DBM takes benchmarking study visit on digital transformation
As part of the digital initiative of the Department of Budget
and Management (DBM), under the leadership of Secretary Mina Pangandaman,
senior officials of the DBM participated in the Benchmarking Study Visit on
Digital Transformation, a 5-day training course run by the University of
Adelaide, Australia.
The University was engaged by the Australian Department of
Foreign Affairs and Trade’s Australia Awards and Alumni Engagement Program -
Philippines to assist Philippine Government agencies develop and implement
digital transformation strategies.
The delegation included DBM Functional Group Head of the
Information and Communications Technology Group and Chief Information Officer
Undersecretary Maria Francesca Montes-del Rosario; DBM Functional Group Head of
the Local Government and Regional Operations Group and Concurrent FGH of the
Organization and Systems Improvement Group Undersecretary Wilford Will Wong;
DBM Organization, Position Classification and Compensation Bureau Director
Gerald Janda, and other key representatives and officials of various government
agencies.
Civil Service Commission Chairperson Karlo Alexei Nograles led
the Philippine delegation in the said activity, where they were warmly welcomed
by Philippine Ambassador to Australia, Ma. Hellen De La Vega.
The delegation visited Adelaide from January 14 to 17, and
Canberra from January 17 to 19, to attend the said course.
The participation in the study is part of DBM's aspiration to
further strengthen the digitalization of the country's public financial
management.
“Technological
advancement has given rise to a growing digital economy which continues to
create new forms of work, transforming the employment landscape. Hence,
investing in the digitalization of the bureaucracy is crucial not only in
enhancing its efficiency but also in generating quality jobs for Filipinos,” Secretary Pangandaman said.
The DBM, under the administration of President
Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., endeavors to take a giant leap towards a digitally
transformed Philippines. One of its key transformational reforms, aligned with
the President's Bagong Pilipinas vision, is the implementation of
digitalization throughout the public financial management process, which aims
to improve efficiency, accountability, and transparency in public fund use.
The DBM has also crafted a 2022-2026 digital
transformation roadmap to foster long-term growth by promoting efficiency,
transparency, and accountability throughout the bureaucracy.
Among the ongoing revolutionary digitalization
projects of the DBM are the robotics process automation, application
programming interface, and the Budget & Treasury Management System (BTMS)
which are the core components of the Integrated Financial Management
Information System (IFMIS). (DBM/PIA-Caraga)
