The native authorities of Danao partnered with DICT (represented by its Area 7 director) and a cell pockets and digital cost platform to strengthen its digital transformation. | Danao Metropolis PIO
CEBU CITY, Philippines- To realize their objective of changing into a expertise powerhouse in Central Visayas, the native authorities of Danao Metropolis has strengthened their efforts in digital transformation.
On Thursday, the LGU held its “Digital City Corridor” which gathered stakeholders from authorities and personal sectors to sort out town’s initiatives for good expertise, based on its press launch.
The occasion was held on the metropolis’s Sangguniang Panlungsod Session Corridor the place Jaive Roble, the officer-in-charge of the Metropolis Data and Communications Expertise Workplace (CICTO), offered the LGU’s landmark initiatives and achievements together with the Free WiFi which now boats 52 entry factors, 9 multi-access towers, and connectivity throughout 36 out of town’s 42 barangays.
Roble stated that the LGU is pushing to cowl all the barangays for the connectivity to make sure that no neighborhood will probably be left behind.
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Other than that, additionally they showcased their initiatives Undertaking Rain and Face-to-Face (F2F) Via IPBX Video Calling.
Roble instructed CDN Digital that Undertaking Rain is taking pictures WiFi connectivity sign to the very best peak in Danao Metropolis to realize a transparent line of sight.
“From there, we’re in a position to distribute to barangays. To amplify this, we have now spent years of effort and sources to erect towers with the intention to obtain most supply. What’s left are these barangays that solely give us an choice to both clear paths by slicing off mountains (which we don’t wish to do, in fact), or present low orbit satellite tv for pc web to these barangays with no clear line of sight,” he stated.
In the meantime, the F2F IPBX (web protocol personal department trade) Calling is a telephone system that they use to name “barangay to barangay, workplace to barangay, or workplace to workplace, like having our very personal FaceTime platform inside our metropolis,” Roble stated.
“We plan to supply IPBX cubicles sooner or later so folks can even have the ability to name as we broaden to residents. Even with out web broadband, we are able to join so long as the IP of the devices are reside,” he added.
Division of Data and Communications Expertise (DICT-7) Director Frederick Amores, who was additionally current throughout the occasion, recommended town’s efforts to digital transformation.
“I’m very joyful to see that Danao has truly established WiFi websites…A few years in the past, investments in expertise weren’t a precedence for a lot of LGUs. So, it’s all the time visionary for the management of this LGU to give you initiatives like these,” Amores stated.
Furthermore, the Danao Metropolis additionally partnered with a preferred cell pockets and digital cost platform within the Philippines to create a sooner, safer, and extra environment friendly digital ecosystem for town.
“We had been actually amazed understanding that an LGU is that this captivated with digitalization…Not all LGUs are open to it,” Cleo Celeste Santos, public sector cluster head of GCash.
She added that their firm, with the help of DICT, would offer vital contributions to assist Danao Metropolis in its objective.
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As they envision to turn out to be the expertise powerhouse in Area 7, the LGU stated that they may proceed to develop for its neighborhood’s future via good infrastructure, AI-powered options, and a welcoming ecosystem for innovation and funding.
Based on DICT in its web site, the company, via its central and regional workplace procurements, has activated a complete of 17,966 Free Wi-Fi for all websites throughout the nation as of March 31, 2025, via the Free Public Web Entry Program (FPIAP).
Regardless of the geographical limitations of the Philippines, the company stated that via this system, they proceed to achieve precedence areas and Geographically Remoted and Deprived Areas (GIDAs), delivering web connectivity to help training, communication, emergency preparedness, and neighborhood improvement.
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