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OBJECTIVES

Punjab Information Technology Board’s goals and objectives have been divided into four broad categories in order to have clarity and focus.

Creation and Implementation of e-Governance policies.
Capacity Building and Human Resource Development.
Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development.
Research and Development and Creation of Centers of Excellence.


 

Creation and Implementation of e-Governance policies

Assist Punjab Government in the development and implementation of e-governance policy framework by imparting and leveraging global best practices, benchmarks, and technology.
Develop citizen-centric IT solutions for various government departments in order to bring about efficiency and implement e-Governance policies in the Punjab Government.
Develop an IT strategy for the Punjab Government, which will cover broader areas like automation of government departments, efficiency, e-Governance, and better customer service to citizens.
Assist various departments of the Punjab Government in procurement of hardware, software, and IT solutions by following the e-Governance policy framework.

Capacity Building and Human Resource Development

Coordinate IT activities between academic institutions, the government of Punjab, and IT industry.
Conduct training and seminars for the private sector, teachers and government employees to create knowledgeable and highly skilled IT workforce that can be efficient, productive, and customer service oriented.
Impart IT knowledge and training at the grass roots level so that citizens in Punjab are leveraging and benefiting from information technology.
Build IT capacity of the local industry on marketable skills such as Call Center Operations, SAP, Oracle, Maximo, Quality Assurance, Software Testing, Project Management and others in order to compete in the international market and increase Pakistan’s IT exports.
Assist the Education Department of the Government of Punjab in monitoring and evaluation of IT education programs.

Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development

Generate economic activities in the IT sector by creating infrastructure and IT outsourcing projects for the local IT industry.
Work with the Punjab Government and IT industry to develop software technology parks in order to increase economic activity and bring foreign direct investment (FDI) to Punjab.

Research and Development and Creation of Centers of Excellence

Create Research & Development Centers to invent and test emerging technologies that will help the public and private sector.
Create Centers of Excellence for IT and IT-enabled services in Punjab.
Create and operate high quality IT training labs/centers under the umbrella of Public-Private Partnership throughout Punjab to impart high quality IT training.
Be the incubator of highly skilled IT workforce and emerging technologies.
Produce case studies, research papers, and concept papers on emerging technologies to benefit the IT industry and professionals in Pakistan.
Create IT institutions and computer centers/labs that are equipped with latest infrastructure and technology, well thought out curriculum, and highly qualified faculty that can produce students with marketable skills. Therefore, PITB would take a leading role in establishing an IT University in Punjab.
Develop a business process outsourcing (BPO) model for the Punjab Government by leveraging Public-Private partnership to enhance transparency, efficiency, and customer service.

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