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When RA 8792, known as the E-commerce law, was passed in 2000, it mandated all agencies of government to use electronic means in government transaction within two years.

Three years after the deadline, it is not clear if the agencies concerned have sufficiently complied with the provision of the law.

But Manila-based bureaus have yet to make significant strides in digitizing their functions, local government units (LGUs) in the countryside are staging the quiet revolution in their attempt to make electronic transactions a real part of their everyday business.

This momentum was primarily triggered by a program called eLGU (Jumpstarting Electronic Governance in Local Government), an initiative of the National Computer Center (NCC) in collaboration with he department of Science and Technology.

Two components under the program, the development of E-Government Applications for LGU and the community eCenter project- are aimed at building up the technological capability and access for the municipalities and the rural folks.

At a recent opening of a Community eCenter in Lubao, Pampanga, these initiatives have started to make it presence felt for the town and its people.

The Mayor, Dennis Pineda, said the municipality is almost done in converting its paper records to a computerized database.

"We started in January but it's taking some time because it is manual process of inputting all our records into the database. But once we finished this, we expect to have a smooth sailing."

October 31, 2005, Melvin Claimag, Manila Bulletin

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