Administrative Code of 1987
Section 9. Monitoring and Information Service. - The Monitoring and Information Service is hereby created to provide the Secretary timely reports on the status of various Department projects and activities; and develop and implement information programs for mass dissemination in coordination with the appropriate government agencies. The Monitoring and Information Service shall have the following functions:
(1) Advice the Secretary on all matters relating to monitoring and public information;
(2) Develop and maintain a system for retrieving and processing monitoring information on all projects and activities of concern to the Secretary;
(3) Provide accurate and timely status and exception reports to the Secretary;
(4) Generate monitoring reports for the President, the Cabinet, or for any other purpose as required by the Secretary;
(5) Develop and supervise the implementation of communications programs to have relevant policies, programs and plans of the Department understood by the public;
(6) Produce and supervise the dissemination of media materials in line with the national government public information programs;
(7) Coordinate with appropriate national government agencies tasked with public information affairs; and
(8) Perform such other related duties and responsibilities as may be assigned or delegated by the Secretary or as may be required by law.
The existing Infrastructure Computer Center shall be under the supervision of the Assistant Secretary for Monitoring Information. It shall establish and maintain a computerized data bank as a repository of statistics and information on infrastructure operations. It shall also provide computer service to the different offices of the Department.