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.
The Data Mining of different sectors of national economy including education, health, and infrastructure and agricultural was vital for developing vibrant future strategies and for uplifting living standard. The 26-month ADSS project funded by the National ICT R&D, which was attended by a number of research scientists and agri-experts of different ministries, division and private sector.
The objective of the workshop was to facilitate the participants with hands-on training in ADSS data mining applications including clustering and extraction and Analysis. The Minister said that database network development was vital and need of modern era for proper planing to bring the country out of prevailing crises and meet the future challenges.
Further, Kaira assured ministry's continues support to the projects of national importance that were being executed at Fast National University. He told that the e-government system would be introduced soon and at least 45 ministries will be linked to bring efficiency, transparency and better functioning.
Kaira acknowledged the importance of the application of IT in agriculture through ADSS having the potential to bring about the second 'Green Revolution', leading to reduction in poverty.
The Rector, Fast, Dr Amir Muhammed said in his address that currently there were 50 post-graduates students pursuing their PhD, a multi-campus institution specialising in studies of Computers and Emerging Sciences, having additional campuses in Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar.
Principal Investigator, ADSS, Dr Ahsan Abdullah, said this system was based on the input of researchers and scientists from more than 12 organisations. Currently, the ADSS Project was running with a team of more than 30 professionals and was financially supported with approximately Rs 30 million by the National ICT R&D Fund.
It has successfully identified the susceptible cotton varieties and pesticide groups as related to the mealy bug pest and discovered the correlation between years of education, ICT and crop yield. Dr Abdullah also maintained that this system was ready to be implemented for the study of other diverse crops and fruits. Later, the IT minister distributed certificates among the participants.
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Quelle/Source: Pakistan Daily, 30.05.2008
