Secretary of Information and Communications Technology
{{Short description|Government post in the Philippines}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Use Philippine English|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox official post
| post = Secretary of Information and Communications Technology
| native_name = Kalihim ng Teknolohiyang Pang-Impormasyon at Komunikasyon
| body =
| insignia =Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) - Seal only.svg
| insigniasize = 150px
| insigniacaption = Official seal of the Department of Information and Communications Technology
| image = Henry Rhoel Ratuita Aguda.jpg
| imagesize =
| incumbent = Henry Aguda
| incumbentsince = March 20, 2025{{cite news |last=Romero |first=Alexis |title=Marcos picks digital technocrat as new DICT chief |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2025/03/21/2429999/marcos-picks-digital-technocrat-new-dict-chief |work=The Philippine Star |date=March 21, 2025}}{{Cite news |last=Abarca |first=Charie |date=June 3, 2025 |title=Marcos declines resignation of DICT chief Aguda out|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2066428/fwd-bbm-declines-resignation-of-aguda-as-dict-chief-ca-suspends-confirmation-of-his-appointment-due-to-lack-of-material-time |access-date=June 14, 2025 |work=Philippine Daily Inquirer News|language=en}}
| style = The Honorable
| appointer = President of the Philippines
| termlength = At the president's pleasure
| formation = June 9, 2016
| inaugural = Rodolfo Salalima
| website = {{URL|www.dict.gov.ph}}
}}
The secretary of information and communications technology ({{langx|fil|Kalihim ng Teknolohiyang Pang-Impormasyon at Komunikasyon}}) is the member of the Cabinet in charge of the Department of Information and Communications Technology.
Functions
The Secretary of Information and Communications Technology has the following functions:{{Cite web |title=Republic Act No. 10844 |url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2016/05/23/republic-act-no-10844/ |website=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines}}{{source-attribution}}
- Provide executive direction and supervision over the entire operations of the department and its attached agencies;
- Establish policies and standards for the effective. efficient and economical operation of the department, in accordance with the programs of government;
- Review and approve requests for financial and manpower resources of all operating offices of the department;
- Designate and appoint officers and employees of the department, excluding the undersecretaries, assistant secretaries, and regional and assistant regional directors, in accordance with the civil service laws, rules and regulations;
- Exercise disciplinary powers over officers and employees of the department in accordance with law, including their investigation and the designation of a committee or officer to conduct such investigation;
- Coordinate with local government units, other agencies and public and private interest groups, including non-government organizations and people’s organizations on department policies and initiatives;
- Prepare and submit to the president through the Department of Budget and Management an estimate of the necessary expenditures of the department during the next fiscal year, on the basis of the reports and estimates submitted by bureaus and offices under him/her;
- Serve as a member of the Government Procurement Policy Board;
- Advise the president on the promulgation of executive and administrative orders and formulation of regulatory and. legislative proposals on matters pertaining to ICT development;
- Formulate such rules and regulations and exercise such other powers as may be required to implement the objectives of the Department of Information And Communications Technology Act of 2015; and
- Perform such other tasks as may be provided by law or assigned by the president.
List of secretaries of Information and Communications Technology
Notes
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References
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External links
- [http://www.dict.gov.ph/ DICT website]
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