Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY, DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
May 14, 2002
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 4789, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY, DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| ABSTRACT : With the recent developments, the need for an agency that will regulate the flow of information into, out of, and across the country cannot be over emphasized. The creation of the Department of Information and Communications Technology will ensure telecommunicati on services in all areas nationwide. It will foster widespread use and application of computer and electronics system and the development of an integrated plan for a nationwide information and communications technological industries that will complemente and support the expansion, development and maintenance of the nationwide computer and telecommunicati ons network. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : CLARETE, ERNIE D. | |
| DATE FILED : 2002-05-14 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Banaag (002 ) | 2. Tulagan (061 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ON 2002-05-20 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, APPROPRIATIONS |
Abstract
With the recent developments, the need for an agency that will regulate the flow of information into, out of, and across the country cannot be over emphasized. The creation of the Department of Information and Communications Technology will ensure telecommunicati on services in all areas nationwide. It will foster widespread use and application of computer and electronics system and the development of an integrated plan for a nationwide information and communications technological industries that will complemente and support the expansion, development and maintenance of the nationwide computer and telecommunicati ons network.
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