E-Government

City-Wide Digitalization & Citizen Services

A city website, mobile app and NFC-enabled citizen cards giving residents access to payments, permits and public information.

Client: Tayabas City, Quezon Sector: Government & public sector Implemented: 2022
Project overview

What was implemented

A city-wide program rather than a single system: the public website, a mobile app and an NFC citizen card, joined so that a resident has one identity across city services and can transact from a phone instead of a queue.

The challenge

Before the project

The city wanted to modernize how residents interact with government, but the requirement was not simply to put forms online. Access had to work for residents who transact in person as well as those who use a phone, transactions had to be secure, and identification had to be consistent across services rather than re-established at every counter.

Our solution

What ITDC delivered

We delivered three connected pieces: a city website for public information and service entry points, a mobile app for residents, and NFC-enabled citizen cards for identification at counters. Together they support bill payments, permit applications and access to public information, with secure transactions and one identity across city services.

Key features

What the system does

City website

Public information and the entry point for online services.

Mobile application

Resident-facing app for payments, applications and notifications.

NFC citizen cards

Tap identification at city counters for residents who transact in person.

Bill payments

Payment of city dues online, recorded against the resident account.

Permit applications

Application submission and tracking from web or app.

Inclusive access

In-person and digital routes to the same service, so no resident is excluded by the channel.

Technical architecture

How it fits together

A layer-level view. We do not publish hostnames, addresses, credentials, firewall rules or topology detail for systems in production.

Presentation
City websiteMobile appNFC counter reader
Application
Citizen identityPaymentsPermit applicationsContent & noticesAccess control
Data
Resident recordsTransaction recordsContent storeAudit log
Infrastructure
Application serverDatabase serverBackup and recovery
Technology stack

Built with

ASP.NET Core C# Microsoft SQL Server IIS Mobile application NFC Online payments
Security & reliability

Controls in the delivered system

High-level controls only. Detailed security design is shared under NDA with the client organization, not published.

Implementation

How it was rolled out

01

Website and content

Public information and service entry points delivered first.

02

Citizen identity and cards

NFC card issuance and counter identification introduced.

03

Mobile app and payments

Resident app released with payments and permit applications.

04

Support and iteration

Post-implementation support and enhancement as services were added.

Outcomes

What came of it

Each outcome carries the label that describes what kind of claim it is. We never present a target as a measured result — see our claims policy.

Measured Result
Web and mobile city platform

Residents can reach city services from a browser or the app.

Measured Result
NFC citizen cards issued

Identification at city counters by card rather than by document.

Measured Result
Online payments and permits

Bill payment and permit application available without attending an office.

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