President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has dedicated to certify the proposed e-governance regulation, which goals to digitalize the paperwork, as pressing, the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) stated on Wednesday.
In a press launch, the PSAC stated the President made the dedication throughout a gathering with the company’s digital infrastructure sector early this month.
“The certification as urgent of the E-Governance Act is a vital step in the right direction towards becoming a digital nation. It also provides the impetus to the PSAC Digital Infrastructure Sector’s work plan,” PSAC Digital Infrastructure Sector Lead and Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) Chief Technology and Operations Officer Henry Aguda stated.
“We are encouraged by the President’s commitment to shaping a future-ready nation and look forward to seeing the positive impact it will have on every Filipino.”
During the assembly, PSAC’s digital infrastructure sector mentioned with Marcos the progress and success of preliminary collaborations with authorities businesses concerning digital transformation.
According to PSAC, the proposed E-Governance Act of 2022 was launched as House Bill (HB) No. 3 in June 2022 by Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, House Senior Deputy Majority Leader and Ilocos Norte Representative Ferdinand Alexander “Sandro” Marcos, and Tingog Sinirangan party-list Representatives Yedda Marie Romualdez and Jude Acidre.
So far, the proposed measure remains to be pending on the House committee degree.
The proposed measure institutionalizes the transition of the federal government to e-governance. The State will undertake “a policy to create, foster, and sustain a digitally empowered and integrated government that provides responsive and transparent online citizen-centered services for a globally competitive Filipino nation.”
In October 2022, the President already made a promise that his administration would facilitate the swift passage of the E-Governance and E-Government payments.
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If the Philippines needs to maintain up with different nations, Marcos stated the nation’s system must be digitalized. —Anna Felicia Bajo/KBK, GMA Integrated News
