NITB implements electronic filing system in 40 ministries, divisions

ISLAMABAD: Around 12 ministries/divisions have implemented e-office at federal government out of total 40 ministries.

All remaining ministries have accomplished 75 percent work and achieved level 3 out of level 4. The level 4 shows that the ministries completed 100 percent file work on e-government and all files are dealt electronically through computers.

According to official announcement made here Sunday stating that National Information Technology Board (NITB) specialises in key automation, design, development and implementation of robust IT technologies to promote the e-governance culture in the federal government. NITB has successfully achieved a major milestone in implementing the Electronic Filing System (E-Office) in all 40 ministries/divisions of the federal government.

This major task was given to the acting Executive Director, NITB, Syed Hussnain Abbas Kazmi, who has not only deployed new solutions within given time but also organised multiple full day capacity-building training programmes for the E-Office users of all federal ministries/divisions.

The E-Office has not only saved millions of rupees from the national exchequer but also a major step towards less paper environment. In second phase NITB will begin implementation of E-Office in multiple departments of the federal ministries.

The robust e-Cabinet Portal is yet another success under the current leadership of Ministry of IT & Telecom and NITB which transformed paper-based cabinet meeting procedures to completely paper-less environment through a secure digital system.

It has saved approximately Rs70 million since its recent use. After successful usage of E-Cabinet portal in the federation, provincial governments of Balochistan and Sindh have also requested the same solution from NITB for their provincial cabinets. NITB aims to complete its roll out in Sindh and Balochistan by August 2022. Apart from other strategic initiatives by NITB, it has developed a state-of-the-art digital portal for Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in collaboration with the Board of Investment (BoI) to facilitate investors which will be inaugurated soon.