PESHAWAR: Over 60 projects have been launched under the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Technology Board (KPITB) to improve service delivery in the province.
This was stated at a meeting of the board with Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur in the chair.
The meeting was told that the flagship initiatives included the Public Service Delivery Portal (Dastak), Digital Revenue Collection Platform, Digital FinTech Platform (Pamir), Digital Stamp Duty, Motor Vehicle Registration System, and Carbon Credit Portal.
“In a significant step towards digital transformation in the province, the meeting finalized the Digital Transformation Policy and Roadmap 2030, which will be presented for formal approval at the next provincial cabinet meeting. This comprehensive policy encompasses various key domains, including digital governance, skills development, cyber resilience, emerging technologies, fintech, and digital payments, digital platform infrastructure, climate tech,startup and innovation ecosystem,” said a statement issued by the chief minister office.
The meeting reviewed the implementation of decisions made in previous meetings, actions taken under the digital policy, and future course of action.
The meeting also highlighted key achievements under digital payment platform, which has processed over 1 million transactions for arms licenses, resulting in payments exceeding Rs890 million. Similarly, the Excise Department has collected over Rs120 million through this platform. Additionally, 6,058 new vehicle registrations have been processed, generating over Rs60 million. Other achievements include the collection of Rs50 million in token tax, Rs5.7 million in transfers, and Rs2.8 million in other matters.
Moreover, a unified digital platform for revenue collection, tax, and fine collection has been established, providing a single platform for all services. Additionally, the carbon credit portal will provide details of all carbon deposits and related services on a single platform.
The KPITB has spent a total of Rs206 million on these initiatives with an estimated return amount of Rs1.8 billion.
Similarly, KPITB has made significant progress in digital skills development, with 13,800 youth trained in graphic design, web development, digital marketing, and animation over the past few years with 37pc employment in the respective fields. Furthermore, 2,500 youth have been trained in cloud computing and data engineering, with 49pc securing employment.
Under the ongoing initiatives, additional 27,000 youth are being trained in various fields, including e-commerce, IT governance, mobile development, social media marketing, computer networking, and cyber security, the authorities told and added that over 7,000 youth from merged districts will also be imparted with training in various fields, while the Digital Economy and Skills Center in Mardan will provide training to over 4,000 youth.
