Aug

11

The Department of Science and Technology-Information Telecommunications Office (DOST-ICTO) supports the immediate passage of the cybercrime and data-privacy bills in the Philippines.

When enacted, these would solidify government policy to deter cyberspace crimes since there has been a rise of cases of “hacking” of Philippine government websites.

Although neither sensitive data has been stolen and used for malicious intent, nor public services paralyzed, the increasing occurrence of attacks is a concern.

Hacking and cyberattack attempts are common enough occurences in the Internet — there will always be the unscrupulous who hack into or attack websites and online systems. Therefore, the key solution has been and always will be better security.

Unfortunately, most of the cyberattacks on government are due in part to websites and systems that are developed in-house using coding practices that are below standards and best practices and did not undergo rigorous security testing which may mitigate or prevent common security attacks such as SQL injection and cross-site scripting.

There are also many cases of government agency networks which do not have a firewall, or do have a firewall that are not configured properly.

The DOST-ICTO strongly advocates the increased awareness of hacking and cyberattack threats; capacity building of government website administrators to develop, maintain, and monitor secure websites, systems, and networks that will be resistant to hacking and cyberattacks, and the knowledge sharing of best practices between and among experts, practitioners, and service providers in the Philippines government and the private sector internet community.

It is difficult to stop hackers from initiating attacks, but through concerted effort by government website administrators and experts in the public and private sector, the success of such attacks can be mitigated or thwarted altogether.

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Aug

8

Microsoft Philippines will promote cloud computing services as an effective solution in organizing infrastructures for government and commercial enterprises.

Microsoft makes this pledge during the recently concluded policy workshop “Leveraging the Cloud to Promote Sustainable Development.”

The Business Software Alliance (BSA), Commission on Information and Communication Technology (CICT) and the Information Technology Association of the Philippines (ITAP) organized the workshop, which aimed to increase the awareness of integrating cloud computing in business and government operations, as well as to ensure that appropriate policies are implemented.

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Aug

4

To meet and maintain the demand of qualified human resources in Cebu, Philippines Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector has prompted the establishment of training centers to equip potential BPO workers with employable skills.

These training facilities address the gap between industry requirements on qualified human resources and the graduates produced by the academe.

Skilled workers are important in sustaining the country’s investment growth. The country continues to attract foreign investors because of its competitive labor cost and quality skilled workers.

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Aug

1

The biggest challenge in the Philippines’ gaming industry is not sales, it’s the lack of talents. To sustain the growth of the game development industry in the Philippines, skilled talents should be produced.

The global gaming industry is currently estimated to be worth USD67 billion and is expected to reach USD112 billion by 2015.

The Philippines has the potential but has not maximized its opportunities, unlike other countries like Russia, India, Korea and China, among others.

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