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DICT Chief De Claro Pledges Cheaper Internet, Names Cyber Usec

Robert Joseph de Claro took over the Department of Information and Communications Technology and named lower internet prices, streamlined licensing and stronger consumer standards as priorities, while the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center warned about online groomers and PLDT called for a joint child-safety effort.

DICT’s new chief prioritizes cheaper internet, streamlined ISP licensing, cybersecurity, child safety online, and digital ID rollout in 2026. (143 characters)
The Report October 21, 2026

Robert Joseph de Claro took over the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on October 19 and used his first days in office to promise cheaper internet, easier licensing for internet service providers and stronger consumer service standards, while the department opened its Philippine Cybersecurity Conference 2026 and appointed a new undersecretary for cybersecurity.222415 The DICT is the government department that sets telecommunications and internet policy and supervises the carriers — PLDT, Smart Communications, Globe Telecom, DITO Telecommunity and Converge ICT — so a change at the top reaches every consumer offer, rate filing and service complaint in the sector. The turnover itself was announced on the department's own Facebook page on October 20, where it drew 52 likes, 67 love reactions, 42 care reactions and 7 comments — small numbers that reflect a government page's normal audience rather than public debate.126

The same day, the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), the government body that coordinates the fight against cybercrime, warned that online groomers are using social media, online games and messaging platforms to push minors toward violent activity, including school shootings.1112 PLDT and its wireless unit Smart Communications used the same news cycle to call for a joint effort on child safety, with PLDT chief operating officer and chief technology officer Menardo G. Jimenez saying the problem cannot be left to telecommunications companies or the government alone.10 The two statements arrived within a day of each other and point the same way: the online child-safety issue is being defined by government and by the country's largest telco at the same time.

Coverage of the DICT change ran across broadcast, online and state media — PTV News, GMA Network's 24 Oras, NewsCentral, IBC TV13, Manila Standard, BusinessMirror, backendnews.net and newsbytes.ph among the items reviewed here — and the new secretary's promises were the common thread.23332429313016 The items captured for this snapshot also include a separate strand of consumer and market news in which telco and digital brands appear: the record initial public offering of GCash parent Mynt Inc., which raised ₱60.9 billion and listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange on October 20, and a Smart prepaid SIM promotion aimed at households.496232 Those stories are not about regulation, but they set the commercial backdrop against which de Claro's price agenda will be judged.

Key themes

  1. De Claro takes the DICT helm with cheaper internet as his first promise. Appointed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on October 13 and formally installed at a turnover ceremony on October 19, de Claro named lower internet prices and better telecommunications services as priorities, alongside streamlined licensing for internet service providers and reduced red tape.222324 The DICT quoted him describing the department as a "lighthouse" for technology-related services.26
  2. The appointment is still provisional until the Commission on Appointments acts. Marcos submitted de Claro's ad interim appointment, together with those of officials from the Presidential Communications Office and the Department of Foreign Affairs, to the Commission on Appointments, the congressional body that vets senior government appointments.28 An ad interim appointment is a temporary appointment made while Congress is not in session and still requires confirmation, so the policy direction he has announced is not yet backed by a confirmed tenure.28
  3. A lawyer takes the cybersecurity portfolio amid a departmental reorganization. The DICT appointed lawyer Leandro Angelo "Dino" Aguirre as undersecretary overseeing cybersecurity as part of the reorganization de Claro is pursuing.16 The same reorganization is meant to make government technology services more accessible, according to NewsCentral's account of his priorities.24
  4. The CICC warns that online groomers are radicalizing minors toward violence. CICC Executive Director Undersecretary Aboy Paraiso said online radicalization of children could lead to actual violence, including school shootings, and that such individuals usually operate in closed online communities that are hard for authorities to identify and monitor.11 He called for a whole-of-country approach involving parents, schools and law enforcement.11
  5. PLDT and Smart frame child safety as a shared responsibility and cast themselves as convenor. Jimenez said "Our children are under attack. And the moment your child is under attack, that becomes priority one," and added that PLDT's role was to gather the people who could craft solutions rather than prescribe them: "We're here not to lead; rather, we are here to listen. We are not the experts."10 He asked participants for measures usable "tomorrow already."10
  6. The CICC says the country absorbs more than a million cyberattack attempts a day and wants a cybersecurity law. A DZRH post on October 20 said the CICC had recorded more than 1 million cyberattack attempts in the Philippines each day and was pushing for a cybersecurity law and a review of the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012.19 Bilyonaryo News Channel's Agenda program reported the CICC was preparing a report on cyberattacks against the Philippines after a Microsoft Digital Defense Report listed the country among the targets of state-sponsored operations.1718
  7. The DICT is bidding out a ₱496-million contract to run the digital national ID. The department is seeking a contractor for five deliverables, the largest of which is a ₱149.03-million subscription to a hybrid platform for interconnection and operations services, with ₱198.71 million for public-cloud verification, ₱74.41 million for a hardware security module and ₱59.38 million for an analytics and monitoring tool.69 The digital national ID is meant to simplify identity verification for everyday transactions.
  8. GCash parent Mynt completed the largest IPO in Philippine Stock Exchange history. Mynt Inc., the parent of the e-wallet GCash, listed on October 20 under the ticker GCASH with a ₱60.9-billion offering, and President Marcos rang the ceremonial bell, saying more Filipinos can now invest in the stock market using their phones.49 Mynt has 41.5 million active users monthly, and the stock closed flat on its debut.495257

How the narratives stack

Dominant. The DICT leadership change and de Claro's stated priorities dominate the items captured here. PTV News carried the turnover and the price promise, GMA's 24 Oras reported that faster and cheaper internet had become the new head's priority, NewsCentral listed the consumer-standards and licensing agenda, IBC TV13 carried the promise in Filipino as "Mabilis na internet sa abot-kayang halaga" (fast internet at an affordable cost), and Manila Standard, backendnews.net and newsbytes.ph reported the reorganization and the Aguirre appointment.2223332429313016 The dominance is a property of this captured set, which is weighted toward government and business outlets covering the department; it is not a measure of how much attention the story drew from the public, where the DICT's own posts drew only modest reactions.126

Counter-narrative. GMA's 24 Oras segment added a fact the government's own announcements did not lead with: the Ombudsman had recently begun investigating the DICT over an alleged ghost internet project.33 The Ombudsman is the independent government body that investigates and prosecutes misconduct by public officials, and an inquiry into a ghost — that is, funded but undelivered — internet project would sit directly against de Claro's promise of cheaper and faster service. The YouTube upload of that segment drew 2,227 views and 16 comments, more public interaction than the DICT's own turnover posts attracted.3326 The same segment is the only item in the set that connects the leadership change to the department's record rather than its intentions.

Emerging. The child-safety strand is the clearest emerging story. The CICC's warning ran on DZRH television and in a DZRH online article, PLDT's remarks ran in BusinessMirror, and the two landed within a day of each other.111210 Jimenez's request for measures usable "tomorrow already" points to near-term pilot announcements rather than a settled program, and no follow-through date has been announced.10 The CICC's separate push for a cybersecurity law and a review of the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 — the 2012 law that defines and penalizes cybercrimes — is also at the proposal stage.19

Under-covered. The ₱496-million digital national ID procurement drew a single item in this set, from Philstar, even though it is the department's largest concrete spending commitment reported on the day.69 The same is true of the DICT's regional startup work: Panay News reported that Western Visayas expects more than 50 student-led technology ventures from as many as 30 colleges and universities in this year's Philippine Startup Challenge, up from barely three a decade ago, with the regional competition scheduled for October 21 at Iloilo Science and Technology University.54 Both stories describe what the department is actually buying and building, and both received less attention in this set than the leadership turnover.

Platform insights

  • Facebook. The DICT's own page carried the turnover announcement and the welcome video, drawing 52 likes, 67 love reactions, 42 care reactions and 7 comments on one copy of the post, and 163 love reactions and 52 likes on another.12627 NewsCentral's post on de Claro's priorities and the CICC's Aboy Paraiso page carried the policy message to a general audience.2427 Smart's FAM SIM promotion drew 11 likes and no comments on Facebook, a weak response for a consumer offer.32 The pattern across these posts is that government and corporate announcements reached their existing followers and little beyond them.
  • X (formerly Twitter). The state news agency PNA and the DICT's own account posted the CyberCon 2026 opening, and DZRH's news account posted the CICC's figure of more than 1 million cyberattack attempts a day.132019 Smart's FAM SIM post drew 1,267 views, one like and one share — a small audience for a prepaid offer, though views measure how many times the post appeared on a screen rather than how many people acted on it.32 X carried the fastest-moving policy headlines of the day but little sustained discussion.
  • YouTube. Broadcast uploads did the heavy lifting on public response. GMA's 24 Oras segment on the DICT drew 2,227 views and 16 comments, the most interaction of any single item in this set.33 PTV's segments on de Claro's priorities and the turnover, Bilyonaryo's Agenda report on the CICC cyberattack report, and DZRH's interview with Paraiso carried the day's policy content to viewers who watch news on demand.23221711 The comment counts are small in absolute terms, but they are the only place in this set where ordinary viewers responded in public.

Key voices and communities

The new DICT leadership and its communications channels. De Claro, the DICT's Facebook page and the CICC's Paraiso account set the government's framing: continuity, a "lighthouse" vision, cheaper and faster internet, and a cybersecurity reorganization.26272416 Their posts are the primary source for the department's own account of its plans, and their modest engagement shows the limits of official messaging as a driver of public conversation.

PLDT and Smart. Jimenez's remarks in BusinessMirror put the country's largest telco inside the child-safety conversation as a convenor rather than a solution-provider.10 Smart's FAM SIM promotion, sold at ₱199 with 20GB free for seven days and pitched to work with existing Smart, PLDT and open-line home WiFi routers, shows the commercial side of the same company reaching for household customers.32 The two messages — protect children, buy a family SIM — ran in the same news cycle without being linked.

The CICC and law-enforcement-adjacent agencies. Paraiso's warning about online groomers and the CICC's cyberattack figures give the sector its threat picture.1119 The CICC's call for a cybersecurity law and a review of the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 places it alongside the DICT in shaping the rules carriers will operate under.19

Business and market media. BusinessWorld, Inquirer, Manila Times, DealStreetAsia and Philstar covered the Mynt listing and the DICT procurement with the detail that government announcements leave out — the size of the offering, the flat debut, the five contract components.6250495769 Their readers are investors and corporate decision-makers, and their framing of the DICT is about spending and execution rather than promises.

Regional and student communities. Panay News's report on the Philippine Startup Challenge in Western Visayas shows a DICT regional office working with universities to turn student projects into businesses, with more than 20 applications already received ahead of the October 21 regional competition.54 This community is where the department's innovation agenda meets actual participants.

Narrative streams

De Claro's first week: cheaper internet, easier licensing, a cybersecurity undersecretary

Robert Joseph de Claro was appointed by President Marcos on October 13 after the President accepted Henry Aguda's resignation, and the ceremonial turnover took place on October 19.22 In his first statements he named lower internet prices and better telecommunications services as priorities, called for streamlined licensing for internet service providers and reduced red tape, and sought stronger consumer service standards and organizational changes to make government technology services more accessible.2324 PTV reported that Marcos wants every Filipino to have access to fast, affordable and reliable internet, and IBC TV13 carried the same promise in Filipino.2529 The department appointed lawyer Leandro Angelo "Dino" Aguirre as undersecretary overseeing cybersecurity amid the reorganization.16

The price promise is the part that matters most to consumers and to the carriers. Internet pricing in the Philippines is set commercially by the carriers, not by the DICT, so a government commitment to lower prices works through the levers the department actually controls: licensing rules that determine how easily new providers can enter, service-quality standards that carriers must meet, and the political pressure that public promises create. De Claro's emphasis on streamlined licensing and reduced red tape is the concrete part of the agenda, because easier entry for internet service providers is something the department can change by regulation. Whether he translates the price talk into formal rules or rate pressure is not established in any of the items reviewed.2430

The appointment remains provisional. Marcos submitted de Claro's ad interim appointment to the Commission on Appointments for confirmation, along with those of officials from the Presidential Communications Office and the Department of Foreign Affairs.28 The Commission on Appointments is the congressional body that vets senior government appointments; until it acts, de Claro holds the post on a temporary basis. For the carriers, that means the direction is clear but the authority behind it is not yet final, and a confirmation hearing is the next scheduled point at which his agenda will be tested in public.

The Ombudsman inquiry sitting behind the price promise

GMA Network's 24 Oras reported on October 19 that changes were coming at the DICT, which the Ombudsman had recently begun investigating over an alleged ghost internet project.33 The Ombudsman is the independent body that investigates and prosecutes misconduct by public officials, including the misuse of public funds; a ghost project is one that was funded and recorded as delivered but never actually built. The segment drew 2,227 views and 16 comments on YouTube, the most interaction of any item in this set.33

The inquiry matters to the sector because it changes what de Claro's promises will be measured against. A department under investigation for an undelivered internet project is promising cheaper and faster internet; every subsequent announcement about connectivity will be read by the public and by legislators against that record. For the carriers, the practical effect is that DICT directives on service quality and licensing will arrive with an accountability question attached, and any program the department launches to improve connectivity will face scrutiny of whether the money actually reaches the ground. The items reviewed do not say what stage the Ombudsman inquiry has reached or what it specifically covers beyond the alleged ghost project.33

Child safety online: the CICC's warning and PLDT's convening

The CICC warned on October 19 that online groomers are using social media, online games and messaging platforms to push minors toward violent activity.1112 Paraiso said online radicalization of children could lead to actual violence, including school shootings, and that such individuals usually operate in closed online communities, which makes them hard for authorities to identify and monitor.11 He called for a whole-of-country approach involving parents, schools and law enforcement.11 The warning ran in a DZRH News interview and in a DZRH online article.1112

PLDT and Smart's remarks, reported by BusinessMirror on October 20, put the company in the same conversation. Jimenez said child safety had become one of the company's top priorities: "Our children are under attack. And the moment your child is under attack, that becomes priority one."10 He said the problem could not be left to telecommunications companies or the government alone — "This problem is not solved by telcos playing God or even government playing God" — and described PLDT's role as gathering people with the relevant knowledge rather than prescribing answers: "We're here not to lead; rather, we are here to listen. We are not the experts."10 He told the gathering of government, industry, schools, families and community representatives that parents carry a large part of the solution: "We are not mere bystanders in this. We are actually people who can help."10

The framing is deliberate. By casting PLDT as convenor rather than author of the fixes, Jimenez lowers the expectation that the company will announce a product or a filter as its answer, and he asks participants for measures usable "tomorrow already."10 That points to near-term pilot announcements rather than a settled program, and no follow-through date has been announced.10 For the sector, the read is that child safety is becoming a shared obligation in which carriers are expected to show up, fund convening, and accept that the solutions will be judged by schools and parents rather than by the companies themselves. A general pledge without named programs will read as positioning, and the first named commitments from the PLDT-led talks are the thing to watch.10

Cyberattacks, a cybersecurity law, and the CyberCon 2026 stage

The DICT opened the Philippine Cybersecurity Conference 2026 on October 20 and called for cross-sector efforts to strengthen cyber defense, an event carried by state news agency reports and by The Chronicle.1314 The conference gave the department a stage on the same day it announced its new cybersecurity undersecretary, and it placed the CICC's warnings inside a government-wide event rather than a standalone alarm.1614

The threat figures are large. A DZRH post on October 20 said the CICC had recorded more than 1 million cyberattack attempts in the Philippines each day and was pushing for a cybersecurity law and a review of the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012.19 The Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 is the law that defines and penalizes cybercrimes such as hacking, identity theft and online fraud; a review would update it for threats that did not exist when it was passed. Bilyonaryo News Channel's Agenda program reported that the CICC was preparing a report on cyberattacks against the Philippines after a Microsoft Digital Defense Report listed the country among the targets of state-sponsored operations.1718 Paraiso was also scheduled to explain the agency's findings on cyberattacks linked to Chinese threat actors on an October 20 broadcast.21

The read for the sector is that the regulatory agenda is widening beyond price. Carriers and digital platforms will be asked to account for the volume of attacks crossing their networks, and a cybersecurity law would give the government new powers over how those networks are defended and how incidents are reported. The DICT's reorganization, with a dedicated cybersecurity undersecretary, is the department preparing to administer that regime.16 None of the items reviewed sets out a timetable for the cybersecurity law or says what the review of the 2012 Act would change.19

The digital national ID contract and the startup pipeline

The DICT is preparing the digital national ID by bidding out a ₱496-million project for its operations and management.69 The contract is divided into five deliverables: ₱198.71 million for a public-cloud subscription for verification of the digital national ID, ₱74.41 million for a hardware security module subscription, ₱59.38 million for an analytics and monitoring tool, and ₱149.03 million for a hybrid platform for interconnection capability and operations services, with the remainder covering the fifth component.69 The digital national ID is meant to simplify identity verification for everyday transactions — the kind of check a bank, a telco or a government office runs before opening an account or releasing a service.

A working digital ID would change how carriers verify customers. SIM registration, account opening and Know Your Customer checks all depend on identity verification, and a government-run digital ID could reduce the cost and time of those checks for both the companies and their customers. The procurement also shows the department spending on infrastructure while its new secretary talks about lowering consumer prices, and the two agendas will compete for the same budget and the same management attention.69

At the regional level, Panay News reported that Western Visayas expects more than 50 student-led technology ventures from as many as 30 colleges and universities in this year's Philippine Startup Challenge, up from barely three a decade ago, with more than 20 applications already received ahead of the regional competition on October 21 at Iloilo Science and Technology University.54 Marvin Manuel, the ICT Industry Development Bureau focal person for DICT Region 6, said the surge reflects a shift among young Ilonggos from seeking employment after graduation to establishing their own enterprises.54 The Philippine Startup Challenge is the department's competition for student startup ideas; for the sector, a deeper pipeline of local technology ventures is the long-run answer to the concentration of the digital economy in a few large platforms.

Mynt's record listing sets the commercial backdrop

Mynt Inc., the parent of the e-wallet GCash, listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange on October 20 under the ticker GCASH with a ₱60.9-billion initial public offering, the largest in the exchange's history.49 President Marcos rang the ceremonial bell and said the listing could help democratize investment opportunities for ordinary citizens, with more Filipinos able to invest in the stock market using their phones.49 Mynt has 41.5 million active users monthly, and its president and chief executive, Martha Sazon, said the company had built GCash into a scaled and profitable business by solving everyday financial needs.6249

The debut was flat. The Philippine Stock Exchange Index rose 0.14 percent, or 8.27 points, to close at 5,806.17, with bargain hunting pushing the benchmark above the 5,800 level, while Mynt ended its first session flat.5257 Net value turnover reached ₱8.51 billion, and Luis Limlingan, head of sales at Regina Capital Development Corp., said broader market participation remained limited as investors stayed on the sidelines.52 The peso closed at its record-low level of ₱63.09 against the dollar on the same day, and trading volume declined to $1.359 billion from $1.778 billion in the previous session.38

For the telecommunications and digital sector, the listing matters because GCash is the largest financial technology platform in the country and its public-market performance will now be a daily reference point for the value of Philippine digital services. A flat debut after a record offering suggests investors priced the growth story in advance and are waiting to see execution; the same standard will apply to the DICT's promises of cheaper, faster internet, which depend on the same digital infrastructure the listing is built on.5749

Smart's FAM SIM offer and the household data market

Smart began promoting a prepaid SIM aimed at households on October 20, sold as the Smart FAM SIM for ₱199 with 20GB free for seven days.32 Smart said the SIM works with existing Smart, PLDT and open-line home WiFi routers, so buyers do not need a new router.32 The offer is pitched at families who want home data without a new device, and it runs without a stated end date.32

The response so far is small: the Facebook post drew 11 likes and no comments, and the version on X drew 1,267 views, one like and one share.32 Those figures measure interaction with the promotion, not sales, and they suggest the offer has not yet found a wide audience on social media. For the sector, the FAM SIM is a reminder that the price competition de Claro is promising is already happening at the low end of the market, where carriers compete for household data spending with prepaid bundles rather than postpaid plans. If the DICT succeeds in making entry easier for internet service providers, that competition intensifies, and offers like the FAM SIM become the template for how carriers defend household customers.32

Conversation trajectory

Commission on Appointments confirmation of de Claro — watch over the next 4–8 weeks. The President has submitted the ad interim appointment, and the Commission on Appointments must act for de Claro to hold the post on a confirmed basis.28 A hearing would put his price and licensing agenda on the record under questioning, and any delay would leave the department's direction provisional. The signal to watch is whether the confirmation is scheduled and whether de Claro repeats the price promise under oath.

First named child-safety commitments from the PLDT-led talks — watch over the next 2–4 weeks. Jimenez asked participants for measures usable "tomorrow already," which points to near-term pilot announcements rather than a settled program.10 The signal to watch is whether PLDT and Smart announce specific programs — parental controls, school partnerships, reporting tools — or whether the effort stays at the level of convening. A general pledge without named programs will read as positioning.10

The CICC's cyberattack report and the cybersecurity law push — watch over the next 4–6 weeks. The CICC was preparing a report on cyberattacks against the Philippines after the Microsoft Digital Defense Report listed the country among state-sponsored targets, and Paraiso was scheduled to explain findings on Chinese-linked threat actors on an October 20 broadcast.171821 The signal to watch is whether the report is published and whether the push for a cybersecurity law produces a filed bill or a committee hearing.19

The Ombudsman inquiry into the alleged ghost internet project — watch over the next quarter. GMA's 24 Oras reported that the Ombudsman had recently begun investigating the DICT over the alleged ghost project.33 The signal to watch is any formal finding, charge or dismissal, and whether the inquiry names officials or programs. A finding against the department would complicate de Claro's price agenda and give legislators a concrete case to cite.

The digital national ID procurement — watch over the next 4–8 weeks. The ₱496-million contract is out for bidding, with five deliverables and a ₱149.03-million hybrid platform as the largest component.69 The signal to watch is the award: which contractor wins, whether the five components are bid separately or together, and whether the department sets a delivery timetable. A delayed or contested award would push the digital ID further out.

Trigger events. The Commission on Appointments hearing on de Claro; the October 21 Philippine Startup Challenge regional competition in Iloilo; any PLDT or Smart announcement of named child-safety programs; publication of the CICC's cyberattack report; and the next CyberCon 2026 sessions.2854101714

Response guidance

Carriers and internet service providers: prepare for a price-and-service-standards conversation, not a rate case. De Claro's agenda is built on lower prices, stronger consumer service standards and easier licensing for internet service providers.2430 Communications teams should be ready to explain, in plain terms, what drives the cost of internet service — network investment, spectrum, permitting, backhaul — and to show service-quality data rather than assert quality. The department has not issued formal rules, so the immediate task is to track statements and respond to them before they harden into directives.29

Child safety: match the CICC's framing and name specific programs. The CICC's warning is about groomers using social media, games and messaging apps to radicalize minors, and it calls for parents, schools and law enforcement to work together.11 PLDT and Smart have positioned themselves as convenors.10 Any carrier communicating on this issue should align its language with the CICC's — grooming, radicalization, closed communities — and should be ready to name concrete measures, because a pledge without programs will be read as positioning.10

Cybersecurity: treat the attack figures as a public-information obligation. The CICC's figure of more than 1 million cyberattack attempts a day and its push for a cybersecurity law will drive questions to carriers about their own defenses and incident reporting.19 Communications teams should prepare plain-language explanations of what the company blocks, how it reports incidents, and what customers should do, without disclosing security details that would help attackers.

Digital national ID: explain the consumer benefit before the contract is awarded. The ₱496-million procurement is the department's most concrete spending commitment in this set, and it will simplify identity verification for everyday transactions.69 Carriers that will rely on the digital ID for SIM registration and account opening should prepare customer-facing explanations of how identity checks will change, and should coordinate with the DICT on timelines so that public expectations match delivery.

Market-facing communications: separate the Mynt listing from the regulatory story. The GCash IPO is a capital-markets event with its own audience, and the DICT's price agenda is a regulatory story with a different one.4962 Mixing the two in messaging will confuse both. For investor audiences, the relevant facts are the ₱60.9-billion offering, the flat debut and the 41.5 million monthly active users; for consumer and regulatory audiences, the relevant facts are de Claro's priorities and the pending confirmation.495728

Regional and startup audiences: use the Philippine Startup Challenge as a proof point. The Western Visayas competition on October 21, with more than 50 expected student ventures from as many as 30 schools, is a concrete example of the DICT's innovation agenda working at the regional level.54 Companies that want to be seen as partners in digital inclusion should engage with these regional programs and cite them, rather than speaking only about national policy.

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