The Ministry of Information Technology & Telecommunication is making

strides for facilitating the industry and address emerging issues pertaining

to cross cutting sectors which will be impacted as a result of digital

transformation. I am confident that our relentless efforts will help us in

improving our existing standards of living by enhancing our service delivery

systems, local ICT content development and linkage of IT professionals

with job markets. This in turn would address the critical issues as

identified by UN through Sustainable Development Goals for the

developing countries .

Digitalization is transforming the very paradigm in which development

takes place. We are determined to pass on the benefits of technology to

all our citizens equitably. Our commitment is steadfast, our resolve is

deep and I am confident that with this resolution and under the visionary

guidance of Honorable Prime Minister, we shall make Pakistan a “Digital

Pakistan”. That is we aim at and that is we see through. May Allah help all

of us to achieve this vision. Ameen!

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S P E C I A L P O I N T S

O F I N T E R E S T :

CONTRIBUTION TO

NATIONAL

EXCHEQUER

CYBER SECURITY

CPEC

DIGISKILLS.PK

Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui

DIGITAL PAKISTAN

Ministry of IT & Telecom

C O N T R I B U T I O N T O

N A T I O N A L

E X C H E Q U E R

Policy Directive on License

Renewals—contribution of

US$224.6 million and

Rs. 35.39 Billion to National

Exchequer

The license renewal fee of

telecom companies is a

significant source of non-tax

revenue for the Federal

Government.

Cyber Security is one of the

highest priority areas of the

present Government.

Keeping in view the criticality

of the matter, the newly

elected Government, through

the Ministry of IT & Telecom

and under the leadership of

Federal Minister for IT &

Telecom, reinitiated the

stalled process of policy

f o r m u l a t i o n . T h r o u g h

extensive efforts of the

Ministry, the meeting of

Cyber Governance Policy

Committee was held on 4th

September 2019, under the

cha i rma ns h ip o f t he

Federal Minister for IT &

Telecom and stakeholders.

N A T I O N A L C Y B E R

S E C U R I T Y P O L I C Y

DIGITAL PAKISTAN

Ministry of IT & Telecom

It was decided that draft

National Cyber Security

Policy will be prepared

efficiently and shared with

stakeholders.

In order to highlight its

commitment of Digital

T r a n s f o r m a t i o n , t h e

Ministry of Information

T e c h n o l o g y &

Telecommunication has

adopted official slogan of

“Digital Pakistan” with the

approval of the Minister.

D I G I T A L P A K I S T A N

S L O G A N

C O O P E R A T I O N

U N D E R C P E C

Ministry of IT & Telecom has

approached the Ministry of

Planning, Development &

Reform (PD&R) to promote

IT cooperation between

China and Pakistan under

t h e C h i n a - P a k i s t a n

Economic Corridor (CPEC)

framework.

Secretary IT said that “IT is

the seventh pillar of

long-term CPEC framework

and the IT Ministry has

written a letter to the

Ministry of Planning,

Development & Reform for

its formal activation. The

proposed ICT sector

development under the

CPEC framework consists of

Artificial Intelligence (AI),

Cloud Computing, Robotics,

Emerg ing Techno logy ,

Automation, e- governance

and Manufacturing plants

and Technology parks and

Zones.”

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The exhibition was spread over

6 halls of the Expo Centre,

4 2 5 l o c a l a n d 3 8 7

internat ional companies

represented more than 25+

countries. 81,000+ registered

visitors attended the three day

event in Karachi.

Zong, China Mobile Pakistan

(CMPak), successfully conduct-

ed 5G trials on Thursday, 22nd

August 2019. The event was

attended by Secretary IT,

Chairman PTA, Economic &

Commerc ia l Counse l lo r ,

Chinese Embassy, dignitaries

from various government

entities, telecom industry and

corporate sector.

389071 Youth benefited

through various Programs of

Ministry of IT & Telecom

Federal Minister for

Information Technology and

Telecommunication, Dr. Khalid

Maqbool Siddiqui, inaugurated

the 19th edition of Pakistan’s

largest Annual I.T. Trade

Exhibition, ITCN Asia and the

Minister’s Forum for Youth,

Innovation, Industry and Ease

of Doing Business at the Expo

Centre, Karachi on 18th

September 2019. The event

was also graced by the

Governor Sindh.

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a nd i t s de p a r t m e nt s /

companies.

Z O N G 5 G ( T R I A L )

His Excellency - The President

of Islamic Republic of Paki-

stan, Dr. Arif Alvi graced the

closing ceremony on 19th

September, 2019. He

e m p h a s i z e d o n t h e

importance of collection and

enrichment of data, applying

emerging technologies, such

as Artificial Intelligence,

Blockchain, Cloud services,

e n a b l i n g i n d i g e n o u s

r e s e a r c h , i n n o v a t i o n

and knowledge based

decision making in the

country .

Mr. Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui,

S e c r e t a r y I n f o r m a t i o n

T e c h n o l o g y &

Telecommunication, said,

“Zong has been at the

forefront of pushing the digital

agenda forward in the

country. The company has

continued to uplift the

t e l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n

infrastructure across the

country”.

The Federal Minister for Infor-

mation Technology (IT) and

Telecom Dr. Khalid Maqbool

Siddiqui visited Virtual Univer-

sity of Pakistan (VU), Bahawal-

pur and Lahore on 25-26 July,

2019. The Federal Minister

visited various departments of

the University and

acknowledged role of VU in

the promotion of Education

V I S I T T O V I R T U A L U N I V E R S I T Y

S T A T E O F T H E A R T W E B S I T E

L A U N C H E D

C A P A C I T Y B U I L D I N G O F Y O U T H

National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC) signed a

contract for “Establishment of Data Recovery Center

(DRC) for National Data Center, at Lahore” on 9th July,

2019.

N A T I O N A L T E L E C O M M U N I C A T I O N C O R P O R A T I O N ( N T C )

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P A K I S T A N

S O F T W A R E

E X P O R T B O A R D

( P S E B )

Increase in IT & IT enabled

Services (ITeS) expor t

remittances $159 million, a

growth rate of 10% over the

first two months of 2018-19.

Paperless and automated,

registration of IT/ITES

companies.

The number of PSEB regis-

tered IT & ITeS companies has

risen to 2,002 as of 23rd

September, 2019 (compared

to 1820 in September 2018).

Disbursement of pension to

around 40,000 pensioners

across Pakistan.

For secure and automated

pension payment, an in-house

software Pen-Pro has been

developed and deployed in

70+ locations of Pakistan

Post.

The trust i.e. PTET has

obtained ISO 9001:2015

certification.

Secretary IT visited NTC headquarters on 26th

September, 2019 for a briefing on the working of NTC.

P A K I S T A N

T E L E C O M M U N I C A T I O N

E M P L O Y E E S T R U S T

( P T E T )

U N I V E R S A L S E R V I C E F U N D

( U S F )

P R O M O T I N G C O N N E C T I V I T Y

In order to provide broadband

coverage in Balochistan and

Sindh, USF awarded contracts

worth of Rs. 1.328 billion to

Telenor Pakistan on 23rd July,

2019.

The Broadband coverage on

National Highways and

Motorways in Balochistan will

be provided to 650 Km of road

segments on N25 & N65 and

451 Km of segments on N50 &

N70.

Moreover, mobile broadband

coverage will be provided to:

481 mauzas in Dadu lot

serving 1.2 million population

in Dadu, Jamshoro and

Thatta districts;

964 mauzas serving 2.6

mil l ion populat ion in

Hyderabad lot covering

Matiari, Hyderabad, Tando

Allah Yar, Tando Muhammad

Khan, Badin and Sujawal

districts.

I G N I T E — N A T I O N A L T E C H N O L O G Y F U N D

Ignite National Technology

Fund has launched a Digital

Skills (DigiSkills.pk) Training

Program to provide one (1)

million free of cost online

trainings across the country

over a period of 2 years.

H E A L T H C A R E & B I O M E D I C I N E

Ignite National Technology

Fund and Aga Khan University

have signed a Memorandum

of Understanding (MoU) on

20th September, 2019 to

jointly support startups

developing innovative ideas in

healthcare and biomedicine.

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N A T I O N A L

I N C U B A T I O N

C E N T E R S

( N I C )

I G N I T E N I C

P R O G R A M

S T A R T U P S S H I N E A T

P @ S H A I C T A W A R D S

Five awards were clinched by

Ignite NIC Program Startups:

Winner: Aprus, Learning

Pitch , Girlythings and

Pakagrimarket.

Runner-up : Optera Digital.

N A T I O N A L I N F O R M A T I O N T E C H N O L O G Y B O A R D

NITB has signed Memoran-

dum of Understanding (MOU)

with Auditor General of

Pakistan (AGP) for revamping

AGP’s Website, Introduce

E- Office and Task

Management System.

Subsequently, the website of

AGP was launched on 13th

August, 2019.

NITB has developed an

automation & monitoring

portal for Ehsaas Program

which is providing safety

nets and social protection

p ro g ra m s , p ro m o t ing

financial inclusion and ac-

cess to digital services;

supporting the economic

empowerment of women.

E H S A A S P R O G R A M M O U W I T H A G P W O R K S H O P O N I M P O R T A N C E O F

S O C I A L M E D I A F O R G O V E R N M E N T

A workshop on “Importance

o f Soc ia l Media fo r

Government 2019” was orga-

nized by NITB along with

Facebook in Islamabad on

24th September, 2019. The

workshop was conducted by

the Speakers from Facebook

and was attended by focal

persons from all ministries.

CONTACT POINT

Deputy Secretary (Admin) 7th Floor, Kohsar Block, Pakistan

Secretariat, Islamabad

Phone: + 92 -51 – 9219971

E-mail: info@moitt.gov.pk

We are on the Web

https://www.moitt.gov.pk

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T W I T T E R . C O M / M O I T O F F I C I A L

Ministry of Information Technology

& Telecommunication

DIGITAL PAKISTAN