Innovation policy by Government of Punjab and Google

Innovation policy by Government of Punjab and Google
Government of Punjab has moved its total emphasis on the youth related policies. The ring started with Punjab Laptop scheme up till now, the entire team of CM Shahbaz Sharif is designing various plans to somehow involve the flavor of technology in every field.

The Punjab government will launch the first innovation policy in collaboration with Google Inc. at the Arfa Software Technology Park on Thursday (toady), where all the stake holders are invited to witness the announcement of Punjab Innovation Policy. According to a handout Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif will be the chief guest on this occasion.

The initiative is aimed at removing hurdles in the way of promotion of information technology and innovation. The agenda of the innovation policy is to use information technology to help people benefit from better public services, access information and network across the province. The agenda of this innovation policy is to use information technology to enable citizens to benefit from better public service, access to information and network across the province.

The Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) has taken steps to facilitate Google Inc.
PITB Chairman Dr Umar Saif said: Information technology was being used to improve governance, bring transparency to government operations, spur innovation and facilitate service delivery to citizens.

He said the policy would help develop IT infrastructure and solve matters speedily.

Source: Dawn