The Secretary of Information and Communications Technology has the following functions:[3]
Provide direction and supervision over the operations of the department and its attached agencies;
Establish policies and standards for the department's operations;
Review and approve requests for financial and manpower resources in the department;
Designate and appoint officers and employees of the department, excluding the undersecretaries, assistant secretaries, and regional and assistant regional directors;
Exercise disciplinary powers over officers and employees of the department;
Coordinate with local government units, other agencies and public and private interest groups on department policies and initiatives;
Prepare and submit to the president an estimate of the expenditures of the department during the next fiscal year;
Serve as a member of the Government Procurement Policy Board;
Advise the president on the development of information and communications technology;
Formulate rules and regulations and exercise other powers for the implementation of the Department of Information And Communications Technology Act of 2015; and
Perform other tasks provided by law or assigned by the president.
List of secretaries of Information and Communications Technology
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