{"id":133721,"date":"2017-11-24T00:51:38","date_gmt":"2017-11-24T05:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=133721"},"modified":"2017-11-24T00:51:38","modified_gmt":"2017-11-24T05:51:38","slug":"ph-eyes-rollout-of-more-ict-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/11\/24\/ph-eyes-rollout-of-more-ict-infrastructure\/","title":{"rendered":"PH eyes rollout of more ICT infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_110885\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-110885\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Ernesto_Pernia.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-110885\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Ernesto_Pernia.jpg\" alt=\"FILE: Secretary of Socioeconomic Planning Ernesto Pernia (Photo By Philippine Information Agency, Public Domain)\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Ernesto_Pernia.jpg 960w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Ernesto_Pernia-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Ernesto_Pernia-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-110885\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FILE: Secretary of Socioeconomic Planning Ernesto Pernia (Photo By Philippine Information Agency, Public Domain)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong> \u2014 The government is pushing for a faster roll-out of information communications technology (ICT) infrastructure for various sectors of the economy to meet growing demand and strengthen inclusivity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cICT has the power to foster inclusivity, enable security and efficiency, as well as strengthen connections between individuals, communities, and sectors,\u201d said Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia Thursday during a public symposium on integration and inclusiveness in a digital society.<\/p>\n<p>Concurrently the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Director-General, Pernia said the use of technology to support financial services, also known as Fintech, is expected to bridge the gap between banks and the unbanked and underserved markets.<\/p>\n<p>He cited as an example the collaboration of FINTQ with Camalig Bank in Catanduanes wherein digital lending was introduced this year to teachers and personnel of local government units.<\/p>\n<p>Pernia said to date, FINTQ and Camalig Bank were able to disburse a loan amount of at least PHP15 million to qualified individuals in several towns of Catanduanes through online transactions, thus eliminating the need to physically appear in the bank.<\/p>\n<p>The NEDA chief said digital reforms are also being introduced in the health sector.<\/p>\n<p>Pernia noted that the Department of Health\u2019s vision for e-health strategic and framework plan is to have an ICT-enabled Philippine Health System by 2020.<\/p>\n<p>This will increase access to quality health care services, as well as real-time and quality health data and information for evidence-based decision making, he said.<\/p>\n<p>The NEDA chief further cited data indicating that 47.8 percent of respondents use the internet while 32 percent of households have internet access at home.<\/p>\n<p>Based on statistics from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the Philippines ranked 89<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0out of 137 countries worldwide in terms of readiness to support online shopping and other business-to-consumer electronic commerce.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are confident that we can improve on these figures,\u201d he added.<em><strong>\u00a0(PNA)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA \u2014 The government is pushing for a faster roll-out of 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