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Onwards to becoming a Startup City

Ordinance No. 2021-057 is a pivotal milestone in Naga’s journey toward becoming a Smart City, as it institutionalizes a comprehensive startup development program that nurtures innovation, entrepreneurship, and digital transformation at the local level. By creating a framework of incentives, mentorship, and funding through the Digital Innovation Fund, the ordinance empowers young enterprises to thrive while aligning them with government, academe, and private sector collaboration. This not only accelerates the growth of Naga-based startups but also embeds innovation into the city’s governance and citizen services, positioning Naga as a dynamic hub where technology, creativity, and civic empowerment converge—an essential foundation for its Smart City aspirations.

“There is a direct relationship between brain drain and poverty of a region. Understanding this, I courageously founded over a decade ago my first formal startup, an Apple iPad POS company, with the goal of creating job opportunities that will make our best and brightest software engineers stay in Naga City. It was very, very difficult then. Today, this ordinance, I foresee, will encourage more founders and startups to flourish in our Maogmang Lugar. Then give them 2-3 years, our city will begin seeing their contribution to the local economy and job creation through their innovative products and services, coupled with newer business models. This could be our way to becoming a ‘Startup City’.”

Magno Edilberto R. Conag III

CEO, Nueca Technologies Inc.

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