As provided in EO 269, the CICT shall be the "primary policy, planning, coordinating, implementing, regulating, and administrative entity of the executive branch of Government that will promote, develop, and regulate integrated and strategic ICT systems and reliable and cost-efficient communication facilities and services."

In fulfilling its mandate, the Commission shall be guided by the following policies:

(a) To ensure the provision of strategic, reliable and cost-efficient information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure, systems and resources as instruments for nation-building and global competitiveness;

"Information and Communications Technology" (ICT) is defined as the totality of electronic means to collect, store, process and present information to end-users in support of their activities. It consists, among others, of computer systems, office systems and consumer electronics, as well as networked information infrastructure, the components of which include the telephone system, the Internet, fax machines and computers.

(b) To ensure a policy and legal environment that will promote a level playing field, partnerships between the public and the private sectors, strategic alliances with foreign investors, balanced investments between high-growth and economically-depressed areas, and broader private sector participation in ICT development;

(c) To foster and accelerate convergence of ICT facilities such as but not limited to the development of networks;

(d) To ensure universal access and high-speed connectivity at fair and reasonable cost;

(e) To ensure the provision of information and communication services in areas not adequately served by the private sector;

(f) To foster the widespread use and application of emerging ICT;

(g) To establish a strong and effective regulatory system that will ensure consumer protection and welfare and foster a healthy competitive environment;

(h) To promote the development of ICT expertise in the country's human capital to enable Filipinos to compete in a fast-evolving information and communication age;

(i) To ensure the growth of the ICT industries;

(j) To preserve the rights of individuals to privacy and confidentiality of their personal information;

(k) To encourage the use of ICT in support of efforts for the development and promotion of the country's arts and culture, history, education, public health and safety, and other socio-civic purposes;

(l) To sustain the development of the nationwide postal system as an integral component of the overall development of ICT in the country.