According to the NCC, 100 percent of Mindanao's 25 provinces, 27 cities and 405 municipalities now have websites. The establishment of websites for Mindanao LGUs is mandated by the memorandum of understanding signed by the NCC and the Local Government Support Program for the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (LGSP-ARMM), a nongovernment organization based in Mindanao.
The MOU stipulates that the two agencies jointly promote the use of information communications and technology in Mindanao.
By having a web presence, the Mindanao LGUs have also taken the first of six steps in the NCC's eLGU Project, a comprehensive plan seeking the put the country's 1,690 LGUs online.
To achieve this, the NCC has developed a website template and a website content management system based on parameters set by UN-ASPA Five Stages of E-Government.
Aside from providing the basic website design, the template will also facilitate Step 2 and Step 3 of the UN-ASPA system. While Step 1 or web presence, focuses only on basic information about an LGU, Step 2 mandates an LGU to regularly update the website, make data (in the form of newsletters, publications, reports etc.) downloadable from the website, to display active "links," and basic interactive feedback features such as e-mail.
Step 3 mandates LGUs to have more interactivity features such as forums and discussion boards as well as accessible databases within the site. Step 3 will also require LGUs to have a username password set up for visitors for downloadable applications forms.
Aside from being backed by an executive order, the NCC'c e-LGU project is also backed by Memorandum Circular 2003-01. One of the provisions of the said circular is that LGUs should include in their annual budget funds for maintaining the website and Internet connection.
Quelle: Philippines Daily News
