Smart Communications, Inc (Smart) has partnered with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to further strengthen the fight against scammers with the integration of DICT’s eGov PH app (eGOV) into the SIM registration process.
eGOV is a one-stop online system for various government services covering local and national public agencies.
“Our collaboration with the DICT for eGOV is part of the PLDT Group’s support for the government’s overall digitalization thrust, with the aim of making government services accessible to more Filipinos across the country,” Jojo G. Gendrano, senior vice president and head of Enterprise Business Group, PLDT and Smart.
“This is also part of our ongoing collaboration with the DICT and government to help our subscribers protect themselves and their families from text scams, bank fraud, phishing, and other similar prevalent communication-aided schemes,” Roy Cecil D. Ibay, vice president and head of Regulatory Affairs at Smart, said.
Participants from the Smart SIM registration team and DICT held a workshop on how to implement the eGOV platform integration with Smart’s SIM registration process.
This development is the latest in PLDT and Smart’s longstanding partnership with the DICT and the government as a whole to narrow the digital divide and bring the benefits of the internet closer to more communities across the country.
Smart has worked closely with the DICT in implementing the SIM Registration Act, which enabled Smart to attain leadership in mobile technology in the Philippines.
The PLDT Group has also been collaborating with such agencies as the Department of Interior and Local Government and the Anti-Red Tape Authority in helping digitalize local government units as well as streamline permitting processes to fast-track the rollout of telecommunications infrastructure nationwide.
