THE City Government of Cagayan de Oro has snatched two awards from the 2019 Digital Governance Awards at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City, Tuesday, November 26.

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) announced that Cagayan de Oro won second place in the Best eGov Government Interoperability Award for its electronic budget system and bagged the third place in the Best in eGov Digital Finance Empowerment Award.

The Best in eGov Government Interoperability Award acknowledges local government units that develop Information and Communications Technology systems that enable interconnectivity with other data and systems of other government offices, whether local or national.

On the other hand, the Best in eGov Digital Finance Empowerment commends local government units that promote e-commerce and electronic payment facilities to ensure effective revenue generation and give convenience to the public.

The city had since modernize its system, including adopting an online payment system to ensure "ease of doing business" at the City Hall.

In 2017, Cagayan de Oro also won first in the Best in eGov Digital Finance Empowerment Award.

The digitalcitiesPH Awards, formerly the eGov Awards, started in 2012, is a joint initiative of the DICT, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and National ICT Confederation of the Philippines (NICP). The awards encourages cities, provinces and municipalities to develop and adopt innovative digital solutions for better governance and user experience in their community.