Information Technology Minister Awais-Ahmad Leghari launched the Rs 38.59 million-automation project at the FPSC office on Saturday. Chairman FPSC and senior officials of the commission were also present on the occasion.
Previously, thousands of candidates were registered by FPSC for general and CSS examinations and for each candidate, the organisation had to sort out the eligibility of the candidate according to the rules for experience, qualification, age, etc. It also had to print and dispatch call letters to qualified candidates and generate written tests and interview schedules.
However, under the online system, candidates will be able to apply for jobs online for CSS and general recruitment within the government.
The prospective candidates will be informed through E-mail about new job postings that fit the profile that they have created at the time of registration on the FPSC website. The online system will keep candidates informed about the examination and interview schedules and results.
To run the system efficiently, a computer lab has been established in the commission and around 300 employees have been given basic IT training. The lab will be staffed by a project manager, systems analyst, network administrator and trainer.
As part of the project the ministry has provided FPSC with 160 personal computers, eight server machines, one data access storage, one firewall, 20 laser jet printers, 30 Dot matrix printers, 15 deskjet printers, 141 UPS and 21 LCD video screens.
The IT minister said the online recruitment system would facilitate candidates in submitting applications and accessing results without having to come to Islamabad.
He said in the next phase, the commission would introduce online examination system so that candidates could take the examinations from their respective cities.
The minister said the automation of the commission was part of a massive e-government plan launched by the government to automate all federal government ministries, divisions, departments and hospitals and referred to the automation of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), which cost Rs 40 million.
The government will introduce E-hiring and E-procurement within the next two years besides introducing e-ticketing in Pakistan Railways, he said, adding that the basic aim of e-government was to introduce a paperless economy, cut costs and improve quality and delivery of public services.
Replying to a question, he said the telecom sector was expected to receive another $5 to 6 billion investment within the next two to three years mainly for infrastructure development and network expansion.
Autor(en)/Author(s): Zahid Hameed
Quelle/Source: Daily Times, 18.06.2006
