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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1562
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1562 -
ESTABLISHING THE INFRASTRUCTURE COMPUTER CENTER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC WORKS, TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
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WHEREAS,
the effective management of the infrastructure program depends on an
integrated and systematic diagnosis of data and information for
planning and decision-making at all levels; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the National Computer Center (NCC) has identified the
infrastructure community of the government as an important hub in the
national computerization development program; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Works, Transportation and
Communications and the various agencies attached to it have initiated
integration of their computerization efforts so as to achieve economies.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby
order and decree:cralaw:red
Section 1. There is hereby created the
Infrastructure Computer Center hereinafter referred to as the Center,
in the Department of Public Works, Transportation and Communications
and under the administrative supervision and control of the Secretary
thereof, which shall: chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
a. Provide computing services and operate electronic
data processing facilities, and auxiliary equipment to support
infrastructure planning, design, resource allocation, implementation
and administration of the Department of Public Works, Transportation
and Communications, including its bureaus attached or affiliated
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b. Extend advice, assistance and support regarding
computer requirements, at the request of the primary agencies and
government instrumentalities attached to or under the administrative
supervision of the Department of Public Works, Transportation and
Communications, and other entities directly or indirectly involved in
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c. Supervise, monitor and review the operations of
computer installations in the infrastructure program community in
accordance with NCC policies; and chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
d. Develop and foster computer use and applications
in the fields of civil engineering, transportation, communications,
water resources, and allied disciplines.
Section 2. The Center shall be headed by a Director
and assisted by an Assistant Director, both of whom shall be appointed
by the President of the Philippines.
Section 3. The Center may enter into contracts with
other parties for the provision of computer time and related services,
subject to the approval of the Secretary of Public Works,
Transportation and Communications. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 4. The Center shall have such officers,
assistants and employees as may be necessary for its proper
functioning, and such other personnel as may be assigned or detailed
from other affiliated government agencies. All regular positions in the
Center are hereby declared sensitive and scientific in nature. It shall
set up special selection technique to insure the establishment and
maintenance of a merit system in the Center which conforms with general
practices in the Electronic Data Processing (EDP) industry.
Section 5. There shall be a Management Advisory
Committee to the Center consisting of not more than nine (9) members
designated by the heads of participating agencies which computer
requirements are served by the Center, the Committee shall give advise
the Center on matters of priorities, applications and other policies.
Section 6. The appropriations for the Center shall
be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
The Center is authorized to use funds generated from such sources as
encoding and computer services, contributions from government agencies,
and sale of computer time to cover such items of its expenditures as
supplies, equipment, allowances for its personnel and contractual
services, subject to the approval of the Budget Commission and existing
rules and regulations.
Section 7. This Decree takes effect immediately, but
shall be subject to the reorganization and rationalization program of
the national government on the use of computers.
Done in the City of Manila,
11th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-eight.
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