LGUs need digital connectivity to boost COVID-19 response and vaccination roll-out
July 15, 2021New infections hovering at 5,000 a day based on Government data show that the COVID-19 virus is still spreading at an alarming rate. Sustained communication, accurate data gathering, and monitoring of vaccination data will be useful not just for implementation but will also be a valuable reference for any unforeseen permutations of the virus.
Ongoing COVID-19 response and vaccination deployment in LGUs need to be empowered with the capability to harness digital technologies and fast connectivity to avoid leakages and delays.
Government data shows that daily infections hovering at 5,000 a day show that the COVID 19 virus is still spreading at an alarming rate. Sustained communication, accurate data gathering, and monitoring of vaccination data will be useful not just for implementation but will be a valuable reference for any unforeseen permutations of the virus.
A practicable and very doable example is the Free Wifi initiative deployed by the local government of Mandaluyong in cooperation with Globe to support daily information and communication for its vaccination operations and ongoing COVID-19 response. We strongly encourage more private sector interventions that would help hasten population herd immunity that we need to achieve as soon as possible to reverse the trajectory of this deep economic crisis.
Digital readiness is a complex challenge for government and private sector leaders as we are just beginning to appreciate the vast benefits of digital technologies as an indispensable tool for continuity and sustainability towards what we hope will be a better-balanced world that has learned from the lessons of this global pandemic.
The fight against COVID-19 is far from over, and nothing short of an all of society synergy and a total victory against the virus will get us back on track to development mode.
Atty. Tim Abejo
Convenor