Gov’t taken to task for digital trade
Accelerated digital transformation requires the government to be more prudent and thorough in conducting due diligence on its potential partners
Daily TribuneAccelerated digital transformation requires the government to be more prudent and thorough in conducting due diligence on its potential partners
Government agencies were advised to only transact with credible entities providing secure solutions and clean track records following President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s tall order to bring critical government services closer to Filipinos through digital transformation initiatives.
Line departments and their sub -agencies need to double down on conducting due diligence on potential contractors and partners amid digitization, former PBA Partylist Representative Jericho Nograles said.
"The accelerated digital transformation requires the government to be more prudent and thorough in conducting due diligence on its potential partners," he said.
"The government must ensure that the contractors and partners that it takes in are credible and have a clean track record that proves their capability to bring essential and critical government services closer to Filipinos," he added.
In November 2021, Nograles led the Congressional inquiry on the irregular contract between the Bureau of Quarantine and PisoPay, a fintech startup that focuses on remittance and money transfer transactions.
