electrification Administration, National Food Authority, Presidential Communications Operations Office, Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation, Philippine Economic Zone Authority, Philippine Guarantee Corp., Philippine Reclamation Authority, Securities and Exchange Commission, Social Security System, Saint Lukes Medical Center, and Tariff Commission.
Discussions revolved around online government services that comply with the 'Ease of Doing Business' (EODB) law while ensuring security and data privacy. Local EODB initiatives were presented by representatives from Quezon City and Taytay, Rizal.
DICT's roadmap and thrusts for the next three years, including the national broadband plan, the eGovernment Master Plan 2022, and updates on the Philippine ID system were also presented.
CIOF President B. Elizabeth E. Yap officiated the oath-taking of four new regular and one associate members of CIOF.
The quarterly gathering was organized by sister organization CIOF Foundation (CIOFF), with a joint CIOF-CIOFF project management team coordinating the undertaking.
The event was supported by industry partners such as Fortinet/VST, Eastern Communications, Globe Business, AltHash/HTMLCoin, Ardent Networks, and American Technologies Inc.
Ms. Jenny Rose Red of the Philippine Information Agency hosted the gathering. (vmg/ciof)
Members of the Chief Information Officers Forum (CIOF) hold their 3rd General Membership Meeting and Conference at Park Inn Radisson.
Members of the CIOF-CIOFF Project Management Team, the secretariat, and Emcee pose after the closing of the day’s event.
2019 GMM3 Presentations
2019 GMM3 Presentations
- Welcome Remarks by CIOF President B. Elizabeth E. Yap, PhD
- Keynote Message by Assistant Secretary Emmanuel Rey Caintic, Department of Information and Communications Technology
- Update on ORAOHRA y Director Roberto Encajonado, Civil Service Commission
- Taytay OEDB Initiatives by Director Mary Lucette Parrilla - Dela Rosa, Taytay MIS Department
- Assimilating Cybersecurity Threats by Edsel Paglinawan, Eastern Communications
- Blockchain Use Cases by Dr. Vince Vicente, AltHash/HTMLCoin
- National Broadband Plan by Assistant Secretary Felino O. Castro V, Department of Information and Communications Technology
- Update on Philippine ID System by Ass’t National Statistician Editha Orcilla, Philippine Statistics Authority
- eGovernment Master Plan 2022 Update by Engr Dominador Garabiles, Department of Information and Communications Technology
- Security Platform by Bing Reaport, Cisco
- Agency Best Practice: eGSISMO by CIO Juan Philip Evangelista, Government Service Insurance System
- CIOF President’s Report by President B. Elizabeth E. Yap, PhD
- GMM3 Summary Highlights
Delegates to CIOF GMM3 at Park Inn by Radisson
(Left) CIOF President B. Elizabeth E. Yap, PhD, welcomes delegates and guests ; (Right) Quezon City Administrator Michael Victor Alimurung talks to GMM3 delegates and guests about the city’s ICT programs; geared towards ‘Ease of Doing Business’
ciofupdate_2019sep20.pdfGov’t CIOs meet to secure citizen-friendly government online services
Gov’t CIOs meet to secure citizen-friendly government online services
17 Sept 2019 (Quezon City) -- Some 100 government chief information officers (CIO) and information technology (IT) managers are converging for the 2019 3rd General Membership Meeting and Conference of the CIO Forum (CIOF) on Wednesday, 18 September, at the newly-opened Park Inn by Radisson at North Towers, SM North EDSA, Quezon City.
The delegates are expecting a keynote message from recently-confirmed Secretary Gregorio B. Honasan II of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT).
Theme of the conference is "Securing Citizen-Friendly Government Onine Services," the third in a yearlong series of discussions on "Strengthening Government Data Platforms and Services."
The delegates come from some 30 national agencies, including: Bureau of Internal Revenue, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Cooperative Development Authority, Commission on Filipinos Overseas, Department of Agriculture, Department of Budget and Management, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, DICT, Department of National Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Trade and Industry, Government Servicce Insurance System, Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council, Insurance Commission, Land Bank, Light Rail Transport Authority, Mandaluyong City, National Power Corp., National Electrification Administration, National Food Authority, Presidential Communications Operations Office, Philippine Economic Zone Authority, Philippine Information Agency, Securities and Exchange Commission, Social Security System, and Tariff Commission.
Discussions will revolve around online government services that comply with the 'Ease of Doing Business' law at the national and local levels, while also ensuring security and data privacy.
DICT's roadmap and thrusts for the next three years and updates on the Philippine ID system are also expected.
CIOF President B. Elizabeth E. Yap will officiate the oath-taking of new CIOF members.
The event is supported by industry partners such as Fortinet/VST, Eastern Communications, Globe Business, AltHash/HTMLCoin, Ardent Networks, and ATI. (VMG/ciof)
Members of the CIOF-CIOFF project management team met last 11 September at Park Inn by Radisson to finalize arrangements for the 3rd CIOF General Membership Meeting and Conference scheduled for 18 September at Makiling Ballroom of Park Inn. Shown in photo are (from left) CIOF President B. Elizabeth E. Yap, CIOF Membership Committee Chair Shirley Salvador of NEA, CIOFF Treasurer Atty Armi Jane Roa-Borje, CIOFF Secretary Justine Adina, CIOF Executive Director Virgilio Gaje, and CIOFF Director for Membership Maria Elena Robosa.
2019gmm3program_sep16.pdfNational ICT Month 2019 closes with successful National ICT Summit at Novotel
National ICT Month 2019 closes with successful National ICT Summit at Novotel
Quezon City (June 30) -- Over 400 delegates trooped last 25-26 June 2019 to Novotel Manila Araneta Center to celebrate National ICT Summit 2019 as the culminating event of June as the annual National ICT Month.
The delegates were composed of government CIOs, ICT managers and executives from national government agencies, LGUs, SUCs, electric cooperatives, and other concerned sectors.
The Summit revolved around the theme “Accelerating Government Digital Transformation” (#SeeICTDifferently) to highlight the urgent need for government to level up its digital transformation journey amidst the increasing digitalization of the global economy.
The event also addressed the local challenges of government data integrity and reliability for mobile services involving payments, passports, civil registries, health, education, elections, and other frontline services. Topics revolved around digital transformation framework, data-driven social services, new and emerging technologies, LGU digital transformation experiences and best practices, and innovative market-place solutions for government digitization.
The success of the event followed in the wake of last year’s NICT Summit in Davao City with no less than President Duterte as keynote speaker.
The event was jointly organized by CIO Forum and CIOF Foundation in close coordination with DICT, which issued on 24 May department circular 2019-001 enjoining government agencies and instrumentalities to participate in the annual month-long observance of June as National ICT Month per presidential proclamation 1521 series of 2008.
Electric Cooperatives send largest delegation to NICT Summit 2019
Electric Cooperatives send largest delegation to NICT Summit 2019
A total of 124 delegates from electric cooperatives throughout the country comprised the biggest group among some 400 attendees to the 2019 National ICT Summit held 25-26 June at Novotel Manila Araneta Center. This huge attendance was facilitated by the NEA Memorandum to ECs 2019-030 issued by Administrator Edgardo R. Masongsong enjoining participation and attendance in DICT-initiated events celebrating National ICT Month.
DICT streams NICT Summit 2019 video in FB Live
DICT streams NICT Summit 2019 video in FB Live
The DICT Information DIvision covered in streaming video the 2019 National ICT Summit via FB platform. Click on the thumbnails to view the recordings.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
(Click on the links to download the presentations)
DAY 1: JUNE 25, 2019
- Opening Remarks, by Assistant Secretary B. Elizabeth E. Yap, Department of Public Works and Highways, President, CIOF Inc.
- Digital Transformation: A Government Innovation Imperative, by Mr. Bill Fox, JD, MA, VP, Vertical Strategy Group, CSO Healthcare & Life Sciences, MarkLogic
- Data Governance Framework, by Undersecretary Denis F. Villorente, Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT)
- Data Governance and Management: Toward Digital Transformation, by Mr. Emmanuel C. Lallana, PhD, CEO, IdeaCorp
- Data Integration in the Cloud, by Mr. Jason Hunter, MarkLogic
- What is the best Enterprise Architecture Framework to use within Digital Transformation?, by Mr. Daniel Long, Strategic Alliance Manager, APAC, ORBUS Software
- Power Social Services with Secure, Intelligent & Digital Infra, by Mr. Joel Josol, HPE
- Simplifying Business Complexities through Digital Solutions, by Ms. Joyce Housien, CANON Regional Team
- Next Step After Digitization: Data Explosion, Your Answer in TAPE, by Mr. Takayuki Iwase, Regional Marketing Manager, Recording Media Division, Fujifilm Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd
DAY 2: JUNE 26, 2019
- Welcome Remarks and Introduction of Guest Speaker, by Ms. Lilia C. Guillermo, CIO, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Former President and Current Secretary, CIO Forum Inc.
- Internet of Things, AI and Disruptive Technologies in the Public Sector, by Mr. Kenan Yorucu, Industry Advisor, Digital Transformation Office, CISCO Singapore
- Overview of Panel Discussion on Digital Transformation Experiences and Best Practices, by Ms. Agnes Perpetua R. Legaspi, DTI
- Run and transform your organization to unleash results, by Robert Patterson, Presales Director for APJ and Japan, Micro Focus
- Web GIS Best Practices, by Ma. Celeste D. Dy, Geodata Systems Technologies Inc.
- LGU Digital Transformation Journey, by Mr. Francis Uy, SINAG Solutions
- Blockchain for Rural Digital Solutions, by Ms. Anne Cuisia, Consultant, Office of the President
- Intelligent Transformation and Smart Internet of Things (SIoT) by Mr. Raphael Nikko Almazar, Lenovo
- Mynt/Gcash Payment by Mr. Albert Tinio, Globe Business
- Frontline Services (Agriculture), by Mr. Clint Hassan, Department of Agriculture
- Frontline Services (Community/LGU Services), by Geodata Systems Technologies Inc.
- The Value of Business Intelligence / Analytics and Data Science in Our Lives, by Mr. Doroteo "Derbie" Kaluag Jr., LLOOPP
- Presentation of Track Highlights and Next Steps, by Director Juli Ana E. Sudario, Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT)
2019 CIOF 1st GMM and Conference on March 28 at Crowne Plaza
2019 CIOF 1st GMM and Conference on March 28 at Crowne Plaza
Exciting surprises, raffle prizes and giveaways await participants
Exciting surprises, raffle prizes and giveaways await participants
Ten early bird registrants to the 2019 CIOF 1st GMM will be awarded a Romoss power bank each. Raffle prizes include an iPad from Rubrik, a 1TB external drive, and PLDT raffle items to include: 2 American Tourister luggages, 5 anti-theft bags, 4 laptop sleeves, and 5 Klean Kanteens. Exhibitors have prepared gifts for visitors with calling cards. Each CIOF member will take home a 16TB flash drive.
Message from the Organizers
Message from the Organizers
Dear CIO colleague!
March 28 (Thursday) is our 2019 First CIOF General Membership Meeting and Conference at Sapphire B, Crowne Plaza Hotel on Ortigas Center.
As promised, we will have timely and relevant discussions on the role of Enterprise Architecture and Public Financial Management (PFM) towards sustaining the government’s ICT roadmap, especially in the face of both man-made and natural disasters confronting the Philippines. We expect vibrant sharing of experiences and insights on the pilot implementation of PFM flagship project Budget and Treasury Management System (BTMS). And in addition, we will have our customary tech updates from industry partners.
It is also important to note that we are conducting our Conference almost in parallel with the AEA (Association of Enterprise Architects) two-day workshop which opens today at the same venue. In fact, their sponsors are inviting CIOF GMM participants to also visit their booths and drop their calling cards for gifts or raffle prizes.
Not to be outdone, our organizing committee and industry partners will surprise our participants with exciting items, raffle prizes, and giveaways. At stake are an iPad from Rubrik, 16 raffle items worth a total of P50,000 from PLDT, a 1TB external drive, 10 power banks for early birds, and a 16TB flash drive for each CIOF attendee.
As always, we thank you for your support to our CIOF events, and we thank our industry partners for helping us through the years.
Finance officers from BTMS pilot agencies are invited
Finance officers from BTMS pilot agencies are invited
CIOF members from the BTMS pilot agencies (DPWH, DEPED, and BTr) are encouraged to bring along their finance or budget officers to the conference, free of registration fee, and register online HERE.
CIOF BOT Election
CIOF BOT Election
CIOF members should update their dues (minimum 2 payments from 2017-2019) to qualify for nomination.
Useful Links:
Useful Links:
Event Registration
CIOF Board of Trustees Election
CIOF Mobile Android App
- Open your android browser and download APK from site: https://www.appcreator24.com/app564820
Open APK and install; when prompted, click on “Accept”
Our CIOF Goal for 2019
Our CIOF Goal for 2019
Message from the CIOF President:
Greetings from the CIOF Board of Trustees!
We embrace 2019 with a more passionate commitment to work closely with DICT and with our partner organization CIOF Foundation, our industry partners, and other stakeholders to help accelerate the digital transformation process in government.
This is imperative if our country must keep pace with global developments and still secure a decent future for our people as articulated in Ambisyon Natin 2040 and its promise of a comfortable life for our citizens.
It is vital for us incumbent government CIOs to mobilize ourselves under the auspices of the CIO Council envisioned by Republic Act No. 10844 of 2016. To this end, CIOF will work closely with the DICT Secretary for the immediate activation of the CIO Council and the sectoral and industry task forces likewise mandated by by R.A. 10844.
We expect our government CIOs to be more active not only with CIOF but with their agency ICT initiatives in close coordination with DICT’s programs and thrusts, the better for us to achieve more synergy. For instance, as DBM rolls out the Budget and Treasury Management System (BTMS) throughout the bureaucracy within six months, the active support of CIOs will help BTMS’ smooth integration into government operations.
For 2019, we hope to institutionalize active sharing by CIOF members of agency best ICT practices during our quarterly general membership meetings and the National ICT Summit in June 2019.
See you in our GMMs and special CIOF events!
LILIA C. GUILLERMO
DBM Undersecretary and CIOF President
Year-Round Themes and Events
Year-Round Themes and Events
2019 Overall Theme: "Strengthening Government Data Platforms and Services"
2019 Overall Theme: "Strengthening Government Data Platforms and Services"
- March Theme: "Public Finance Management for eGovernance"
- June NICT Summit Theme: "Accelerating Government Digital Transformation"
- September Theme: "Institutionalizing Secure Government Online Services"
- December Theme: "Closer Look at eGMP Progress"
Download the NICT Summit 2019 report as PDF.
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