City Planning and Development Office (CPDO) head Jose Ronie
Peñalosa said that a team from USAID arrived in this city on Tuesday for a
series of workshops on automation, which is part of the city government’s
computerization project.
“We’re working towards e-readiness that would streamline
transactions at the city hall such as on permit application and research data,”
he explained. They would also be able to work on the Electronic New Government
Accounting System (eNGAS) for the treasurer and accounting offices.
Through the automation project, offices would be able to
encode data such that when needed will be available in just a mere click of the
computer, he added.
“The direction is to make data, key information, accessible
to the public. Part of that is really for transparency and accountability,” he
stressed.
Peñalosa said that they are now in the stage of assessing
the needs and capabilities of the offices. “Their intervention is helping us
capacitate ourselves,” he cited.
With the assistance of the USAID, heads of the 20 department
offices at the city hall will decide on what office will be linked with each
other for shared generation, storing and management of data system, he
explained further.
The five-year Project SURGE is also present in cities of
Batangas, Cagayan de Oro, Puerto Prinsesa and Zamboanga. Peñalosa added that
they already have set their eyes in Iloilo
City
“They are looking at these cities to show other cities in
the Philippines how to do things better and efficiently by way of opening
opportunities and showcasing what can be done given certain resources and some
limitations,” he said.
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