NAPANAM CONTACT TRACER
By: Ma. Ashley A. Ebreo, GPC-ICTU | Photo By: GPC-ICTU | Date: November 3, 2020
As the world progresses and leans towards industrialization and digital revolution, the people of the 21st century, are the beneficiaries of these innovation and modernizations. Technology is the greatest tool that we are utilizing these days in order to combat and address issues in this pandemic that the whole world is facing.
Being an advocate of Transformative Governance, the Provincial Government of La Union (PGLU), has come up with the NAPANAM Contact Tracer designed to mainly track and monitor the movement of the people within the premises of La Union helping the contact tracer team in identifying the individual/s who were exposed to a COVID-19 positive case.
The system boasts features that helps in the province’s data analysis, planning and response with regard to the pandemic. It has a Quick Response Code or QR code which displays the health declaration form of the person who owns that code. Because of this, people will no longer take much time in filling out health declaration forms as they enter establishments like fast food chains, drugstores, convenience stores or groceries. The system could also be customized to trace transportation vehicles that enter the domain of La Union.
The Information Communications Technology Unit (ICTU) together with the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office formally introduced and demonstrated the NAPANAM system to Gov. Francisco Emmanuel “Pacoy” R. Ortega III and to the La Union League of Municipalities of the Philippines attended in by participants from the 20 component Local Government Units (LGU) on September 28, 2020 via video conferencing.
The said system was also presented to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) Board Members during the 70th Session of the SP on October 27, 2020 at the SP Session Hall.
On October 17, 2020, the NAPANAM Contact tracer Information System (I.S.) has undergone pilot testing within the PGLU offices/employees. The post assessment has shown a positive and promising result. The pilot test has shown that it is easier to trace and monitor individuals with QR codes because the information gathered from them are stored and kept safe and private within the system of the ICTU of the PGLU.
On November 3, 2020 the said system was officially launched and the PGLU employees at the Provincial Capitol premises were required to have their own QR code scanned.
The ICTU continues to expand, broaden and improve the efficiency and the efficacy of the NAPANAM Contact Tracer system. The said system will soon be officially launched and be implemented and required to the different LGUs.
