Creation of Backup Electronic Files and Disposal of Various Information Technology (IT) Equipment
OCA Circular No. 80-2018 directs judges and court personnel in specified regions to create backup electronic files before the installation of newly leased IT equipment. Courts are required to inventory and dispose of IT equipment that is five years old or older, while retaining newer items. Additionally, they must inform the service provider about which computers need wireless connectivity options. The lease for the new equipment will last three years, after which users may have the option to purchase it. Compliance with these directives is mandated for efficient data migration and equipment management.
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- What is Creation of Backup Electronic Files and Disposal of Various Information Technology (IT) Equipment about?
- OCA Circular No. 80-2018 directs judges and court personnel in specified regions to create backup electronic files before the installation of newly leased IT equipment. Courts are required to inventory and dispose of IT equipment that is five years old or older, while retaining newer items. Additionally, they must inform the service provider about which computers need wireless connectivity options. The lease for the new equipment will last three years, after which users may have the option to purchase it. Compliance with these directives is mandated for efficient data migration and equipment management.
- What type of law is OCA Circular No. 80-2018?
- Creation of Backup Electronic Files and Disposal of Various Information Technology (IT) Equipment (OCA Circular No. 80-2018) is a Philippine Supreme Court Issuances enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Creation of Backup Electronic Files and Disposal of Various Information Technology (IT) Equipment enacted?
- Creation of Backup Electronic Files and Disposal of Various Information Technology (IT) Equipment (OCA Circular No. 80-2018) was enacted on Apr 25, 2018.
- What is the citation for Creation of Backup Electronic Files and Disposal of Various Information Technology (IT) Equipment?
- Creation of Backup Electronic Files and Disposal of Various Information Technology (IT) Equipment, OCA Circular No. 80-2018, Apr 25, 2018 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- OCA Circular No. 80-2018
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Supreme Court Issuances
- Subcategory
- Office of the Court Administrator Circulars
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
April 25, 2018
OCA CIRCULAR NO. 80-2018
| TO | : | All Judges and Concerned Court Personnel of the First and Second Level Courts in the National Capital Judicial Region and Regions III, IV-A, and VII |
| SUBJECT | : | Creation of Backup Electronic Files and Disposal of Various Information Technology (IT) Equipment |
In view of the lease agreement entered into by the Supreme Court covering various IT equipment and the supply and delivery of related consumables in lieu of the regular procurement for the lower courts in the NCJR, Regions III, IV-A, and VII, 1 you are hereby DIRECTED TO:
1. Create data backups of all pertinent electronic files and programs in your existing desktop computers, prior to the installation of the leased computers in you respective courts and offices, to facilitate the efficient migration of data from your existing computers to the leased computers;
2. Include all existing IT equipment which are five (5) years old or more in your inventory of unserviceable equipment for disposal. All IT equipment which are less than five (5) years old shall be retained; and
3. Inform the service provider, Integrated Computer Systems, Inc., which will deliver and install the leased IT equipment, which of your existing computers are to be provided with a wireless adapter or dongle 2 to allow connectivity to wireless printers.
The Integrated Computer Systems, Inc. shall give the courts one week's notice prior to the delivery schedule to ensure that all concerned are in attendance to receive and witness the installation of the leased IT equipment.
The lease shall be for a period of three (3) years. At the end of the lease period, the end users, i.e., judges and concerned court personnel, shall be given the option to purchase said equipment. CAIHTE
For your information and strict compliance.
(SGD.) JOSE MIDAS P. MARQUEZCourt Administrator
Footnotes
1. Pursuant to the 5 December 2017 Resolution of the en banc in A.M. No. 17-11-15-SC (Re: Award of the Contract for the Lease of Various I.T. Equipment for the Supreme Court and the Lower Courts, and Supply and Delivery of Related Consumables).
2. A device that can be plugged into a USB port to enable wireless access from a computer to an external Wi-Fi device or printer.
Cite This Law
Creation of Backup Electronic Files and Disposal of Various Information Technology (IT) Equipment, OCA Circular No. 80-2018, Apr 25, 2018 (Philippines)
Creation of Backup Electronic Files and Disposal of Various Information Technology (IT) Equipment, OCA Circular No. 80-2018 (Phil. 2018)
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