DILG holds multi-stakeholders meeting
The Department of the Interior and Local Government-Baguio City Field Office (DILG-BCFO) Local Governance Resource Center (LGRC) conducted a Multi-Stakeholder Advisory Committee (MSAC) meeting, Nov. 5, at Chalet Hotel, here, aimed to formulate and implement policies, programs, and projects that fulfill the principles of good governance.
MSAC is composed of representatives from the Liga ng Mga Barangay, Association of Barangay Kagawads, Association of Barangay Secretaries, NIIT, Informatics, Unique Printing Press, University of the Cordilleras, PTV 4 Cordillera, Baguio City Public Library, Baguio City People’s Council, Baguio Public Information Office and others.
DILG-BCFO head Millicent Carino said a Memorandum of Agreement forged earlier clearly defines the expansive scope of the critical partnership and collaboration across four vital pillars: 1. Capacity Development: Enhancing the skills and knowledge of our LGUs; 2. Multimedia and Knowledge Information: Creating and disseminating impactful knowledge, products and resources; 3. Public Education on Good Governance and Citizen Development: Fostering informed and participatory citizenship; 4. Linkages or Networking Services: Building and sustaining a strong network for shared resources and collaboration.
The meeting tackled the DILG BCFO SUB- LGRC Knowledge Management (KM) Framework that defines how MSAC will capture, share, and utilize the knowledge generated through its partnership to ensure it translates into tangible, positive change on the ground.
A Stakeholders Mapping and Analysis exercise was done to solidify the understanding of each member’s roles, leverage their unique strengths and interests, and identify the most impactful collaboration points moving forward.
A Community of Practice (CoP) was also adopted during the meeting which is a structure that gives the collaboration formality, and continuity.
“The MSAC is our platform for collaboration. The CoP is how we transform a series of meetings into a sustained, living mechanism for ensuring Baguio City receives the most informed, relevant, andimpactful capacity development interventions possible,” Carino stressed.
She said the DILG is fundamentally a knowledge-centric organization, and the success of its mandate also rests on the strength of its LGRCs.
These centers are not just repositories of information but are designed to be vital platforms for convergence where expertise meets the need to deliver high-quality capacity development for Local Government Units, Carino added. – Gaby B. Keith
