Dr. William T. Torres

Dr. William T. Torres

Dr. William T. Torres is recognized for his significant pioneering contributions in computer and information technology and is known as the “Father of the Internet in the Philippines”.

He helped conceptualize and led the formulation, promotion, negotiation of three major national initiatives, namely, the Government Communications Network project, the Software Development Institute project and the PhilNET project, interconnecting nationwide research and educational networks with the global Internet.

He started negotiations with the US National Science Foundation to bring the Internet into the country in the early 1990’s. Dr. Torres also directed the planning and implementation of government-wide IT programs and projects of the National Computer Center as the Resource and Learning Center of Information Technology for the government.

Dr. Torres is the first Filipino to obtain a Ph.D. in Computer Science where he obtained from University of Wisconsin under full scholarship. Dr. Torres is a Board Member of the Philippine Information Communication Technology Organization (PICTO).

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