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Ministry of Information Technology &

Telecommunication

ONE YEAR

REPORT

August 2018 - August 2019

Ministry of Information Technology & Telecommunication

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FOREWORD Rapid adoption of Information and Communica-

tion Technology (ICT) is immensely important for

the socio-economic development of any country.

In the spirit of democratic governance, revolu-

tionary polices and visionary approach, present

government’s main focus is to enhance the

growth of Pakistan’s economy. The efforts are

paying off as the IT industry is growing in terms

of the number of companies, revenue, exports

and workforce every year. Pakistan’s IT exports

have increased by more than 11 times over the

last decade thereby demonstrating clear confi-

dence in the ability of the local companies to de-

liver IT solutions and services which meet expec-

tations of foreign clients.

Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui Federal Minister

Shoaib Ahmad Siddiqui Secretary


ONE YEAR AGENDA

Throughout the first year of the Federal Government, the Ministry of Infor-

mation Technology & Telecommunication has strived to achieve performance

excellence in the delivery of its mandate. Major Highlights of our one year

journey are as follows:

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In line with the Government’s aim towards Strengthening Federation, provision of

3G/4G services in remote areas has been a top priority. During the last year projects

have been launched to provide voice & broadband services in areas covering 3,100 Mau-

zas and benefiting a population of approximately 6.5 Million. Regions where these pro-

jects have been launched include :

North/South Waziristan,

FR Bannu/Lakki/Tank,

Dadu/Hyderabad

Bahawalpur Districts

BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE

Completed

Contracted

Planned 2019-2020

Already Served

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The Ministry of IT & Telecom aims to promote development of telecommunication ser-

vices in un-served and under-served rural areas of Pakistan . Extending Fibre cables to

Tehsils helps telecom service providers in extending all kinds of telecom services to these

areas. Forty (40) unserved Tehsils/towns are being connected with 900Km optical fiber

cable covering Bajaur, Mohmand, Khyber, Orakzai, Kurram & FR (Peshawar) areas to

promote inclusive approach.


Completed

Contracted

Planned 2019-2020

Already Served

Under Study

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‘NG-BSD for National Highways & Motorways’ is a first of its kind initia-

tive whereby unserved patches on the National Highways and Motorways

are being provided with voice and broadband data services. 1,795 kms of

unserved segments of National Highways have been equipped with broad-

band services which include:

N10 (Uthal to Jiwani),

N25 (Hub to Uthal, Uthal to Quetta),

N65 (Quetta to Dera Allah Yar),

N50 (Kuchlak to Sherani)


NG-BSD Lots Area

NG-BSD Area– Planned

USF BSD Lots Area

Already Served

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For provision of state-of-the art ICT services to the populace living in far

flung areas of AJ&K and GB at par with other parts of Pakistan, 36 sites

have been launched and commissioned for provision of 3G/4G services.


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Coverage Areas in Jammu

& Kashmir

Coverage Areas in Gilgit

Baltistan


Our IT Vision is to put in place an ac-

celerated digitization ecosystem to en-

able socio-economic development, to

expand knowledge-based economy

and to spur the economic growth."

EASE OF DOING BUSINESS

As part of this vision, registration and process of IT and IT enabled ser-

vices companies with Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) is now pa-

perless and automated, powering a real time online company directory,

searchable by international investors, partners and customers .

This, in turn, has allowed for the num-

ber of IT & ITeS companies registered

with the Government to rise to 2,013 as

of 30th June, 2019 compared to 1,762

registrations in the previous year show-

ing an annual growth rate of 14.24%.

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As of 30th June 2019, IT & IT enabled Services (ITeS) export remittances have

surged to $902 million at a growth rate of 8.19%. whereas, PSEB estimates

that total IT & ITeS exports are US$ 4.1 billion that includes 0.5 billion

earned by Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), Independent Con-

sultants & Freelancers

EASE OF DOING BUSINESS

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Fiscal Year (July - June)

Export of Computer Software Software Consultancy Services

Other Computer Services Maintainence and Repair

Hardware Consultancy Services Call Centres

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Innovation is the prime determinant of the rise

and fall of societies. The Ministry supports

startups and innovative projects that utilize 4th

industrial wave tech to solve local problems and

target global opportunities in health, education,

energy, agriculture, telecom, finance and other

verticals.

Startups in five National Incubation Centre's

(NICs) have raised a collective investment com-

mitment of Rs 1.3 Billion from the local and in-

ternational private sector companies.

More than 9000 jobs have been created and reve-

nue amounting to Rs 500 Million has been gen-

erated by these startups.

YOUTH MAINSTREAMING

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YOUTH MAINSTREAMING

OUTCOME OF INCUBATION CENTRES

170

Startups currently Incubated

113

Startups Graduated

11k+

Jobs Created

480+

Females Empowered

120+

Mentors

PKR 4+ B

Investment Committed

PKR 900+ M

Revenue Generated

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YOUTH MAINSTREAMING

WOMEN EMPOWERMENT

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YOUTH MAINSTREAMING

SOME SUCCESSFUL INCUBATEES

NIC Islamabad

NIC Lahore

NIC Peshawar

NIC Karachi

NIC Quetta

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The Ministry believes in equipping

freelancers, students and profession-

als with the knowledge, skills, tools

& techniques necessary to seize the

opportunities available in online job

market places internationally and

locally to improve their standard of

living.

Under the “DigiSkills” program, a to-

tal of 312,000 trainings were pro-

vided to young freelancing entrepre-

neurs of Pakistan.

An estimated amount of $14 million

has been generated through this

Government’s intervention and sup-

port for the freelance ecosystem.

YOUTH MAINSTREAMING

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In order to curb the menace of mobile

theft as well as smuggling of used (2nd

hand) mobile phones in the country the

Device Identification, Registration and

Blocking System (DIRBS) has also been

made operational on the directions of Fed-

eral Cabinet.

As informed by PTA the number of IMEIs

registered since the 15th Jan 2019 is 44

million, resulting in approximately Rs. 5

billion addition to the National Exchequer.

PROMOTION OF FINANCIAL TRANSAPARECY

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SNAPSHOT OF TELECOMMUNCATION SECTOR


DIGITAL GOVERNANCE

E-OFFICE SUITE

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E-Office Suite is a cloud based service that automates business processes of the Federal Govern-

ment and is being deployed in all Ministries/Divisions/Department. Sixteen Ministries and de-

partments were equipped with the requirements to use E-Office Suite. These offices are now in

process of systematically achieving advanced levels of implementation

E-Office Implementation

2014-2018 2018-2019

Ministries/Divisions 11 27

Departments 22 38

Total 33 65

6760 Active Users

8964 Users Trained


The Ministry through collaboration with other governmental organizations has developed and is

providing backend support to a number of web portals and apps to facilitate citizens. Some of

these initiatives are :

DIGITAL GOVERNANCE

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The introduction of legislation and policies is of crucial important to advance

government agenda. Following legislative actions were completed during the pe-

riod under review

LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS

Major headway has been made on the following legislative actions which would

be completed in near future.

LEGISLATIVE ACTION PURPOSE

National Information Technology

Board Ordinance 2019

The reorganization of the NITB (as an autonomous body)

would not only enable harnessing the latest solutions ICTs

have to offer but would also induct and mainstream these

technologies in the work processes of the Federal Govern-

ment.

Amendments in PTA Act 2019 The amendments were made to expedite decision making,

ease of doing business, delegation of authority and decen-

tralization

LEGISLATIVE ACTION PURPOSE

Right of Way Rules (RoW Rules) The RoW rules are considered as a key enabler for expedit-

ing the deployment of underground (optical fiber) and over

ground (mobile towers) infrastructure allowing for better

connectivity, enhanced speeds, more coverage and reduc-

tion in call drops for consumers

Data Protection Act The data protection act is being prepared to control how

personal or customer information is used by organizations

or government bodies. It is intended to protect rights of

people and will lay down riles about how data about people

can be used.

Cyber Security Policy Aims at protection of information infrastructure in cyber-

space, reduce vulnerabilities, build capabilities to prevent

and respond to cyber threats.

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Through adoption of austerity

measures, Ministry of IT and its

allied organizations saved a cu-

mulative of Rs. 64.33 Million

from its allocated budget, which

was deposited with the National

Exchequer.

AUSTERITY MEASURES

CLEAN AND GREEN PAKISTAN

Under the Clean and Green Paki-

stan Programme, more than

100,000 trees have been planted,

by Special Communication Organ-

ization (SCO), in areas of AJ&K

and Gilgit Baltistan.

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Lay down foundational work for deployment of 5G services in Pakistan.

Introduce Cloud Policy for Pakistan allowing for promotion and regulation of

cloud services in the public and the private sector.

Publish Pakistan Spectrum Master Plan for effective use of Spectrum.

Create an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Backbone for the Government of

Pakistan by evolving the E-Office Platform.

Create a Centralized Government Communication Suite across all Federal Minis-

tries including Messaging, Teleconferencing, Video Conferencing & Document

Management.

Provision of high speed mobile broadband coverage to 30 million people in rural

areas of Pakistan.

Connecting 3000 Union Councils through optic fibers for the provision of high

speed internet.

WAY FORWARD

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