SGV Launch 2 Digital transformation is a major thread in the ties that bind Philippines and Korea together, and the Special Envoy to the Republic of Korea (ROK) for Digital Transformation – Converge CEO Dennis Anthony Uy – intends to strengthen that thread by modeling the Philippines’ e-governance system to that of the ROK. At the launch of the Korean translation of the professional services firm SGV & Co.’s ‘Doing Business in the Philippines’ publication held this January, Uy hailed the advancement of ROK’s digital systems especially those for public service. “The United Nations itself has ranked South Korea consistently among its top economies that effectively pursue digital government strategies. That’s why, for my part, I’d like us to benchmark that country’s e-court system which has vastly improved their efficiency in the processing and disposal of cases,” said Uy, citing one example. Last November, Uy and his party traveled to Seoul to meet with South Korea’s Supreme Court and Presidential Adviser on Judicial Affairs and other related government agencies to get their support in the modernization program of the Philippine Supreme Court. Uy then submitted a slew of recommendations to Malacañang to jumpstart digital projects between the two governments. […]