Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) said it teamed up with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to further strengthen their fight against scammers with the integration of DICT’s eGov PH app (eGOV) into the SIM Registration process.
It described eGOV as 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,” PLDT and Smart senior vice president and head of enterprise business group Jojo Gendrano said.
“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,” said Smart vice president and head of regulatory affairs Roy Cecil Ibay.
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 is the latest in PLDT and Smart’s longstanding partnership with DICT and the government to narrow the digital divide and bring the benefits of the internet closer to more communities across the country.
Smart said it has been working closely with DICT in implementing the SIM Registration Act, which has enabled Smart to attain leadership in mobile in the Philippines.
The PLDT Group has also been collaborating with other government agencies, such 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.