The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) combined with a global non-profit organisation to develop a central consolidating framework for the process of ICT policy formula and governance. According to a recent press release, the National ICT Ecosystem Framework (NICTEF) was introduced on 21 February 2019 to address the absence of a strategic roadmap for the country’s ICT policy formulation. Functioning DICT Secretary Eliseo M.Rio, in partnership with the Chief Regional Director of the Asia- Pacific Regional Bureau of the non-profit organisation, custom made led the ceremonial unveiling of the frame-work.

NICTEF, the frame-work, is dubbed as the government’s response to the growing require for an authoritative reference encompassing the entirety of the ICT agenda . It is a complete blueprint that will harmonise the country’s ICT data. It, thereby, allows the Department to transform raw data to valuable information. Moreover, it goal to serve as a viewfinder and a strategic compass directing responses to ICT complications. The thought of the framework is to situate ICT data and its potential applications in an organised framework that is sensitive to a society’s dynamic nature.

Currently, the NICTEF is still an evolving framework, with a series of regional an overall consultation being drawn to manifest best practices and distinct policy approaches for a holistic frame-work development. In order to effectively responsive and cater to the needs of the countryside, sub-committees will be formed and then created. Several training programs workshops were presented to civil servants in order to broaden their understanding of the principles that underpin the architecture and continued development of the internet.