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The launching was held on Friday, August 29, at Limketkai Luxe Hotel, this city.

ICTO Deputy Executive Director Assistant Secretary Nicolas Ojeda Jr. said the FFO is the lead implementing entity of the ICTO to ensure that ICT programs and projects are applied at the countryside.

The portal intends to make ICT statistics available on demand for planners, policy makers, researchers, decision-makers, and the public.

The PHICTS portal will be the first stop in data analysis and visualization. Data provided are collected and authenticated by committed teams from different government agencies solely dedicated to gather hard to find ICT-related data in the Philippines, a statement from ICTO said.

Parag Khanna, a Senior Research Fellow at the New America Foundation, wrote in 2011: “The 21st century will not be dominated by America or China, Brazil or India, but by the ‘City.’ In a world that increasingly appears ungovernable, cities – not states – are islands of governance on which the future world order will be built… In this century, it will be the city – not the state – that becomes the nexus of economic and political power.”

This echoes what journalist and urban activist Jane Jacobs wrote almost three decades before. In her Cities and the Wealth of Nations (1985), Jacobs outlined how “import-substitution” in cities and towns – or the process through which a certain locality gains the ability to create products and services that it previously imported – is in fact at the root of all economic expansion. In short, cities (municipalities, villages or other subnational divisions) are the true engines of national prosperity.

The Iligan City government has partnered with Mata Technologies Inc. to develop innovative, technology-driven systems aimed at enhancing local governance and public services.

Iligan Mayor Frederick Siao signed a memorandum of agreement with the tech firm on Monday for collaboration on various technology-based projects designed to improve different sectors in the city.

Batac City is gearing up to become the region’s next model of a smart and sustainable community through innovative solutions for a better and easier life.

Backed by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) along with other government agencies, the city government of Batac is now in the process of upgrading its digital highway to speed up government transactions as well as improving the food chain supply through smart agriculture.

In its effort to make Iloilo a sustainable and progressive city, the Department of Transportation (DOTr), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), presented their plans to implement the Low Carbon Urban Transport Systems (LCT) Project during the Route Characterization Activity held at Mandurriao district on Monday, September 5, 2022.

The undertaking is driven toward the possibility of launching electric modernized jeepneys in Iloilo City, as one of the four chosen pilot cities for the implementation.

The Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) is now just a click away after it launched its website on Monday, April 6.

IPPO Director P/SSupt. Cornelio Salinas described the website as a channel that will bring the police provincial office closer to the people and to the society as a whole, thereby creating a virtual police community relation.

The site provides a comprehensive overview of IPPO’s mission, history, accomplishments, plans and programs, crime prevention and safety tips, and press releases, among others. It will also offer not only a user friendly experience and appeal but promises to be an interactive medium where people across the globe can like, share and e-mail their questions and suggestions.

The timekeeping kiosk units will be installed at the new City Hall by December 2011, in time for the transfer of some City Government offices at the seven-storey building. Full transfer of all offices is expected before the end of January 2012.

THE ILOILO provincial government developed the RIsC-TrAp or the Reverse Isolation and Contact Tracing Application for efficient contact tracing and reverse isolation during this pandemic. The rationale of this technology-based innovation is quite simple – better service. The principle is clear – use technology to serve the public well.

As the government intensifies its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, well-designed electronic government (e-government) platforms are crucial to ensure the efficient and timely delivery of public services. The importance of e-government in the seamless delivery of services during the pandemic and other similar crises cannot be overemphasized.

In a statement, BI Commissioner Ricardo David Jr. said the scheme will enhance the country’s border security and boost the agency’s capability to thwart the entry of foreign terrorists and other illegal aliens.

Biometrics scheme involves the use of an ink-less device and digital camera in capturing the fingerprints and photographs of international travelers.

The long-awaited “Baguio Broadband Network” that was promised by former Information and Communication Technology Secretary Gregorio Honasan in 2020, may start serving the local government’s smart city program in May, the Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) said on Tuesday.

Towers put up on Mt. Pulag and mountains in the towns of Kibungan, Kapangan and Bokod in Benguet province are also ready to use microwaves to transmit digital data once the Cordillera and Baguio receive their bandwidth allocation next month, said Allan Lao, DICT Cordillera technical operations chief, during the launch of the regional innovation exposition “CordiNNOVATION.”

Good governance is the unwavering theme of the “tuwid na daan” campaign of the Aquino administration since it took over the helm of the government in 2010. In his social contract with the Filipino people, President Aquino laid down the 16-point agenda, which showcased transformational change embarking on democratic values, integrity in public leadership and investment on its people to rise above poverty. Several ground works have been founded in wide-ranging issues, such as on economy, gender equality, peace and order, environment, justice and government services. In all of these, the resounding question will always be, what about continuity?

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) announced that the P2.53 billion Integrated Government Philippines project (iGovPhil) was set for full deployment by the early part of 2015.

he Commission on Elections in collaboration with the Department of Foreign Affairs - Overseas Voting Secretariat (DFA-OVS) has rolled out iREHISTRO for implementation by the following Foreign Service Posts (FSPs) in the Middle East and Africa: Philippine Embassies in Abu Dhabi, Abuja, Amman, Beirut, Cairo, Doha, Kuwait, Manama, Muscat, Nairobi, Pretoria, Riyadh, Tehran plus the Philippine Consulate General in Dubai and Jeddah effective May 8, 2015

Last 05 May 2015, Tuesday, FSP’s in Europe and Israel rolled out the iREHISTRO system for overseas Filipinos in their respective areas.

The local government of Cauayan, Isabela, defines its own “smart city” sans highly urbanized metropolis with autonomous cars roaming the streets.

The northern Luzon city of Cauayan in Isabela, one of the country’s premier agro-industrial hubs, is also one of the Philippines’ first smart cities. It has its own citizen app, a unified electronic payment system across the town, and free Wi-Fi in its barangays to help the local government deliver its services to citizens more efficiently.

The future of cities may be digital, but the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) believes the heart of a smart city is still its people.

This message resonated throughout the third International Smart City Exposition and Networking Engagement (iSCENE), hosted by Cauayan City—one of the country’s pioneering smart cities.

Rather than imposing high-tech solutions from the top down, the head of the science agency called for locally grounded innovations to shape the future of smart communities.

At the third International Smart City Exposition and Networking Engagement (iSCENE) in Cauayan City, Isabela—which is regarded as one of the country’s pioneers in “smart governance”—Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Renato Solidum Jr. underscored that communities must not be passive recipients of technology.

Information technology is now an essential part of life. From the individual who uses a smartphone or laptop to the company that relies on big databases and cloud computing, IT has made tasks easier to accomplish and goals faster to achieve. It has, in short, resulted in efficiency.

The same can be true for the government, especially in the way it deals with ordinary citizen. As it is, the way state agencies conduct many essential public services can best be described as antiquated. Ordinary citizens’ transactions with the government—particularly with local government units—are so time-consuming, aggravating, and prone to corruption because they have to deal with manual records to be printed on paper and face-to-face dealings with government employees.

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The government of Japan, through its Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transportation and Tourism (MLITT), is supporting Davao City in its bid to become a smart city with several projects implemented under the Smart JAMP (Smart City supported by Japan ASEAN Mutual Partnership) program.

The Smart JAMP initiative started in 2020 to help cities across ASEAN, including Davao City, address common urban challenges.