Philippine gov't launches open source science portal

10.04.2006

The DoST long wanted to build an S&T portal as early as five years ago but the plan was stalled after the National Computer Center (NCC), which used to be under the DoST, was transferred to the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT).

'When NCC was transferred to CICT, we lost control of the unit and people to design the portal. STII took over the development of Science.ph,' said DoST secretary Estrella Alabastro.