The East New Britain Provincial Administration is carrying out a 10-day Digital Ward Reporting training in Kokopo, East New Britain Province (ENBP). Ward developments officers (WDO) and LLG managers from 4 Local Level Governments (LLGs) have been selected from each district in ENBP to pilot this training that is being facilitated by Allied Technologies. The LLGs are Duke of York Island of Kokopo district, Balanataman from Rabaul, Sininvit in Pomio and Central Gazelle in the Gazelle District. The system will enable WDOs and CDOs to promptly upload new user information on births, farming practices, community projects, and necessary ward details by using tablets and smartphones. ENB Deputy Provincial Administrator for provincial and LLG affairs Nicholas Larme said the system will enable each ward to have a database that will allow for proper planning. “We will start with the four LLGs and eventually cover the rest of the 23 LLGs in the province.” “The system will be our main tool in rolling out projects in our LLGs and districts.” The Digital Ward Reporting system will improve data collections using targeted and new user interface forms designed and programmed for smart phones for use by the data entry officers. Duke of York Island Ward Development officer Ben Parendo said the focus of the province are wards. He said once wards are empowered, basic service delivery will not be an issue. “The system introduced today is timely and cost effective. We were previously operating on wards affairs monthly reporting then moved into Ward Quarterly Report which is now being integrated into the Digital Ward Reporting system.” He said the data and statistics from monthly log books will now be migrated into the digital system. “I commend the ENB provincial and LLG affairs for the roll out of the system.” “The knowledge we acquire in these two weeks will enable the full implementation of the system.”