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Connected Government, Local Government

Pakistani province to connect govt agencies

By Kelly Ng | 5 August 2009

The government of Punjab in Pakistan plans to be set up an inter-agency computer network to facilitate information sharing by next year.

Each district has recently appointed an IT Executive District Officer (EDO), who will be responsible for reporting major updates on key policy issues from their district into a centralised computer network.

The network provides Area Officers, Ministers and the Chief Minister with up-to-date information on each district at any time of the day. By monitoring the progress on development work, health and agricultural issues, they can take prompt action where required.

“E-governance is not computerisation or automation alone. It is the art of gathering information from all the administrative units of the province to full full transparency,” said Nadeem K Haq, the chairman of the government’s IT task force.

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