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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1480
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1480 -
PROVIDING FOR THE RESTRUCTURING OF THE NATIONAL COMPUTER CENTER
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WHEREAS,
there exists a necessity to optimize the capabilities and potentials of
computerization in the development process through the effective and
efficient collection, processing and dissemination of information
needed in planning, policy-formulation and decision-making;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, there is a proliferation and under-utilization of computers in
the national government resulting from the absence of a rational
framework for the acquisition and utilization of Electronic Data
Processing (EDP) facilities; and which makes imperative the development
and implementation of a computer development strategy for the
Government;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the establishment of the necessary environment is a
precondition within which a responsive computer development strategy
can best be carried out;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, it is sound policy to maintain a self-reliant posture in the
field of computer technology through the development of indigenous
capabilities in the computer industry; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, to achieve these ends, there is need to provide for the
restructuring of the National Computer Center to order that if may
effectively formulate policies and standards and coordinate all
activities related to computerization in the country.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby
decree and order the following as part of the law of the land:cralaw:red
Section 1. Declaration of Policy. — It is hereby
declared the policy of the Government, in furtherance of national
development, to create the appropriate environment for, and rationalize
the use and application of, computer technology to attain the following
objectives:cralaw:red
(a) To optimize the application of computer
technology in national development;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(b) To ensure that the procurement of Electronic
Data Processing (EDP) equipment and services will safeguard public
interest in terms of optimum quality, benefits and economy;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(c) To provide the mechanism for the effective
evaluation of EDP and related programs throughout the system's
development cycle for the efficient and economical realization of
program objectives;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(d) To encourage the development of government-wide
information systems to provide data and information needed for
development planning and decision-making;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(e) To rationalize the development and maintenance
of EDP projects and data bases; and
(f) To promote the development, retention and
optimum utilization of qualified technical and managerial EDP personnel.
Section 2. Functions and Powers of the National
Computer Center. — The National Computer Center shall remain as an
agency under the Office of the President and shall have the following
functions and powers:cralaw:red
(a) Formulate and ensure the implementation of an
integrated national computer development program consonant with the
government's development plans and objectives;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(b) Provide policy guidelines for the development
direction and control of computer technology as a national resource;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(c) Formulate policies and prescribe standards on
the acquisition and utilization of computers and related devices, data
communications, information systems, and manpower development in
support of national computerization objectives;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(d) Provide necessary computer services to
government agencies to stimulate and accelerate the development of
operational system as well as to fill gaps in the services provided by
other government computer installations;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(e) Establish, operate and maintain an EDP
Educational and Research Center which will provide training and
research facilities and bring about the development of EDP expertise
and the establishment and implementation of standards for EDP training
and education in the country;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(f) Coordinate with the Department of Education and
Culture and other government agencies concerned in the supervision and
regulation of all private EDP training institutions; and prescribe
standards for curriculum development and formulate rules and
regulations to govern the operation of existing EDP training
institutions and those that may hereafter be established;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(g) Assist government agencies with computer
facilities in the effective supervision, regulation and rationalization
of the organization, management and operation of all EDP installations
in the government, including government-owned and controlled
corporation and local governments; and for this purpose may conduct a
management audit whenever necessary;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(h) Perform such other functions as may be necessary
to implement the provisions of this Decree.
Section 3. National Computer Development Program. —
The National Computer Center shall prepare and annually update a
Ten-Year National Computer Development Program, hereinafter referred to
as the "Program", which shall provide a rational and integrated
framework for computerization development activities in the Government.
The National Computer Center shall submit the Program for the approval
of the NEDA Board.
The Program shall be based on a computer-sharing framework designed to
restructure and/or realign existing EDP organizations and prescribe the
desired number and capacity of government computer installations in
accordance with the guidelines established by the NEDA Board.
Upon approval of the Program by the NEDA Board, all departments,
bureaus, agencies and instrumentalities of the government including
local government shall implement the same within their respective
jurisdictions. The Board shall ensure that the approved Program and
implementing policies, regulations and standards are adopted and
implemented by the agencies concerned.
Section 4. Managing Director. — The Management of
the National Computer Center shall be vested in the Managing Director
who shall be the chief executive thereof and who shall be appointed by
the President of the Philippines with the following powers, functions
and duties:cralaw:red
(a) Direct and manage the affairs of the National
Computer Center;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(b) Implement the policies and programs as may be
adopted pursuant to the provisions of this Decree;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(c) Recommend to the NEDA Board policies and
programs on computerization and submit recommendations for the
effective coordination and implementation of the approved programs and
projects; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(d) Undertake periodic review of program progress;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(e) Recommend to the NEDA Board the organization
structure with specific responsibilities for each operating unit, the
staffing pattern, and the budget of the National Computer Center;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(f) To appoint employees of the National Computer
Center in accordance with the approved budget and staffing pattern
thereof and discipline or remove them in accordance with existing laws;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(g) Disburse, administer and obligate appropriations
of the National Computer Center; and
(h) Perform such other duties as may be necessary to
implement objectives of this Decree. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 5. Personnel. — The National Computer Center
shall have such personnel as may be necessary for the performance of
its functions and such other personnel as may be assigned or detailed
from other agencies of the Government: Provided, That the Managing
Director may engage on contractual basis or other arrangements for
temporary services and fix the compensation of highly qualified
professionals, expert technical advisers or consulting firms; and grant
to its personnel or those detailed to the Center honoraria, allowance
or overtime pay in such reasonable amounts as it may fix subject,
however, to the final approval thereof by the Office of Compensation
and Position Classification, Budget Commission.
Section 6. Donations. — The Center is hereby
authorized to receive grants, donations, bequests or gifts, in whatever
form and from whatever sources: Provided, That said grants, gifts,
bequests or donations shall be administered, obligated and disbursed in
accordance with the terms thereof, or in the absence of such terms, in
such manner as the interest of the Government be best served; Provided,
further, That said grants, gifts, bequests or donations shall be
subject only to such limitations as the grantor, giver or donor may
impose as accepted by the NCC. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 7. Reimbursement of Expenses. — The NCC is
hereby authorized to receive reimbursement of expenses incurred in
providing systems development, software and hardware development and
computer services to agencies and instrumentalities of the Government
and to charge fees for its educational services; Provided, That the
rate or charges for such services shall be fixed by the Board;
Provided, further, That the fees and other payments collected by the
NCC shall be subject to the provisions of P.D. No. 711 and any excess
income shall be utilized by the agency only upon approval of Special
Budgets.
Section 8. Repealing and Separability Clauses. — The
provisions of the Integrated Reorganization Plan, particularly Part IV,
Chapter I, Article VII, and all laws, decrees, orders, rules and
regulations, policies, programs or parts thereof which are inconsistent
with any of the provisions of this Decree are hereby repealed or
modified accordingly.
If for any reason any section or provision of this Decree is declared
unconstitutional or invalid, the other Section or provisions thereof,
which are not affected thereby, shall continue in full force and effect.
Section 9. Effectivity. — This Decree shall take
effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 11th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-eight.
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