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digitalcitiesPH Awards recognises leading tech-enabled LGUs

An annual search for the best practices in utilising ICT for the effective delivery of public services among local government units in the Philippines was recently concluded.

The digitalcitiesPH Awards recognised leading technology-enabled LGUs, giving out 17 awards in different categories, according to a recent report.

The Awards encourages cities, provinces and municipalities to develop and adopt innovative digital solutions for better governance and user experience in their community.

The categories include Global Competitiveness, Digital Finance Empowerment, Data-Driven Governance, Government Inter-Operability, Business Empowerment, and Customer Empowerment.

The Best in eGov Systems for Global Competitiveness Award recognises LGUs for developing world class ICT systems that are at par with international standards.

For the municipality category, the award was given to Bayambang, Pangasinan for the system it implemented called the Motorised Tricycle Operators Permit System with e-Tagging Technology.

Cebu won for the city category for its implementation of the Cebu Business Application and OnLine Analytics (CEBALA).

Davao del Norte bagged the province category for its Aksyon Gabay Tungo sa Repormasyon – Information Management System (AGR-IMS).

The Best in eGov Digital Finance Empowerment Award commends those LGUs which promote e-commerce and electronic payment facilities to ensure effective revenue generation and give convenience to the public.

Cavinti, Laguna was awarded for the municipality category for its implementation of the Local Finance System using GReAT System.

The city category award was given to Makati for its Computerised Barangay Real Property Tax Payment (RPT).

The Best in eGov Data-Driven Governance Award acknowledges the efforts of LGUs that develop ICT systems with a fair and responsible use of data.

San Mateo, Rizal got the award for the municipality category for its Geographic Resilience Integrated Development Structure (GRIDS).

Cebu won again for the city category for its implementation of the GeoHazard Mapping Information System.

Davao del Norte also won again for the province category for its Human Resource Information System.

The Best in eGov Government Inter-Operability Award acknowledges those LGUs that develop ICT systems that enable interconnectivity with other data and systems of other government offices, whether local or national.

Baliwag, Bulacan is recognised in the municipality category for its LGU-Barangay (LB) Connect system.

Naga is the city recognised for its implementation of the Alisto Serbisyo App (ASAP).

For the province category, Batangas won because of its Electronic Real Property Taxation and Assessment System.

The Best in eGov Business Empowerment Award cites the efforts of LGUs in boosting business opportunities by developing ICT solutions that respond to the needs of business enterprises.

The municipality of Loon, Bohol won in this category because of its system called the Enhanced Loon Business One-Stop-Shop Initiative 2.0 (ELBI 2.0).

The city of Calapan won for its Electronics Business Inspection Monitoring System (E-BIMS) Mobile Application.

Cebu won for the province category for its Smart Utilities for Government Business Operations (SUGBO) Program.

The Best in eGov Customer Empowerment Award distinguishes ICT solutions provided by the LGUs to education and engagement of the public.

The municipality of Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro won because of its Pinamalayan Community eCentre.

Marikina won in the city category for its Correspondence Session: The Marikina City Model.

For the province category, Davao del Norte won because of its Public Caravan Information System (PCIS).

The digitalcitiesPH Awards is formerly known as the eGov Awards, which started in 2012.

It is a joint initiative of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and National ICT Confederation of the Philippines (NICP).

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Qlik’s vision is a data-literate world, where everyone can use data and analytics to improve decision-making and solve their most challenging problems. A private company, Qlik offers real-time data integration and analytics solutions, powered by Qlik Cloud, to close the gaps between data, insights and action. By transforming data into Active Intelligence, businesses can drive better decisions, improve revenue and profitability, and optimize customer relationships. Qlik serves more than 38,000 active customers in over 100 countries.

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CTC Global Singapore, a premier end-to-end IT solutions provider, is a fully owned subsidiary of ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation (CTC) and ITOCHU Corporation.

Since 1972, CTC has established itself as one of the country’s top IT solutions providers. With 50 years of experience, headed by an experienced management team and staffed by over 200 qualified IT professionals, we support organizations with integrated IT solutions expertise in Autonomous IT, Cyber Security, Digital Transformation, Enterprise Cloud Infrastructure, Workplace Modernization and Professional Services.

Well-known for our strengths in system integration and consultation, CTC Global proves to be the preferred IT outsourcing destination for organizations all over Singapore today.

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Planview has one mission: to build the future of connected work. Our solutions enable organizations to connect the business from ideas to impact, empowering companies to accelerate the achievement of what matters most. Planview’s full spectrum of Portfolio Management and Work Management solutions creates an organizational focus on the strategic outcomes that matter and empowers teams to deliver their best work, no matter how they work. The comprehensive Planview platform and enterprise success model enables customers to deliver innovative, competitive products, services, and customer experiences. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, with locations around the world, Planview has more than 1,300 employees supporting 4,500 customers and 2.6 million users worldwide. For more information, visit www.planview.com.

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SIRIM is a premier industrial research and technology organisation in Malaysia, wholly-owned by the Minister​ of Finance Incorporated. With over forty years of experience and expertise, SIRIM is mandated as the machinery for research and technology development, and the national champion of quality. SIRIM has always played a major role in the development of the country’s private sector. By tapping into our expertise and knowledge base, we focus on developing new technologies and improvements in the manufacturing, technology and services sectors. We nurture Small Medium Enterprises (SME) growth with solutions for technology penetration and upgrading, making it an ideal technology partner for SMEs.

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HashiCorp provides infrastructure automation software for multi-cloud environments, enabling enterprises to unlock a common cloud operating model to provision, secure, connect, and run any application on any infrastructure. HashiCorp tools allow organizations to deliver applications faster by helping enterprises transition from manual processes and ITIL practices to self-service automation and DevOps practices. 

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IBM is a leading global hybrid cloud and AI, and business services provider. We help clients in more than 175 countries capitalize on insights from their data, streamline business processes, reduce costs and gain the competitive edge in their industries. Nearly 3,000 government and corporate entities in critical infrastructure areas such as financial services, telecommunications and healthcare rely on IBM’s hybrid cloud platform and Red Hat OpenShift to affect their digital transformations quickly, efficiently and securely. IBM’s breakthrough innovations in AI, quantum computing, industry-specific cloud solutions and business services deliver open and flexible options to our clients. All of this is backed by IBM’s legendary commitment to trust, transparency, responsibility, inclusivity and service.

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