IfG.CC -
Institute for eGovernment

He said the only thing required for this is the political will and consensus of all political parties and stakeholders. Rasool, who is also adviser in Center for Technology in Governance of the Information Technology University, Lahore, was presenting an overview of the various e-governance initiatives being taken by the provincial government in the recent past, in an interactive session at Institute of Policy Studies (IPS).

A delegation from Beiming Software, a China-based technology company, has explored collaboration opportunities in smart cities and digital transformation during a visit to Pakistan, taking a new step in China–Pakistan cooperation in emerging technologies.

During the visit, the company signed a strategic partnership agreement with Smart TechOne (Private) Limited, a subsidiary of Habib Rafiq Engineering (Pvt) Ltd (HRL Group).

According to a Gwadar Pro’s report on Tuesday, the Smart TechOne is working on Pakistan’s digital transformation through projects such as Capital Smart City, Lahore Smart City, and Silicon Village.

Heavy reliance on computers and the internet has altered the life of a common man in a number of ways. It is perceived that the world which is apparently so large has dwindled to a number of devices and gadgets. The use of technology is a common practice as from communicating through e-mail to carrying out transactions electronically, going to places for study to e-learning and flourishing businesses through e-business, everything comes under one thing. And for now, even governments, militaries, and national security organisations are dependent on computer networks.

E-government, also known as Electronic Government or Digital Government, is a process of providing services to government customers, employees and other governmental agencies electronically. E-government uses a wide range of networks and mobile computing to transform the government’s operations for better efficiency, in order to better facilitate its customers. Word “E-Government” was first introduced when the use of computer started in governance around the world.

Minister of State for IT & Telecom Anusha Rahman Thursday met Azerbaijan’s Minister for IT Ali Mammad Oglu Abbasov and Iran’s Minister of Communication and Information Technology Mahmoud Vaezi on the sidelines of ITU Telecom World event in Budapest, Hungary.

In her meeting with Abbasov, it was agreed that both countries will enhance cooperation and collaboration in the fields of ICTs as well as research and development. Anusha also met with high-level delegations from Turkey, ITU, World Bank and Cisco Corporation.

The announcement was made at the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s (ICAO) Eighth Symposium and Exhibition on MRTDs, Biometrics and Security Standards in Montreal.

The new cards are identified as Smart National Identity Card (SNIC), Smart National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (SNICOP) and Smart Pakistan Origin Card (SPOC).

He said, 'The government would develop telecome network and establish PCO in undeserved areas to bring these areas at par with developed ones', Kaira said. He was addressing the concluding session of the one-day training workshop on 'Agriculture Decision Supports System (ADSS)' the indigenously created Data Mining tool. The workshop was organised by the Fast National University to apply emerging scientific system in agri-sector to enhance crop production with use of minimum output.

Addressing the 4th convocation of Virtual University (VU) at its main campus, Raiwind Road, she said the government attached great priority to the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector especially the e-government system. The minister said the government had put in place all possible measures to accelerate the development of ICT sector in the country.

National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC) has inaugurated Pakistan’s first ever National Data Centre in Islamabad. The inauguration ceremony held in the capital was attended by Minister of IT Ms Anusha Rahman Khan, Chairman PTA Dr. Ismail Shah and various professionals from the IT industry of Pakistan.

Pakistan is the first ever SAARC country to implement the e-governance model. After successfully converting over 6,000 files to e-government by the Ministry of Information Technology, the government last year decided to replicate this model in all ministries/divisions and attached departments.

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday launched the ‘Digital Pakistan’ program, an initiative aimed at introducing the latest technologies for public welfare, ARY News reported.

Addressing the inauguration ceremony held at PM Office in Islamabad, the premier said ‘Digital Pakistan’ campaign is a part of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government’s digitisation programme aimed at introducing the latest technologies for public welfare.

The rapid digitisation across the globe is transforming almost everything on face of the earth from economy to government-citizens’ interaction, market-customer relations to healthcare and education by bringing down the whole new world to the pocket size minicomputer.

The digital landscape has grown tremendously in Pakistan with a population of over 200 million people. The incumbent government has enlarged the spectrum of digital transformation in the country by taking a number of initiatives to modernise and reform the centuries-old system to catch the pace of technological development.

Siraj began his career in 1993 and has in total more than seventeen years IT industry experience in roles including Account Sales Manager, National Sales Manager and Country Lead. He holds a Bachelor's in Computer Science & Engineering, from University of Nebraska at Lincoln and a Master's in Industrial Engineering from the State University of New York.

The Pakistani economy under the current government has taken up a challenge to embrace digital transformation across various disciplines. The ‘Digital Pakistan Initiative’ aims to improve digital infrastructures, enhance connectivity through facilitation with the latest technologies, increase digital skill investments and to promote innovations through modern tools across the country.

Ever since Covid-19 began, education is one of the sectors to has witnessed the most drastic changes in Pakistan. Schools, colleges and universities had just a few months to plan, develop and implement digital teaching models in order to keep students, faculty and families safe. This was an uphill challenge that saw numerous issues but at the end of the day, things began to settle down. However, one issue that remained critical was fee collection.

Speaking at the launching ceremony of the Digital Pakistan Vision at the Prime Minister's Secretariat, Prime Minister Imran Khan stated that digitalization is critical for the benefit of the people as it would assist the government to bring a meaningful change in the life of the common man. This, he further contended, would reduce the paper in use by the federal government with an obvious positive impact on environment as well as provide opportunities to women to contribute to this sector and cash in on more jobs in the economy.

Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development (OP&HRD) Syed Zulfikar Abbas Bukhari on Wednesday launched a web portal titled ‘Naya Pakistan Calling’ to hire the services of Pakistani diaspora in diverse fields of their expertise for national development.

While addressing a launching ceremony of the portal held here at the Overseas Pakistan Foundation (OPF) Office, he said that it will provide the diaspora with a gateway where they could share their professional prowess and experiences.

Pakistan has emerged as one of the few countries in the world where 96 percent of the adult population has been registered through the most secure biometric technology, introduced by National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), the authority said on Friday.

NADRA spokeswoman said that the registration level in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was 99.9 percent, followed by Punjab, 99 percent, Gilgit-Baltistan 89 percent, Sindh and FATA, 88 percent, and Balochistan, 76 percent, against the projected population.

Real estate in Pakistan never stays the same. Sometimes it benefits the buyers and sometimes it is in the favor of the sellers. But no matter what the situation is, people always show interest in the real estate industry. Even if they are not part of it, they would like to know what is happening in the real estate market. Now, for many, it is a dry subject. However, real estate in Pakistan is doing better with each passing day. The developers are coming up with innovations that have not been seen by anyone before. If we talk about recent years, the known name of Pakistan Habib Rafiq Private Limited joined hands with Future Development Holdings and launched smart cities.

Zardari believes that pension disbursement through NADRA’s smart Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) will not only streamline the pension disbursement system but would also provide a great comfort to pensioners, as currently these pensioners have to queue for days before receiving payments. The President’s remarks came while chairing a briefing on pension disbursement through smart CNIC, attended by many ministers and senior officials early this week, Pakistan Today reported.