BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – The provincial government of Negros Occidental is studying a proposal to implement a system similar to Bacolod City’s BaC-Trac system as part of efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
The capitol is further assessing the BaC-Trac system, according to Provincial Administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz, as there are fears that the system would violate the privacy of individuals.
Similar technologies and software are also being studied by the provincial government and they are currently targeting the system which is the easiest to use and could be used in rural settings.
Diaz pointed out the need to study them, as some of the province’s residents do not own a mobile phone, or do not have the resources to print identification cards.
BaC-Trac or the Bacolod City Contact Tracing system is a localized web-based and mobile-based application developed for the efficient and expeditious contact tracing of confirmed COVID-19 patients.
Meanwhile, Diaz said the province’s Command Center is nearing completion and it would be used for coordinating with the Emergency Operations Centers of every local government unit in Negros Occidental.
Diaz said once completed it would be much easier for the local government units in the province to share their resources./PN
