MANILA – How might we integrate design thinking and innovation in local governance?
In partnership with the City Government of Pasig and the US Embassy in the Philippines, Limitless Lab is piloting Bayanivation on March 1 at Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Pasig. Bayanivation aims to spark innovation in public service design and delivery in local government units (LGUs).
The 2018 Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) placed the Philippines at a percentile rank of 56.73 in terms of government effectiveness.
Corruption also worsened in the Philippines last year, according to the Corruptions Perception Index (CPI), dropping its ranking from 85th in 2018 to 111th in 2019.
“Government really has no choice but to innovate – focus on human-centered policies and use emerging technologies, especially today when we are confronted by so many issues worldwide,” said Joie Cruz, founder and CEO of Limitless Lab.
A former millennial government employee turned social entrepreneur, Cruz added she hopes Bayanivation can help ignite the movement for better public service design and delivery in the country by piloting it in progressive LGUs.
More than 500 participants composed of policymakers, industry partners, startup founders, youth, and Pasig City citizens will attend the event.
Bayanivation will feature esteemed speakers including Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto, National Youth Commission Assistant Secretary Paul Pangilinan, and Development Academy of the Philippines President Jojo Caronan.
Curious to know what will happen in the Town Hall? 🤔
Here's a glimpse of what to expect on March 1, Sunday! See you at the Pasig City Edition of Bayanivation Town Hall: Pitch to the People. 🙌#Bayanivation#BayanivationTownHall#PasigCity pic.twitter.com/eRP62CX7up
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“Bayanivation is one of the many Embassy-supported initiatives that empower emerging Filipino leaders to create innovative solutions to community challenges. Investing in human capital development in the Philippines, especially for emerging leaders, is some of the most important work we do at the Embassy,” said Philip Roskamp, Public Affairs Counselor of the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines.
Shaping the future of Philippine Governance through Innovation
Aside from local government innovation, the event also features national government officials who will talk about their innovative initiatives that can shape the future of governance in the country.
Trade and Industry Assistant Secretary Jean Pacheco, National Economic and Development Authority Assistant Secretary Carlos Bernardo Abad Santos, and former Undersecretary Monchito Ibrahim of the Department of Information and Communications Technology are also joining the event.
Youth and Civic Innovation
Prior to the Town Hall, selected Youth Fellows and LGU personnel will undergo an innovation boot camp on February 28 – 29. Using design thinking, participants will co-create solutions for Pasig City.
The main focus area for the innovation boot camp is: “How might we reimagine the Pasig City Mega Market?”
To come up with citizen-centered solutions, the participants will experience actual fieldwork, ideation, pitching, and mentoring sessions.
“Sometimes it takes other people, especially those outside City Hall, to come up with innovative ideas on age-old problems. Bayanivation is a way for the City Hall to ‘crowdsource’ ways of imagining and re-imagining Pasig City’s iconic Mega Market.” said Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto.
Believing that the future of governance is the government with the people, Bayanivation aims to spark civic innovation and digital transformation in local governments in the Philippines.
It also encourages the youth to be innovators and collaborate with the local government in solving pressing problems in their community.
Bayanivation, a portmanteau of the words “bayan”, “bayani” and “innovation,” is fully supported by the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines through the 2019 U.S. Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AIEDF) by the U.S. State Department in Washington DC.
Bayanivation will also be piloted in Sipalay City and Del Carmen, Siargao.
For more information on the full schedule and to join the event, kindly visit www. bayanivation.com/pasig or email hello@bayanivation.com.
