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Bill filed in Senate seeking creation of ICT officer in LGUs
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To facilitate the transition of local government units (LGUs) to digital services, Sen. Sonny Angara has filed Senate Bill 1943 or the Local Information and Communications Technology Officer (ICTO) Act, which seeks to create a new position of ICTO in all provinces, cities, and municipalities across the country.
The proposed law seeks to amend Sections 443 (a), 454 (a), and 463 (a) of Republic Act 7160 or the Local Government Code of 1991, which deal with the officials of the municipal, city and provincial governments.
ICTOs will manage the following:
Formulate and execute digitization plans for processes and public documents in their respective LGUs;
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Angara bill seeks to assist LGUs in shifting to digital
To bolster the country s efforts in developing and implementing e-government services, Senator Sonny Angara said that local government units (LGUs) should take the lead in digital transformation for the public sector.
Angara noted how the shift to digital or online services has accelerated as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and government cannot afford to be left behind. One need only to look into how more Filipinos now regularly use their mobile phones and computers to shop, do their groceries, and even transact with their banks. Our government processes and services should follow suit, Angara said.
By ERWIN COLCOL, GMA News
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