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Thursday, March 16, 2006
Toral: Freedom and responsibility
By Janette Toral
Digital Filipino
We have observed how several media outfits were affected by Presidential Proclamation 1017. In a Digi-talFilipino.com Club forum held at the Sun.Star Cebu office last week, we noted that the proclamation did not only affect the media but also private sector entities doing business in the country, from Metro Manila to Cebu.
One software development company in Cebu told me that his investor asked him if he has an offsite contingency plan. If the threat to the country’s security is real, the location of the said contingency site should not be anywhere in the Philippines but in nearby countries, like Malaysia. At this point, this company has no choice but to heed such call.
In relation to this, the Business Processing Association of the Philippines, Philippine Software Association, Medical Transcription Industry Association of the Philippines and Animation Council of the Philippines issued an urgent message expressing great concern for the need to assure foreign customers and partners about the ability of the information technology (IT) services sector’s ability to fulfill their clients’ requirements, without being disrupted by an unstable external environment.
The perception of continuity and reliability is critical to sustain the Philippines’ outsourcing competitiveness. The associations are calling on everyone to resolve issues with rationality, sobriety, responsibility and consideration. The full text of the message can be read at http://philippineoutsourcingreview.blogspot.com
I believe that each of us is entitled to our views. However, I also believe that this right comes with great responsibility and requires consideration of parties involved, especially when writing articles or opinion pieces in publications, websites and blogs. A certain level of professionalism and respect must always be observed or else we will not be entitled to ask the same from others.
CHALLENGE TO PUBLISHING. Developments in technology are challenging the landscape of publishing information. There’s IPV6 that will provide more static Internet addresses to everyone in the world. Once this is adopted, it will allow each Internet user to become a broadcaster, with enough bandwidth and will be unregulated. In this day and age, where we can be clamped down for publishing the truth, IPV6 can be seen as a frontier for freedom of expression.
PRC launched LERIS. Kudos to the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) for the launch of the Licensure Examination and Registration Information System (LERIS) yesterday.
Among other things, this facility intends to facilitate registration, renewal or amendment of professional license and monitoring of registered local or foreign professionals.
PRC also has a walk-in examination system for applicants who opt for walk-in computer-based examination in lieu of the regular examinations conducted by PRC. Landbank account holders can pay their PRC licenses online and through the bank’s e-payment system.
Globe G-Cash can also be used to pay PRC through mobile phone. Get to know more about PRC’s LERIS at http://www.prc.gov.ph.
I hope that more and more government agencies will be inspired by this e-government services feat of the PRC as they comply with Section 27 of Republic Act 8792 or the E-Commerce Law.
For Bisaya stories from Cebu. Click here. (March 16, 2006 issue)
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