Digitalization could curb corruption

Digitalization could curb corruption – DICT chief

By Brix Lelis

May 16, 2024 12:20 am

INTEGRATING technology into government transactions would not only streamline processes but also reduce bureaucratic corruption, a Cabinet official said.

'You cannot coerce a machine,' said Secretary Ivan John Uy of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). 'You cannot bribe a machine to do something.'

Information and Communications Technology Secretary Ivan John Uy. PHOTO BY J. GERARD SEGUIA

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