Document inked for Online Student Information System deployment in GB

LAHORE: The Department of Education and Special Education, Gilgit Baltistan and Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) signed a document of understanding (DoU) for deployment of Online Student Information System in the province, a statement said.

Punjab Information Technology (IT) Minister Dr Arslan Khalid chaired the ceremony held at Arfa Software Technology Park on Friday.

GB Department of Education and Special Education Secretary Rana Muhammad Saleem Afzal and PITB Chairman Syed Bilal Haider were also present at the occasion.

Haider briefed the participants about the scope of the collaboration and how the PITB will be facilitating Gilgit Baltistan with a range of IT interventions in multiple domains.

Dr Arslan said that PITB was fully committed to helping Gilgit Baltistan with a number of ICT solutions aimed at improving governance.

“The population of Gilgit Baltistan is relatively more tech-savvy; hence it is the need of the hour that the government departments incorporate Information Technology in their processes,” he added.

Afzal said that PITB’s facilitation in the ICT domain was a gift from Punjab to the people of Gilgit Baltistan.

Afzal and PITB Director General IT Solutions Waqar Naeem Qureshi signed the DoU on behalf of their respective organisations.

Other officials included PITB DG e-Governance Sajid Latif, Additional Director General Waseem Bhatti, Joint Director Sajjad Qureshi and Gilgit Baltistan DG Education Majeed Khan.

The DoU was signed to enhance the IT capacity of the client department by improving data collection processes and usage of real-time reports and dashboards for effective and informed decision making.

PITB will develop and deploy the Student Information System; Self-Reporting Attendance Module for Students, Teachers and Staff; e-Licence for Private Schools; Admin Panel for registration of schools and Electronic Filing and Office Automation System (e-FOAS) across Gilgit Baltistan.

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