AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 190 DATED 19 JULY 1994 APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE NATIONAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PLAN 2000 AND ESTABLISHING THE NATIONAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COU…

I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Republic of
the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby amend
Executive Order No. 190 dated 19 July 1994, and order the following:

Section 1. Section 2 is hereby amended to
include the following additional functions of the NITC

a. Advise the President, Congress, and other
sectors of government and business on IT policy and its various aspects;

b. Coordinate and oversee the implementation of
IT21 and its successor plans;

c. Harmonize and coordinate all IT public
initiatives, programs, and projects to ensure their consistency with the goals
of IT21;

d. Source necessary funds both from the private and
public sectors to support the implementation of the IT21;

e. Promote strategic partnership and alliances
among local firms and institutions with leading international R&D,
educational and training institutions, technology providers, developers, and
manufacturers to speed up industry growth;

Create and maintain a national database on IT as
part of the national statistical system;

g. Perform such other functions as may be assigned
by the President.

Section 2. Section 3 is hereby revised to
read as follows:

“Section 3. The Council shall have the following
composition:

The Private Sector Representatives, including the
Co-Chairman, shall be appointed by the Council for a term of not more than
three (3) years each.

The Council shall also establish a Secretariat to
be composed of government and private sectors, to provide technical and
administrative support to the Council.”

The Council may create, as may be necessary,
Committees, advisory bodies and other Technical Working Groups for the
furtherance of its objectives.

Section 3 Section 6 is hereby revised to
read as follows:

“Section 6. The operational budget of the Council
shall be sourced from its members to be determined and agreed upon by the
Council.”

Section 4. Repealing Clause. All
issuances, orders, rules, and regulations or parts thereof which are
inconsistent with any of the provision of this Executive Order are hereby
repealed or modified accordingly.

Section 5. Effectivity. This Executive Order shall take
effect immediately.

DONE in the City of Manila, on this 23rd day of
February in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Eight.

(Sgd.) FIDEL V. RAMOS
President of the Philippines

By the
President:

(Sgd.)
ALEXANDER P. AGUIRRE
Executive Secretary

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