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The approved development schemes included: Punjab Work Place Literacy Project at the cost Rs. 598.107 million, Punjab E-Gateway Project (E-Government Initiatives) (Revised) at the cost of Rs 1428.311 million, Construction of Road & Bridge between District Mianwali and Jand District Attock (Revised) at the cost of Rs. 1741.291 million, Construction of Bridge on River Ravi at Qutab Shahana in District Sahiwal at the cost of Rs. 1676.669 million and Surveying, Investigation and Feasibility Study and Detailed Design of Proposed Construction of a Bridge on River Chenab at Bhowana District Chiniot (PC-II) at the cost of Rs. 19.879 million.

“As Information Technology is of vital importance for speedy development, therefore we are promoting it in every field,” Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Thursday. He was presiding over a meeting of the members of Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) which reviewed administrative and financial affairs of PITB as well as gave approval to various proposals.

The Chairman Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) Dr.Umar Saif recently launched electronic stamp paper calling it as historic milestone achieved by Punjab government. Gujranwala became the first city to have an e-stamp paper of over Rs. 1000/-value. This development was revealed in a meeting held at Arfa Software Technology Park.

During the meeting it was claimed that after the successful launch of e-stamp paper in Gujrawala, it would be soon replicated in all the cities of Punjab. With this development, Dr. Saif also made convenience for the Chief Minister Punjab Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif who was concerned about the fake printing of large valued stamp papers and the fraud found thereafter particularly in case of selling or buying the land properties. To curb this problem, the Minister was planing to develop ICT system to overcome these shortcomings and PITB with the help of BoR turned this dream into a reality.

The Punjab government is planning to set up Punjab Industrial & Business Regulatory Authority (PIBRA), an autonomous body, to regulate businesses and facilitate investors.

Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shehbaz Sharif has already directed for setting up of the authority and policy instruments and enforcement mechanism are being devised for the body. The authority is part of the main agenda for “Ease of doing business”.

He said that this while presiding over a meeting of members of Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) which reviewed administrative and financial affairs of PITB. Addressing the meeting, the chief minister said setting up of e-governance was a mission of the Punjab government and there was a need to make speedy progress for achieving this objective.

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif affirmed the provincial government’s dedication to fostering an environment conducive to technological innovation and investment.

During a meeting with Yu Shaoning, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Huawei Pakistan, on Saturday, she emphasized the government’s resolve to harness modern technologies for enhancing governance, public services, and economic development.

It is using the current smartphone technology, in its limited form, to monitor several projects, ranging from traffic violation to crime investigations, dengue tracking and monitoring, spot-pricing, mobile health services and is also making its presence felt in the agricultural sector.

• One-window operation introduced to get permits related to construction sector
• E-Khidmat centers to approve construction-related NOCs and maps

As per vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan and on the directions of Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar, the Punjab government has announced a package for the economic stability and development of construction industry.

"The Punjab government will help Khyber Pakhtoonkhawa government to introduce best ICT practices to improve good governance and public service delivery in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa," said Punjab Information Technology Board Chairman Doctor Umar Saif in a meeting on Thursday with a delegation from Khyber Pakhtoonkhawa headed by provincial IT Secretary Farah Hamid Khan.

In response of the keen interest shown by the delegates in the Punjab's IT based initiatives, Dr Saif gave an in-depth insight on the functioning of e-government projects taken for good governance and transparency in Punjab. He also talked about the board steps to enhance the efficiency of the public sectors in education, health, police, local government, food, agriculture, irrigation, livestock, disaster management and rescue. He also discussed the initiatives aiming to eliminate "Patwari and Thana Culture" in the Punjab.

“Making our new generation skilful according to the needs of the market is a challenge. My government is taking all possible steps for the promotion of technical education, despite its limited resources. A challenge can be met in a better way by promoting public-private partnership. For this, a coordinated programme should be evolved for the promotion of technical education in Punjab and this programme should be implemented speedily.”

The recently announced Punjab IT Policy 2018 seems very promising for bridging the education, monetary, and social divide, however, it might be very precise to say that the policy has been launched at a very uncertain time-on the last day of its own existence to be precise. The government has completed its five-year term and despite the fact that Punjab IT Policy 2018 opens doors toward better economic and industrial development, it might not be taken up by the succeeding government.

Punjab government weightily invested in Information and Technology during last few years in line to promote entrepreneurship and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) adoption in businesses as well as in governance. Recently and precisely a day before it tenure came to an end, Punjab Government introduced the Punjab IT Policy 2018. Primarily, by doing so, it probably wants to go to elections that on the ICT Policy Front it has achieved another KPI (Key Performance Indicator). It would have been very appropriate that the document be flouted at the start of the Government term and then followed with all the IT Initiatives.

The Punjab government will cut role of the district treasury, revenue staff and middle men by developing data exchange among land records, registration deeds and commercial banks.

The step will be taken in coordination with the Punjab Information Technology Board that has been working on e-governance initiative.

Official sources told that the newly posted Senior Member Board of Revenue Capt (r) Zahid Saeed advised the concerned quarters and the PITB to speed up process in this regard.

This will also include declaring assets on web besides putting online the details of tax paid, details of daily meetings of chief minister, ministers and secretaries.

A presentation prepared by the provincial Planning & Development (P&D) Department has suggested that all procurement over Rs5 Lakh should be advertised online while the monthly expenditures of the government departments and details of projects being implemented should be placed online.

PITB official says KMC is an interactive e-resource for the development professionals, researchers, academia and public policy practitioners

Punjab Planning and Development Department (P&DD) Chairman Muhammad Jahanzeb Khan inaugurated the Knowledge Management Centre at P&D Complex, Punjab Civil Secretariat on Friday.

The purpose for the knowledge centre was to encourage and facilitate all employees and would not only be restricted to the employees of P&D but in fact could be used by the university students for their research projects.

University of Agriculture Faisalabad’s Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Muhammad Ashraf (HI, SI) gives away UAF memento to DG Research Punjab Dr Abid Memood during the inaugural session of a training workshop for Research Wing officers of Ayub Agriculture Research Institute (AARI).

Training workshop on E-governance  for the officials of Department of Agriculture Punjab was kicked off at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad. The workshop was arranged by office of research, innovation and commercialization, UAF in collaboration with Ayub Agriculture Research Institute.

A multinational telecommunication company, Nokia, has entered into an agreement with the Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA) for setting up a pilot project of ‘Smart City’ in Lahore.

“During an event held at the Pakistan Pavilion of Expo 2020 in Dubai on Sunday, the PSCA successfully signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nokia for launching of a pilot project of Smart City in Lahore,” said a spokesperson for the PSCA.

Introduction:

Lahore Smart City LSC is one of the dynamic yet innovative additions in the field of housing projects of Lahore. It has acted as a blessing for the investors with forecasted sights regarding their future residential projects.

It is one of the most gorgeous yet smartly established residential projects that have implanted the features for upcoming generations. Future Development Holdings Pvt Ltd and Habib Rafique Pvt. Ltd. (HRL) laid the foundations of this versatile housing society.

Mekan says system of Thikri Pehra has been revived in rural areas in collaboration with numberdars

City Police Officer (CPO) Ghulam Mubashir Mekan said on Saturday the city police had chalked out a comprehensive plan to launch “Smart City Project” in Faisalabad besides constituting “FCCI-Police Liaison Committee” to improve the overall law and order situation in the district.

In modern world of global age, almost all the people are benefiting with the facility of E-Governance introduced by Government. Keeping in view the importance of DAO as a public office and primary facilitator to masses, DAO has launched android application “PAYNAMA “ with following salient features: provision of web portal and android application both for employees, pensioners and drawing and disbursing officers.

The District Accounts Officer Sialkot Mian Maqbool Ahmad w hile talking to the Pakistan observer said that this office will use web portal to upload individual reports / DDO Reports in EXCEL format while employees / pensioners and drawing and disbursing officer will download the same in PDF format which is unchangeable.

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif directly received information about the steps taken with regard to possible floods in the province and issued on the spot directions through video conferencing with divisional commissioners, the irrigation minister and officials concerned.