The minister said that Pakistan’s freelancers have been ranked number four in the world, adding that the country is aggressively pursuing an accelerated digitalisation programme to spur socio-economic growth in the country. PHOTO: INP
She gave the directive while chairing the 49th board of directors meeting of the USF Company, said a press release issued on Thursday.
The IT minister, who was also the chairperson of the USF board, reviewed the existing and upcoming projects of the company such as the establishment of telecentres and computer labs in the women empowerment centres administered through the Baitul Maal.
The setting up of 100 computer labs under the “ICTs for Girls” project was also discussed.
“It is our utmost priority to connect the unconnected, therefore, we are focusing on broadband connectivity and provision to even remote and un-served rural areas of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan so that our dream of Digital Pakistan could materialise by 2018,” the minister said.
She directed the USF to bolster the monitoring and evaluation resources to ensure the optimal use and sustainability of rolled-out projects.
The board members suggested that performance appraisal of all employees working in the USF should be conducted on a quarterly basis and a report should be submitted to the board.
Other board members who attended the meeting were IT Secretary Rizwan Bashir Khan, Member Telecom Mudassar Hussain, PTA Chairman Dr Ismail Shah and USF CEO Faisal Sattar.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 25th, 2016.
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