The Iloilo City government, in coordination with a software development company, will embark on a university roadshow to popularize the Iloilo City mobile application launched in the metropolis last week.

Zeno Martinez, BizDev director of Highly Succeed, which developed the software for the mobile application, said they initially targeted big universities in the city. The roadshow is expected to start probably in August this year.

As of Tuesday, he said there were already 500 downloads.

The application that is available for Android phones has eight features: jobs bulletin, citizen on patrol, citizen ID card, doing business, youth affairs, discover Iloilo, moments and news and events.

Martinez said they sat down with the city government to determine the “engaging functionality” of the app.

“I feel that this is just a start,” he said in an interview.

He added that concerned offices have been initially trained to provide content to the feature.

“For now it’s just collaboration and cooperation between us,” he said.

The launching of the application was also very timely as the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) also launched its Pipol Konek project that provides free Wi-Fi access in public places on the same day.

The DICT has identified 25 lives sites in schools, government offices, health centers, library, pier, and plaza in the city.

With the free Wi-Fi, the public can easily download the city application and make use of its various features.

Martinez did not disregard the possibility that the application will be made available to IOS devices but added that this entails additional funding.

The establishment of the Iloilo City application was backed by a grant from Microsoft Philippines and Microsoft Southeast Asia. (PNA)