President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday said the newly launched eGov PH Super App will strengthen the government’s campaign in fighting corruption and boost the economy.
In his speech after leading the ceremonial activation of the Super App and kick-off ceremony of the National Information Communication Technology month in Malacañang last Friday, he stressed the importance of the new initiative to make the government’s services more accessible.
The simplified online government transactions from the app, the President said, will help prevent incidents of corruption from the existing systems.
“It simplifies the process, especially for the citizen and there is no discretion being exercised by anyone,” Marcos said.
“We owe that to the people…We should not allow them to continue to suffer to this antiquated, corrupt, and inefficient system,” he added.
The Super App initiative, he said, is expected to attract more investments in the country resulting in more business and employment opportunities.
“If we are to look at our neighboring countries, for example, to Europe, to the United States, then we can see that you cannot compete on an even basis unless you are highly digitalized, both in the private sector and as well in the public sector,” the President added.
The Super App, which can be downloaded for free at booth Google Play and Apple App Store, will allow its users to access several government services online including the subscriber identity module (SIM) card registration, local government unit services, job application, tourism information, start-up empowerment, health-care information, and a people’s feedback mechanism.
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan E. Uy said they plan to expand the available services from the Super App in its future updates.
“This will be a continuing process as we continually improve the system and bring together all the different government agencies,” Uy said in an interview with reporters after the ceremonial activation ceremony.
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