Government to launch Rs 19.4 billion IT projects
ISLAMABAD, August 30 2005: The government of Pakistan will launch Information Technology projects worth 19.4 billion rupees during the next five years to develop the IT sector in the country. The plan is aimed at increasing efficiency and quality of the government services besides accelerating the growth of IT with the active involvement of the private sector.
The projects include e-government programme at a cost of over Rs7.8bn, IT industry development costing Rs2.5 billion, human resources development costing Rs3.6bn and IT training of the government employees at a cost of Rs240m. The federal and provincial governments also intend to launch e-commerce programme, skill-based training, and national and regional language software development.
Source: Business Recorder
Date:8/30/2005
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