This Act shall be known as the "Department of Information and Communications Technology Act of ______".

___________ shall mean the totality of electronic means to access, create, collect, store, process, receive, transmit, present and disseminate information

__________ shall mean the interface between and among various telephony, radio, video, broadcasting and multimedia infrastructure, devices and services, enabling users or subscribers thereof to communicate with one another

__________ shall mean the use of ICT by the government and the public to enhance the access to and delivery of government services to bring about efficient, responsive, ethical, accountable and transparent government service;

________ shall mean those engaged in providing goods and services primarily intended to fulfill or enable the function of information processing and communication by electronic means

________ shall mean a senior officer in all national government agencies (NGAs)

Formulate, recommend and implement national policies, plans, programs and guidelines that will promote the development and use of ICT with due consideration to the advantages of convergence and emerging technologies

Prescribe rules and regulations for the establishment, operation and maintenance of ICT infrastructures in unserved and underserved areas, in consultation with the local government units (LGUs), civil society organizations (CSOs), private sector, and the academe

Ensure and protect the rights and welfare of consumers and business users to privacy, security and confidentiality in matters relating to ICT, in coordination with agencies concerned, the private sector and relevant international bodies

The Secretary shall be appointed by the President, subject to confirmation by the _________

The Department proper shall be composed of the Office of the Secretary, the Offices of the Undersecretaries and the __________.

The Secretary shall be assisted by _______ undersecretaries,

The Secretary shall be assisted by ________ assistant secretaries who shall be appointed by the President upon the recommendation of the Secretary

No person shall be appointed Secretary, Undersecretary, or Assistant Secretary of the Department unless he or she is a citizen and resident of the r Philippines, of good moral character, of proven integrity and with at least _______ years of competence and expertise in any of the following: inform ation and communications technology, information technology service management, information security management, cybersecurity, data privacy, e-Commerce, or human capital development in the ICT sector.

Each regional office shall be headed by a Regional Director, who may be assisted by _____ Assistant Regional Director/s

The Regional Director and Assistant Regional Director shall be appointed by the ______

The following agencies are hereby abolished, and their powers and functions, applicable funds and appropriations, records, equipment, property, and personnel transferred to the Department

The following agencies are hereby attached to the Department for policy and program coordination, and shall continue to operate and function in accordance with the charters, laws or orders creating them, insofar as they are not inconsistent with this Act

The laws and rules on government reorganization as provided for in _______, otherwise known as the Reorganization Law, shall govern the reorganization process of the Department.