City inks deal with “no-contact” transactions provider

BAGUIO City is now officially into digital governance and nocontact transactions.

Mayor Benjamin Magalong on July 1, inked a pact with the Information Technology Business Solutions Corporation (ITBS), ushering in a multipurpose smart phone app and web portal that makes government transactions as easy as a touch of a finger.

The Pampangabased ITBS was represented by its president John Paul Miranda.

Dubbed “Smart Baguio City in My Pocket” (Smart City), the app offers quick-access solutions to local government information and transactions; and, emergency and calamity notifications.

It likewise rationalizes management of basic city services; enhances monitoring of peace and order; and, facilitates delivery of a wide-array of government services to residents, among others.

While the coronavirus disease (Covid19) still hovers, Smart City provides a medical self-assessment and reporting tool; quick access to emergency services; and, a contact-tracing tool, all of which are designed to prevent spread of the virus once carriers are identified.

It keeps a record of all Baguio locals for purposes of better delivery of needed government, medical, peace keeping and police services.

On the other hand, it gives residents realtime interaction with the local government promoting participatory governance.

Smart City will be launched after concerned city offices and the barangays have been trained on the management of the app.