A senior lawmaker has said Congress could help fast-track the national government’s digitalization tack by approving the e-governance law, which will facilitate contactless transactions and ensure the uninterrupted delivery of basic services.
Camarines Sur Rep. Luis Raymund F. Villafuerte Jr. emphasized President Rodrigo Duterte endorsed his proposed e-governance law during the Chief Executive’s last State of the Nation Address (Sona) in July. He added the bill also earned the support of the Anti-Red Tape Authority (Arta).
The e-governance bill, which mandates the establishment of an integrated, interconnected and interoperable information and resource-sharing and communications-network spanning the entirety of the national and local governments, secured the Lower Chamber’s nod last year. The bill remains pending in the Senate.
Villafuerte said the proposed law is part of his troika of legislative initiatives designed to further accelerate the Philippines’s digital switch.
The lawmaker explained that the use of technology-driven tools will provide the country with new opportunities for growth “and make our economy more inclusive, especially for millions of Filipinos in the countryside.”
Through e-governance, Villafuerte wants to establish a contactless, electronic-based system of services in all government offices and state-run corporations to do away with paper-based official transactions and physical queuing in government offices as a highly-contagious and lethal pathogen remains a threat.
He said the Philippines needs to speed up its digital shift, especially with the predominance of online transactions and electronic payments, as well as the use of the Internet to access information.
e-Governance law’s passage seen hastening digitalization
Source: News Paper Radio
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