EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 469 - AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 190 DATED 19 JULY 1994 APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE NATIONAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PLAN 2000 AND ESTABLISHING THE NATIONAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL

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. Sec. 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;

f. 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.

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

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

Secretary, Department of Science
and Technology  Chairman

Director General, National Economic
and Development Authority   Co-Chairman

Private Sector Representative   Co-Chairman

Secretary, Department of Trade
and Industry Member

Secretary, Department of Education
Culture and Sports  Member

Secretary, Department of Budget
and Management   Member

Chairman, Commission on Higher
Education   Member

Secretary, Department of Transportation
and Communication Member

Director General, Technical Education
and Skills Development Authority   Member

Managing Director, National Computer
Center Member

One (1) Representative each from the
federation of private industries
directly related to information
technology sector Member