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NI ROMEO ALLAN BUTUYAN II
SA hangaring makaakit ng mga mamumuhunan, higit na angkop na palakasin ang digital infrastructure ng Davao City para maging “business-friendly.”
partikular ang higit na gawing business-friendly ang Davao City, nais ni former Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chair Karlo Nograles na palakasin ang digital infrastructure ng lungsod.
“A Digital Davao is a business-friendly Davao,” wika ni former Civil Service Commission chief Karlo Nograles sa napipintong pagsabak sa mayoralty race ng Davao City sa 2025 midterm elections.
“We should not wait for investors to come to us; we should draw them to Davao with a modern city hall that can process business permits and all other requirements online. Nandyan na ang teknolohiya; kailangan lang natin gamitin,” dugtong ni Nograles.
Iginiit ng former three-termer Davao City lawmaker na dapat magkaroon ng magandang business environment, na mula sa pagputol sa red-tape ay gawing madali, mahusay at mabilis ang pagproseso sa pagtatayo ng negosyo.
Pagtitiyak ni Nograles, gagamitin ang naging karanasan sa CSC upang mapaghusay ang tinawag niyang “government bureaucracy” ng Davao City kasama na ang gawing simple ang pagkuha ng business permit sa paniwalang “business permits delayed are jobs denied.”
Aniya, dapat din magkaroon ng maaasahan internet connections na may kakayahang lumikha ]ng mas maraming job opportunities lalo na sa hanay ng mga kababaihan at nabibilang sa tinaguriang “vulnerable sectors of society.”
“Better internet is crucial in providing jobs. A housewife, for example, who is unable to participate in traditional jobs due to care-work can capitalize on the internet and pursue digital entrepreneurship, and even access trainings and other learning modules to improve knowledge and skills,” ang sabi pa ni Nograles, na sa panahon ng kanyang pamumuno sa CSC ay nabigyan ng basbas ang isinusulong niyang P3.8-billion modernization project sa human resource management systems ng pamahalaan.
“Let’s utilize technology so that our stay-at-home mothers can work from home. This is why improving access to the internet will be a top priority, especially in areas where network access is spotty.”
Bukod sa paglikha ng mas maraming trabaho, naniniwala rin ang dating CSC chairman na ang pagbibigay prayoridad sa digital interconnectivity ng lunsod, sa pangkalahatan ay magdudulot ng mas mabuting serbisyo para sa Davaoeños.
“We need to connect government agencies, schools, hospitals, and other institutions to strengthen communication, data sharing, and collaboration. Programs such as the social pension for senior citizens and other financial aid should be made digital instead of requiring people to line up under the heat of the sun or heavy rains,” pahabol ni Nograles.
