The Information Technology Business Solutions (ITBS) Corporation

August 23, The City Government of Cotabato gears up for the Full Computerization System of the entire Local Government Unit, expected to launch its first phase before the year 2016 ends.

The Information Technology Business Solutions (ITBS) Corporation, a well known IT Company in Manila, presented the program that the City Government can use to make all of its transaction to be available online and make it more convenient to its clients.

This program uses intranet or a connection between the base computers, to work. It doesn't need internet connection unless you are at the user's or client's end. An application shall be made downloadable for the clients so they will be able to use it through their smart phones and computers.

Business license applications, building permit applications, cedula, and other transactions-even payments-can be made online. Even information that tourists and visitors need shall be more comprehensive and easier to access with this program.

But ITBS representatives said, all of these will be created on a phase by phase basis. The first phase of software shall include services from all income generating departments of the city governments to be followed by phase that shall include other information like human resource, job vacancies, tourist destinations and etc.

Acting Mayor VM Atty. Frances Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi says the city government will prepare the funding for this project as soon as possible. This is one of the priorities of the administration for 2016 to streamline its services and make every bit of information about Cotabato City be available to anyone who will download the application.

"We are eyeing a solution that can expedite transactions in our City in order for us to be more client-friendly and become more efficient in serving our fellow Cotabateños", said Acting Mayor VM Guiani-Sayadi.

Being one of the top business friendly cities in the country, the computerization of the city government services is truly a big leap ahead of all the other first class cities in the country. (HALIMA K. SATOL IBRAHIM-MINDANAO EXPOSE’)