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At least P1.1 billion out of the proposed P5.2-billion budget of the Department of Information and
Communications Technology (DICT) for next year will go to setting up free internet service in public
places.

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The government also proposed a P280-million allocation for free internet access in state universities and
colleges in line.

President Duterte bared the proposed DICT program allocations in his recent message to Congress
seeking the timely passage of P4.1-trillion 2020 budget.

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Free internet access in public places is mandated by Republic Act (RA) No. 10929 that was signed by
Duterte in 2017.

“In this digital age, we cannot underestimate the importance of the use of information and
communications technology in governance. ICT has revolutionized the way the government transacts
business with citizens, making it possible for its services to reach the citizens wherever they are,” the
President said.

“Hence we are providing P5.2 billion to the DICT to advance our national ICT development agenda for a
‘One Digitized Government, One Nation,'” he added.

Under the DICT budget, the President said P1.1 billion would be used for the Free Internet Wi-Fi
Connectivity in Public Places, P381 million for the National Government Portal (NGP), P295 million for the
National Government Data Center (NGDC) infrastructure, P280 million for Free Internet Wi-Fi Connectivity
in State Universities and Colleges, and P196 million for the National Broadband Plan.

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He noted that the government has developed an online portal, also known as gov.ph, to “serve as a one-
stop shop of government online data, information and services for citizens and users, and as a platform
for collaboration and cooperation for government agencies and other stakeholders.”

The national government data center infrastructure, on the other hand, interconnects government
agencies through centralized data centers, servers, and storage facilities.

“By consolidating government data centers, the NGDC will allow us to save on hardware and software
procurement, operations and maintenance while also increasing our overall e ciency and IT security,” he
added.

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