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Solomonic solution? Mendoza consolidates 2 IT platforms in LTO to expedite full digitalization

Published Oct 24, 2023 03:48 am

Amid the issues and bickering of opposing groups on the online platform of the Land Transportation Office (LTO), its chief Asst. Secretary Vigor Mendoz II chose the path of moving forward in a bid to expedite the full digitalization of all transactions in the agency.

In fact, Mendoza said they are now on the final phase of the review for the launching of full automation for the processing of driver’s license and motor vehicle registration before the end of November this year.

“In the case of the LTMS (Land Transportation Management System), we in the LTO do not want to delve further on the things that were not done that resulted in the glitches and missed opportunities for its full utilization,” said Mendoza. 

“Instead, I have been focusing on fixing all these problems in the soonest possible time in order for us to deliver the long-overdue reliable and comfortable services not only to all our clients across the country, but also our kababayans abroad,” he added.

This is the reason, according to Mendoza, why he immediately created a Technical Working Group (TWG) for the consolidation of the two IT systems currently being used in the LTO when he assumed the top post in July.

The two online platforms are the old IT system via the Stradcom while the other one is the Dermalog which paved the way for the use of the LTMS.

Past reports raised the issue of a setback in the digitalization efforts in the LTO reportedly due to clashing systems of the two online platforms.

Mendoza himself admitted that there are some services that could not be served by the LTMS and remain under the old system 

This is the reason, according to Mendoza, why he pushed for the consolidation of the two systems to expedite the full digitalization in the LTO.

“By consolidating these two systems, I am confident that these would result in full utilization of a user-friendly online transaction process which is what the LTO digitalization program envisions it to be,” said Mendoza. 

“Right now, the good news is that we are in the final phase of consolidating these systems and hopefully, we will be able to launch it before the end of November this year,” he added. 

As of the latest update, the driver’s license is now at 100 percent done through the  LTMS while the renewal of motor vehicle registration is now at 90 percent.

For the newly-registered units or NRUs, it was all under the old IT system but right now, it is now at 60 percent done via the LTMS.

“There are still things to be done to make the entire IT system glitch-free, and that is the reason why we are now working double to make it available in the soonest possible time,” said Mendoza. 

“I assure all our kababayan that we will not stop until all of these are consolidated to be fully-operational, with the end goal of making all the LTO digital transactions reliable, fast and glitch-free,” he added. 

President Marcos earlier ordered all government agencies to expedite the digital shift in order to make all government transactions smoother, faster and more comfortable for the people. 

 

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