The Punjab Information Technology Minister stated that PITB was fully committed to assisting Gilgit Baltistan with a variety of ICT solutions aimed at improving governance.
In a ceremony held at Arfa Software Technology Park (ASTP) on Friday, the Department of Education and Special Education, Gilgit Baltistan, and the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the deployment of an online student information system across Gilgit Baltistan .
Minister of Information Technology (IT) in Punjab, presided over the ceremony for the deployment of an online student information system. Rana Muhammad Saleem Afzal, Secretary of the GB Department of Education and Special Education, and PITB Chairman Syed Bilal Haider were also present.
The memorandum of understanding was signed on behalf of their respective organisations by Gilgit Baltistan Department of Education and Special Education Secretary Rana Muhammad Saleem Afzal and PITB Director General (DG) IT Solutions Waqar Naeem Qureshi. PITB DG e-Governance Sajid Latif, Additional Director General Waseem Bhatti, Joint Director Sajjad Qureshi, and Gilgit Baltistan DG Education Majeed Khan were among the other officials present.
Syed Bilal Haider, Chairman of PITB, briefed the participants on the scope of the collaboration and how PITB will assist the GB Department of Education and Special Education with a variety of IT interventions across multiple domains.
The Punjab Information Technology Minister stated that PITB was fully committed to assisting Gilgit Baltistan with a variety of ICT solutions aimed at improving governance. “Gilgit Baltistan’s population is relatively more tech-savvy; thus, it is imperative that government departments in GB incorporate information technology into their processes,” he said.
Rana Muhammad Saleem Afzal, Secretary of the GB Department of Education and Special Education, stated that PITB’s assistance in the ICT domain was a gift from Punjab to the people of GB.
It is important to note that the Memorandum of Understanding was signed in order to improve the client department’s IT capacity by improving data collection processes and utilising real-time reports and dashboards for effective and informed decision-making.
According to the Memorandum of Understanding, PITB will develop and deploy a student information system, a self-reporting attendance module for students, teachers, and staff, an e-licence for private schools, an admin panel for school registration, and an electronic filing and office automation system (e-FOAS) throughout Gilgit Baltistan.