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  • Philippine City unveils ICT Master Plan for 2012 - 2016

    The City Government of San Fernando, Pampanga has unveiled its ICT Master plan for 2012-2016 as part of its commitment to better streamline information sharing within the city government and to increase efficiency of its internal operations.

    The total budget for the master plan is Php50 million (USD 1.1 million) and will consist of several components such as Cloud adoption, implementation of a structured cabling system, and the implementation of a centralised Geographic Information System (GIS).

  • Philippine city, USAID to launch mobile payment scheme

    The city of Valenzuela and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) are collaborating to launch a new partnership that will promote the use of mobile payments for select government services.

    The project will implement the adoption of mobile technology in the city’s financial transactions to help cut administrative costs, increase transparency, reduce potential leakage of government funds, and make doing business with the government easier for citizens.

  • Philippine Embassy launches e-passport service in Beijing

    Philippine officials in China launched this week the processing of applications for the Philippine electronic passport (ePassport) in Beijing.

    The Philippine embassy formally launched the service last Tuesday, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Friday.

    "Manuel A. Leonardo Jr., a Filipino working as a singer in Jilin City was the first to file his application for the ePassport at the Embassy's consular section. He thanked the Embassy for the speedy processing of his ePassport application," the DFA said in a news release posted on its website.

  • Philippine Government ranks top ten cities for public sector ICT

    Ten Philippine city mayors have been given national awards for their use of ICT in public administration and government transparency.

    Cagayan de Oro City (population, 163,676) was ranked first of the 10, followed by San Fernando City, Pampanga, Makati City, Valenzuela, Mandaluyong, Cebu City, Balanga City, Bataan, Angeles City, Batangas City and Taguig.

    The 2014 E-Readiness Leadership Awards “recognise city mayors who are pioneering the adoption and strategic use of ICT to enhance their delivery of government services , improve revenue/tax collection efforts and promote transparency in government operations”, a central government statement said.

  • Philippine government urged to be more transparent in IT procurement process

    The Philippine government is expected to spend US$580 million on IT by 2011, but lack of transparency and corruption have contributed to an unnecessary increase in public spending, according to IT market research firm, Springboard Research.

    For 2008, the government is estimated to have spent US$390 million on IT, 52 percent for hardware, with IT services accounting for 27 percent and the remaining 21 percent on software. The Springboard Research report adds that IT spending is heavily centralized at the national level with local governments controlling an estimated 7 percent of spending. It notes that government spending was centered on education, defense, healthcare, utilities, taxation, social services and transportation.

  • Philippine govt ICT agency’s future in doubt

    A week after a bill to create a fully-fledged Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) in the Philippines was thrown out by Congress, the future of the current agency responsible for IT hangs in the balance. As President Gloria Arroyo’s administration makes way ahead of elections in May, the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) – which was set up as a transitory body pending the formation of a DICT in 2004 - could be sidelined or abolished altogether by the incoming government.

    A frustrated CICT Chairman Ray Roxas-Chua, who spent a week-and-a-half lobbying for the bill at the Senate hall, told FutureGov that the bill’s recent session in Congress may have been the Philippines’ “best chance” yet to create a DICT, as none of the political candidates have championed ICT as a force for government modernisation in their election campaigns.

  • Philippine hospital to develop e-health solutions

    The Cardinal Santos Medical Center (CSMC) will be developing digital health solutions together with Voyager Innovations, Inc. – a wholly owned subsidiary of Smart Communications, Inc - in a bid to set the standards for doctor-patient engagement in the Philippines.

    According to an official statement, the hospital is undertaking efforts to develop mobile health solutions, a digital health platform and an electronic portal to enable users access useful information on improving patient care, hospital updates and other relevant information.

  • Philippine ICT chief vows to implement e-reforms

    In his first media interview since being named chair of the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT), Ivan John Uy said Tuesday that the new Aquino administration intends to achieve "good governance" by carrying out e-government initiatives across the entire bureaucracy.

    Speaking at the sidelines of a medical transcription conference here, Uy said the CICT would tap tools to integrate the disparate IT systems of various government agencies so information and resources can be shared between the various departments.

  • Philippine IT chief shares initiatives to connect govt

    The Philippine Commission on ICT (CICT) still needs to encourage different government agencies and departments to use unified systems to improve information sharing and to bring about cost savings, CICT Chairman Ivan John Uy said.

    “In fact, in some areas there are turf issues. Some agencies do not like to share information because they want to have the monopoly of that information,” he told FutureGov Asia Pacific magazine.

    Uy said government agencies should come up with a unified Geospatial Information system (GIS) so geospatial information will be available to the different government sectors for more effective decision-making and better streamline of public services and to bring about cost savings.

  • Philippine IT sector to launch five-year digital strategy plan

    The Commission on ICT (CICT) will launch this month the Philippine Digital Strategy (PDS) plan for 2011- 2015 aimed at mapping out the country’s ICT direction.

    With the theme ‘Transformation 2.0: A Digitally Empowered Nation’, the plan seeks to contribute to the administration’s ‘Social Contract with the Filipino People’, mainly by leveraging the use of ICT for national development.

    The PDS identifies four strategic thrusts, namely:

    1. transparent government and efficient services delivery,
    2. internet opportunities for all,
    3. investing in people: digital literacy for all, and
    4. ICT industry and business innovation for national development.

  • Philippine Local Govts Keen on Cloud, But Acknowledge Challenges in Standardization

    Cloud computing is seen as a way to save costs while standardizing technology. The Philippines' second-largest city intends to move its information management systems into the cloud, but has expressed concerns due to a lack of standards and because of potential challenges from the country's political framework.

    Cebu City is the second largest city in the Philippines, with a population of 800,000 (about 8% of the national population). The city government describes itself as having 80 full-time IT staff, which it believes to be too burdensome in terms of overhead cost. According to William Artajo, head of the City Government's Management Information and Computer Services department, cost savings is the main driver of interest in cloud computing.

  • Philippine province builds own e-tax system

    A province in The Philippines has deployed a self-developed solution that automates its real property tax collection to increase revenues.

    Sarangani, a province with over 475,000 inhabitants in Southern Philippines, has released an automated real property tax assessment system covering the province’s seven municipalities.

    The Sarangani Automated Real Property Tax Assessment System (SARPTAS), costing P2.437 million (US$56,200), was built by the Sarangani government’s own solution developers, under the administration of Governor Miguel Dominguez, to promote efficiency and transparency within the body through the use of modern technology.

  • Philippine province launches eServices facility

    The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIRs) District Office in the city of San Fernando , La Union province, recently launched an eServices facility to help taxpayers easily navigate through BIR’s many online services such as e-FPS (e-Filing and Payment System), e-REG (e-Registration), and e-Accreditation among others.

    The City of San Fernando is the capital city of La Union and the regional centre of the Ilocos Region. It is located in the Northwest of Luzon Island, one of the three biggest islands in the Philippines.

    The facility, which the agency called the e-lounge, is a room similar to that of internet cafés, where taxpayers can access BIR’s e-services free of charge with the BIR district staff guiding users as they go online.

  • Philippine province launches pilot test of e-tax system

    The Provincial Government of Pampanga launched recently the pilot test of its Integrated Taxation Management System (iTAX) in the town of Minalin, as part of its efforts to improve the province’s tax collection processes.

    According to Provincial Assessor Romeo Dizon, the iTAX system will help the province shift from lengthy and tedious manual tax collection processes to that is transparent and efficient.

    Minalin was chosen as the pilot site for its ideal size as it covers a smaller land area thus leaving less room for errors and adjustments for the new system.

  • Philippine province launches web portal for legislative activities

    In a bid to serve citizens more effectively, the legislative department of the provincial government of General Santos city has launched a new website where all the information on legislative activities, legislations and issuances such as resolutions and ordinances can be easily accessed by the public.

    General Santos city is a highly urbanised first class city located in the southernmost port city of the Philippines.

    According to Vice Mayor Shirlyn Banas-Nograles, the website is important not only to the Provincial Council but also to the general public as well. The website features informative data like the directory of offices and employees, barangay profiles, and the schedules of committee hearings. Added features include a web search box and the real-time weather reports.

  • Philippine province rolls out Telehealth devices in 'doctor-less' islands

    Residents of Bantayan and Camotes islands no longer have to travel by boat to Cebu to consult medical specialists, all thanks to a telehealth device developed by the Department of Science and Technology, University of the Philippines-Manila National Telehealth Centre and the Department of Health.

    Bantayan and Camotes islands are a group of islands under the jurisdiction of Cebu province, located in the Visayas.

    Dubbed as the RxBox, the portable device was specifically designed to cater to the needs of ‘doctor-less’ areas.

  • Philippine tax agency speaks out on cloud

    Technology providers need to find a different audience if they are to convince government of the virtues of cloud computing. So says Lilia Guillermo, Deputy Commissioner and CIO of the Philippines’ Bureau of Internal Revenue.

    “Vendors need to think more carefully about the people in government they’re talking to, which is usually CIOs. This is preaching to the converted,” she told FutureGov.

    “Cloud is still just an idea for Philippine government agencies, but most CIOs recognise the long-term benefits. It is the legislators and policymakers who still need convincing,” Guillermo remarked.

  • Philippine Trade dept sets rules for digital signature registration

    The Philippine Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has presented rules for the registration of digital signatures allowing officials to verify their identity online in e-government transactions.

    Applicants should submit registration authority documents such as birth certificate printed on security paper, a taxpayer identification number, one unified multi-purpose identification compliant card before the digital signature can be issued, stated the department administrative order 11-01.

  • Philippine’s E-Nutrition mission wins int’l best practice tilt

    The Philippine’s e-Nutrition project bagged the grand prize in the recently held Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Digital Opportunity Center (ADOC) Awards under the ICT Best Practices for e-Government category.

    This is the second time the Philippines won the ADOC Awards in the same category. The Bureau of Internal Revenue won the same award in 2005 for its e-Filing and e-Payment System.

  • Philippinen bilden verstärkt mit Open Source aus

    Etwa 80 Universitäten und Hochschulen auf den Philippinen wollen Open-Source-Themen in ihre Lehrpläne aufnehmen.

    Die Zeitung »Manila Standard Today« berichtet in ihrer Online-Ausgabe, dass die Hochschulen verstärkt Open-Source-Themen in ihre Vorlesungen über Informatik und Informationstechnologie aufnehmen wollen. Ziel ist es, mehr Absolventen auszubilden, die in der Wirtschaft Beschäftigung finden können. Die Wirtschaft benötigt offenbar in zunehmendem Maße Mitarbeiter mit Open-Source-Wissen. So wurde ein Programm aufgelegt, das noch in diesem Jahr zu mehr Open Source in der Ausbildung führen soll.

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