The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has deployed Google Apps for Business which now provides IPOPHL with a suite of web-based, user-friendly applications by which the government organization could collaborate internally and with its partners, businesses and the general public in a more responsive and efficient manner.
The cloud service was deployed by IPC (IP Converge Data Services, Inc.). Aside from deployment of Google Apps, IPC also provided Change Management activities to IPOPHL.
The IPOPHL is the lead agency responsible for handling the registration and conflict resolution of intellectual property rights. It was created by virtue of Republic Act No. 8293 or the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines, which took effect on January 1, 1998 under the presidency of Fidel V. Ramos.
“IPC has provided IPOPHL with the necessary services to fulfill its goal to become more efficient as an IP organization,” says IPOPHL Director General Atty. Ricardo Blancaflor. “We actually see that Google Apps for Business will benefit IPOPHL as a whole.”
Blancaflor further explained, “Communication within and outside of the IPOPHL circle will be more efficient, productive and economical. Document collaboration will be more efficient with simultaneous inputs being done anytime and anywhere using various web-enabled devices. The use of less paper will contribute to cost savings and a greener environment espoused by IPOPHL.”
According to IPC President Reynaldo Huergas, “In terms of public service, IPOPHL will derive great benefits from the cloud service and Google Apps as these will definitely reduce IPOPHL’s capital expense for ICT requirements and increase productivity through real-time collaboration.
Since the maintenance of the computing facility will be handled by IPC, the IPOPHL’s MIS personnel can now focus more on the mission-critical systems and services offered to stakeholders and the public.
A wholly-owned subsidiary of ePLDT, IPC offers a full suite of cloud services ranging from Software-as-a Service (Google Apps, Salesforce CRM and IPC PayCheck); Platform-as-a-Service (Google Maps and Earth and force.com); Infrastructure as a Service (Cloud Servers and Prolexic); and Backup-as-a-Service (IPC BackupCloud powered by Symantec). These services are offered through IPC’s cloud.com.ph portal which is powered by a robust cloud platform hosted in its own Internet data center. IPC Data Centers are state-of-the-art, telco-grade facilities built to support various enterprise IT and telecommunications requirements 24×7.
IPO Phils. is the newest addition to IPC’s clients from the government sector. In photo signing the agreement that seals the partnership are (left to right): IPC Business Solutions Group Sales Director Che Lazaro, IPC President Rene Huergas, IPOPHL Director General Atty. Ricardo Blancaflor, and IPOPHL Deputy Director General Atty. Nelson Laluces.
