PESHAWAR
A delegation of Asian Development Bank (ADB), led by Chief Thematic Officer Ziaohong Yang, has lauded the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government for taking pragmatic steps twords digital transformation and paperless governance initiatives.
According to handout issued here on Wednesday, Minister for Science Technology and Information Technology (ST&IT), Sports and Youth Affairs Atif Khan was called on by a representative delegation of Asian Development Bank (ADB) led by Chief Thematic Officer Ziaohong Yang. Secretary ST&IT other relevant officials were also present on the occasion. Provincial minister apprised ADB delegation about ongoing and proposed IT related projects in KP, saying that provincial government was digitizing departmental administrative affairs and public service delivery, for which ST&IT team is working day in day out. “ KP is moving towards digital transformation and key IT projects including paperless governance, citizen facilitation centers, digital skills and special technology zones have been launched to create employment opportunities for skilled youth,” he added. Atif Khan said that efforts being made for digitization of land record through which public would be able to conveniently get required information on a single click. The delegation lauded initiatives of provincial government towards digital transformation and also showed keen interest in extending technical support in various projects and land record Computerization.
