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Thursday, March 24, 2005
Bayantel backs Cebu’s e-gov bid
BAYAN Telecommunications Corp. has begun talks to link the various towns in Cebu to the information superhighway through the company’s national digital infrastructure.
This will make e-government a reality within the year, the company said in a statement.
An initiative of Dala-guete Mayor Ronald Cesante, president of the League of Mayors of the Philippines (LMP) Cebu chapter, the move is in line with Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia’s e-governance thrust.
The idea involves connecting online the different local government units with the provincial and national agencies.
“This, in effect, would vastly increase the knowledge potential and interaction available to decision makers at the town and provincial levels,” said Bayan-tel Vismin general manager Ferdinand Buot Jr.
“The efficiency in the delivery of services shall greatly improve even as complex governance processes shall be integrated and made available to town and Capitol executives at the touch of the keyboard,” he added.
This is also in line with President Gloria Arroyo’s 10-point program, which seeks to establish transport and digital infrastructure to connect the entire country.
The linkage process, formalized in principle during the LMP meeting, will be confirmed in individual negotiations with each municipality.
Through Bayantel’s infrastructure, official documents, forms, clearances and licenses can be accessed and processed more easily without going through the usual long procedure and bureaucracy.
Agreements have been forged between Bayantel and some mayors who expressed interest in Internet literacy programs.
(March 24, 2005 issue)
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