Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 265)
The main purpose of EO No. 265 is to approve and adopt the Government Information Systems Plan (GISP) as the framework and guide for all computerization efforts in the Philippine government to enhance governance and improve efficiency and effectiveness in bureaucracy.
GISP aims to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of government operations and the delivery of basic services to the public through the use of computerization and information technology.
The National Information Technology Council (NITC), in close consultation with concerned government agencies, the private sector, local government units, academe, and members of Congress, formulated the GISP.
The ITECC is responsible for issuing guidelines necessary to implement the EO, preparing a consolidated annual program of expenditures for government computerization, and ensuring alignment of agency projects with GISP priorities.
Yes, all government agencies and instrumentalities, including local government units, are required to align their computerization projects with the priorities identified in the GISP.
All orders, directives, issuances, resolutions, rules, and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with EO No. 265 are repealed or modified accordingly.
Executive Order No. 265 took effect immediately upon its signing on July 12, 2000.
EO No. 265 supports the administrative reforms under the Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan (Angat Pinoy 2004) aimed at enhancing government efficiency through information and communications technology.
The EO highlights reforms in fiscal and financial management, procurement, education, and manpower service delivery as key areas for improvement through computerization.