The US trade mission highlights innovative technologies for sustainable smart city and infrastructure development in the Philippines

NGA 911 LLC, the parent company of NGA 911 Philippines/NGCS, the country's provider of next-generation advanced emergency response, is in town on a trade mission to introduce innovative products, services, and solutions that will contribute to economic growth and sustainable urban development in the Philippines.

Organized by the United States. Department of Commerce and supported by the United States. The Embassy's Mission aims to promote collaboration and knowledge exchange among mission delegates and local stakeholders.

Twelve companies that provide advanced cutting-edge US solutions for sustainable smart city and infrastructure development met with government representatives to present and discuss innovative infrastructure technologies for local industrial, business, and lifestyle applications.

The companies offer graph-based AI technologies, progressive and comprehensive rail industry solutions, cyber security services, energy services, advanced AI solutions for the automotive and manufacturing industries, privacy-preserving data sharing, advanced engineering, construction, and project management solutions, mobile app data management and privacy behaviors, and next-generation, advanced emergency response.

The trade mission, which follows the highly successful Presidential Trade and Investment Mission to Manila led by Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo on behalf of President Joe Biden in March, will look into local governance practices and urban development strategies in both countries. It made two stops in the Philippines, one in Manila and another in Clark City.

NGA 911 LLC, which entered the country in 2018 to investigate the introduction of cutting-edge public safety solutions that are standard in the United States and Europe, already has its NGA 911 technology installed in next-generation advanced command centers in Morong, Rizal; Alaminos City, Pangasinan; and Cagayan de Oro City.

Other LGUs, such as Cebu City and others in key cities, will soon follow suit as more LGUs comply with Executive Order 56's mandate to establish 911 as the nationwide emergency hotline and create a unified national emergency system using next-generation, advanced technology.