The Anti-Red Tape Authority (Arta) is eyeing a full system launch of two digital platforms aimed at improving regulatory management and easing government transaction processing this year.
Arta Deputy Director General Ernesto V. Perez said in an event on Monday that the completed versions of Philippine Business Regulations Information System (PBRIS) and the Anti-Red Tape Electronic Management Information System (Artemis) are slated for inauguration by December.
Both electronic platforms are in phase 1 stage. Arta is working with University of the Philippines Public Administration Research and Extension Services Foundation Inc. (UPPAF) in developing the systems.
PBRIS is a web-based platform whereby information about the Philippine Regulatory Management System laws and regulations relevant to the public may be accessed.
Among the functionalities are uploading of structured existing regulations; and uploading and processing of structured proposed regulations and regulatory impact assessment.
The platform, in relation to this, will notify the users on the proposed and existing regulation through their registered accounts. In addition, the registered account users will also be allowed to comment on proposed and existing regulations through consultations.
PBRIS will also feature tagging and categorization of regulations per sector, case-use and locality.
Meanwhile, Artemis is the channel dedicated to creation, submission and updating of government agencies’ Citizen Charters; these contain the information about services offered by the government, including the procedures, fees and requirements.
“It provides real-time on-demand database and mapping of all government services to the citizens,” the agency noted. The platform is also a monitoring tool with report generation capacity.
Perez said they are prioritizing the onboarding of critical government agencies on the said platforms, which include those related to food and pharmaceutical, logistics, socialized housing and energy, among others. Next year, the Arta official said the agency aims to roll out the system to all agencies.
The launch of PBRIS and Artemis is in line with Arta’s mandate to streamline and automate processes.