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Connected Government, Digital Inclusion

Philippine city govt connects satellite offices

By Pia Rufino | 22 September 2011

The wireless connectivity programme of San Fernando city in the Philippines is expected to cut annual internet costs by Php 192,000 (US$4400), Dexter Dancel, City Management Information Systems (MIS) Unit head told FutureGov Asia Pacific.

During the first phase of the project, the satellite offices of the city government including newly the established City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office was connected to the main office using a single network bringing in Php 16,000 (US$ 370) savings per month.

Dancel said the project aims to streamline the network connection and maintenance processes while acquiring savings from otherwise separate monthly internet bills.

He added the move has improved data sharing among the offices which are located one kilometre away from the main hall since file sharing is done online.

The project also allowed network maintenance processes to be centralized in the main office thus minimizing the need for personnel to travel to the satellite offices for maintenance purposes, Dancel said.

“It is also now easier for us to utilize cloud computing technology since internet connection is not a problem for us anymore,” he added.

The project costs Php 320,000 (US$7,300).

The technology used in the project are NanoStation Wireless Bridge, TPLink wireless Routers and Cat6e Outdoor cables. The project was established with the help of Dennis Galang and Al-chris Gonzales, Technical Staff of the MIS unit.

The second phase of the project will see the consolidation of internet connections of four nearby schools within two kilometre radius which the city government claims to benefit thousands of students.

“Phase two which will begin early next year will cut us around Php20,000 (US$ 460) per month because those nearby schools will not pay for their monthly bills anymore and will just connect into a central hub internet distribution.”

The project is also seen as a preparation for the adoption of cloud computing technology in the pipeline.

The completion of both phases of the project is expected to cut monthly bills by Php35,000 (US$800).

Dancel said the proposed annual investment for IT projects in the city is around Php16 million (US$370,000).

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