{"id":58471,"date":"2023-09-13T11:48:48","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T03:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=58471"},"modified":"2023-09-13T11:48:51","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T03:48:51","slug":"pldt-smart-reiterate-support-for-ph-e-governance-thrust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2023\/09\/13\/pldt-smart-reiterate-support-for-ph-e-governance-thrust\/","title":{"rendered":"PLDT, Smart reiterate support for PH e-governance thrust"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PLDT Inc (PLDT) and its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications, Inc (Smart) are pushing for the continued narrowing of the digital divide in support for the Government&#8217;s e-governance mandate.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Governments around the world are now under pressure from rapid globalization, fiscal, social and technological changes to provide services that are citizen-centric, efficient, transparent, and effective. For e-governance to succeed, a country must&nbsp;narrow and bridge&nbsp;the existing digital divide,&#8221; said Atty Roy B. Ibay, Vice President and Head of Regulatory Affairs&nbsp;at Smart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a recent panel at the Cybersphere Philippines 2023 forum, Ibay also highlighted the importance of fundamental structural changes in Government to ensure that an e-government platform will be maximized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;For e-governance to succeed, a government must ensure an organized, clean, and&nbsp;corruption-free system of doing and implementing its activities. The cart cannot be put before the horse. Otherwise, digitalizing and expanding government services through a digital platform in whatever current system there is will only magnify the problems or defects, instead of hastening their solution,&#8221; Ibay said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Citing&nbsp;the role that private telcos in the Philippines have played in spurring telecoms development in the country and in narrowing&nbsp;the digital divide, Ibay also hailed the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) led by DICT Sec Ivan John Uy for initiating eGovPH, a mobile application that simplifies transactions between the Government and citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;With a vision to build a connected nation, this platform integrates the multi-sectoral government through a one-stop online system that will minimize economic cost for the citizens. My only hope is that changes are also taking place alongside these innovations to effect a meaningful and positive transformation in the country,&#8221; Ibay said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PLDT and Smart support the Government&#8217;s nationwide digitalization thrust to narrow the digital divide and bring the benefits of the internet to more communities through the continuous enhancement of the Group&#8217;s integrated fixed and wireless networks. This is also aligned with the Group&#8217;s commitment as one of the founding members of the government-mandated Presidential Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) under the Digital Infrastructure Pillar,&nbsp;represented by its President and CEO Alfredo S. Panlilio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are also in support of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG) particularly SDG No. 9 \u2013 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Governments around the world are now under pressure from rapid globalization, fiscal, social and technological changes to provide services that are citizen-centric, efficient, transparent, and effective. For e-governance to succeed, a country must\u00a0narrow and bridge\u00a0the existing digital divide,&#8221; said Atty Roy B. 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