Background Information
The Philippine eLib project is one of the first eleven government funded projects through the Information Technology and E-Commerce Council (ITECC) now Commission on Information and Communication Technology (CICT).
Conceptualized in the middle part of 2003 through the efforts of the Undersecretary of DOST, Hon. Fortunato T. dela Pena.
In December 2003, the Project Proposal gained the approval of the Council.
Total budget for the implementation of the Project was PhP166,770,000.00 for the period of one year.
The Project was officially launched when the heads of the participating agencies convened and signed the MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT (MOA) on February 4, 2004.