DDWP approves 11 projects

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information Technology has approved 11 projects worth Rs11.515 billion in the IT and telecom sector, a statement said on Tuesday.

The projects were approved at a meeting of the Departmental Development Working Party (DDWP) for financial year-2020-21 at the committee room of the Ministry of IT. The meeting was chaired by Federal Secretary Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication Shoaib Ahmad Siddiqui, the statement added. Out of these 11 projects, five projects were based in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan for providing telecom facilities in the said regions.

The projects in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan include Phase II of the expansion of broadband services, implementation of PECA 2016 and SRO 904 (I)/2017 for Device Identification Registration and Blocking System (DIRBS), Up-gradation of Transmission Network and Replacement of Optical Fibre Cable, Up-gradation of Existing TDM Based Backhaul Microwave with IP Based Backhaul Microwave Network, and Protection and up-gradation of Pakistan-China Phase-I OFC Project for establishment of cross border connectivity.

The other projects approved by the DDWP include President Initiative for Cyber Efficient Parliament, Establishment of Optical Fibre Base Communication link between Karachi and Gwadar along the Coastal Highway, Standardization of Call Centre Industry, Activation/Addition of Lawful Intention (LI) Functionality/Features in NTC’s Voice Network and Integration/Inter-Operability with Law Enforcement Agencies Setup; One Patient One ID Federal Government Hospitals/Dispensaries and Smart Office All Federal Government Organisations/Departments, the statement said.