According to a Newsbytes. ph report, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed by the Philippines and Spain on cooperation in the field of Information and communications technology (ICT); with the collaboration to chiefly pertain to spectrum management, cyber security, disaster risk reduction, capacity building, and bridging the digital divide.

For the Philippines, the MoU was signed by Louis Casambre - the executive director of DOST Information and Communications Technology Office (ICTO) - and, official who signed the MoU for Spain was Ambassador Jorge Domecq, who represented Spain's State Secretariat for Telecommunications and the Information Society of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism.

The ICT cooperation between the Philippines and Spain will pave the way for exchanging not only the IT experts and consultants, but also the best practices and experiences in ICT policy for promoting economic as well as social development.

The other areas of ICT cooperation between the Philippines and Spain will include e-health and e-education, e-government, green ICT, public-private sector collaboration, and technical standards and certifications.

About the MoU, Domecq said that the ICT cooperation between the Philippines and Spain will help Spain provide humanitarian relief during natural calamities and assistance in disaster prevention with the help of ICT; while Casambre said that the MoU "is a significant landmark in the relationship of our two countries."