{"id":60440,"date":"2023-12-19T11:20:41","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T03:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=60440"},"modified":"2023-12-19T11:20:44","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T03:20:44","slug":"dict-lauds-pldt-groups-sovereign-cloud-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2023\/12\/19\/dict-lauds-pldt-groups-sovereign-cloud-infrastructure\/","title":{"rendered":"DICT lauds PLDT Group\u2019s \u2018sovereign\u2019 cloud infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The government will need the close cooperation of the private sector for the Philippines to smoothly navigate the road towards its digital transformation destination, a route that the Department of Information and Communications Technology Secretary Ivan John Uy has described as \u2018one fraught with major hurdles.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his keynote address at the Philippine Digital Convention 2023, or PH Digicon 2023, VISION: Reimagine Tomorrow\u2019s Enterprise, the much-awaited annual industry event hosted by PLDT Enterprise, Uy emphasized how initiatives taken by the private sector such as ePLDT\u2019s launch of a sovereign cloud infrastructure could help hasten and ease the country\u2019s development of a digital ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe journey for the country\u2019s digital transformation will be quite challenging,\u201d said Uy, whose agency\u2019s tasked to plan, pursue, and promote the development of the information and communications technology industry. \u201cBut we are not doing it alone. Your collaboration in the private sector such as ePLDT\u2019s launching of Pilipinas Cloud will surely complement our digital transformation initiatives,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Uy said that the ePLDT sovereign cloud infrastructure \u201cwill be institutionalized across all agencies to accelerate and support digital transformation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Uy added that the sovereign cloud by ePLDT will help \u201caccelerate and support digital transformation\u201d in the country because it would \u201cenhance collaboration, minimize cost of legacy systems, and improve online public services.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During PH Digicon 2023, ePLDT, the ICT subsidiary of PLDT, launched its sovereign cloud infrastructure, ePLDT Pilipinas Cloud (ePPC), that will primarily host highly sensitive and mission-critical government data and applications to help secure and fast-track the digital transformation initiatives of government.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Victor Genuino, ePLDT President and CEO, said the group-owned and operated ePPC is proof that the Philippines can keep up with the rest of the world by employing the latest in cloud computing technology. He said this digital infrastructure provides a secure, flexible, and cost-effective platform for data storage and processing dovetails with other initiatives of the PLDT Group intended to foster the country\u2019s digital revolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWith ePLDT\u2019s technical expertise and experience in delivering multi-cloud and data center solutions, backed up by our unique understanding of the Philippine government\u2019s requirements, we are confident we can ensure the seamless deployment and management of the country\u2019s first sovereign cloud aligned with global standards,\u201d said Genuino.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mitch Locsin, PLDT and Smart First Vice President and Head of Enterprise and International Business Groups, underscored during the digital conference how the Philippines is \u201cresolute in ambition to become the hyperscaler hub of Asia Pacific.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut beyond this visionary goal lies something even more significant. At the very core of this digital transformation is the spirit of partnership. The essence of collaboration between the private and public sectors nationwide defines the significance of our journey,\u201d Locsin added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sec. Uy said the government is looking for further collaboration with the private sector to sustain the country\u2019s digital transition, especially in protecting Filipinos against cyber threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe cannot afford to have distrust and fear of digital technologies due to cybercrimes and scams derailing our digital transformation efforts. To address this, we have crafted the national cybersecurity plan for 2023-2028 which provides concrete steps that we will take to enhance our country\u2019s cyber resiliency,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said the DICT\u2019s initiatives to bolster cyber resiliency includes protecting critical information infrastructure, upskilling the local workforce in cyber security, enhancing international cooperation, and improving the national emergency response teams\u2019 capacities for incidence monitoring and penetration testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe work to leave a lasting legacy for Filipinos has just begun,\u201d Uy said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PH Digicon 2023: VISION is powered by Amdocs, Cisco, Huawei Technologies Phils. Inc., Nokia, Google Cloud, Samsung, ZTE Corporation, Avolution Inc., Fortinet, Soprano Design, CSG, Dell Technologies Philippines, Ericsson Telecommunications, Inc., and Maya Philippines, Inc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The government will need the close cooperation of the private sector for the Philippines to smoothly navigate the road towards its digital transformation destination, a route that the Department of Information and Communications Technology Secretary Ivan John Uy has described as \u2018one fraught with major hurdles.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":60454,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[246,379,343,96,2727,1656],"class_list":["post-60440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","tag-epldt","tag-pldt","tag-smart-communications","tag-technology","tag-technology-adaption","tag-technology-investment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60440"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60440\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}