Question & AnswerQ&A (OP EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 893, S. 2010)
The main policy objective is to promote the deployment and use of Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) to ensure continued growth and development of internet-based services in the Philippines, preventing address exhaustion of IPv4 and improving ICT infrastructure.
The Executive Order was signed by Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, then President of the Republic of the Philippines.
IPv4 address exhaustion refers to the limited number of unique IPv4 addresses available, which threatens to deter growth and development of internet services since it's difficult to obtain new addresses after a certain point.
All government online services must be IPv6-compliant and interoperable with IPv4 within two (2) years after the effectivity of the Executive Order.
Beginning two (2) years after the effectivity of the Executive Order, government procurement of IPv4-only equipment and software is prohibited.
The IATF on IPv6 is responsible for ensuring implementation of the Executive Order, formulating an IPv6 roadmap, managing data collection, promoting capacity-building, developing compliance databases, and recommending additional policies.
The IATF is headed by the Chairman of the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) and includes senior officials from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of National Defense (DND), Department of Budget and Management (DBM), National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), and private sector representatives.
IPv6 is defined as the next-generation Internet Protocol version designated as the successor to IPv4, using 128-bit addresses to support approximately 3.4x10^38 unique addresses, typically represented in hexadecimal format.
Functions include formulating an IPv6 roadmap, initiating data collection, developing metrics, providing periodic reports, promoting human capacity-building and awareness, developing a compliance database, and recommending additional policies.
IPv6-compliant means a system is capable of receiving, processing, and transmitting or forwarding IPv6 packets appropriately.
All ISPs are required to be capable of providing IPv6 addresses and services within two (2) years from the effectivity of the Executive Order.
Interoperability between IPv6 and IPv4 infrastructure and systems is encouraged to ensure smooth transition and continued communication between differing Internet Protocol versions.
The Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) is tasked to serve as the secretariat of the Task Force.
All executive issuances, orders, rules, regulations, or parts thereof inconsistent with this Executive Order are repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.