{"id":53151,"date":"2022-09-15T15:29:38","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T07:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.outsourceaccelerator.com\/?p=53151"},"modified":"2022-09-15T15:29:38","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T07:29:38","slug":"ph-govt-allots-p12bn-for-digitization-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.outsourceaccelerator.com\/ph-govt-allots-p12bn-for-digitization-in-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"PH gov\u2019t allots P12Bn for digitization in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) announced that the government will allocate n P12.5 billion (US$219 million) to improve e-government transactions and further the country\u2019s digitalization in 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n In a senate briefing, Budget Secretary AmenahPangandaman mentioned that the funding proposal is aligned with Marcos\u2019 digitalization transformation.<\/span><\/p>\n From the budget the Department of Information and Technology (DICT) will acquire the largest allocation amounting to P4.24 billion (US$74 million) for its ICT systems and infrastructure development.<\/span><\/p>\n Meanwhile, the Department of Finance (DOF) will get P3.56 billion (US$62 million) to fund their digital transformation programs.<\/span><\/p>\n he Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) will be entitled to P3.56 billion (US$62 million)for its ICT projects throughout the government.<\/span><\/p>\n Pangandaman added that they willl \u201cprioritize digitalization and accelerate its transformation,\u201d as well asthe improvement of revenue collection through the country\u2019s move to digitalization in 2023.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n