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KPITBs Early Age Programming initiative is running successfully across 225 Elementary and Secondary Schools in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In the advent of the digital era, the orthodox and outdated computer science curriculum being taught at schools has become irrelevant to the rapidly evolving and in-demand digital skills. Digital technology has emerged as the single biggest market disruptor and it has not only changed the way we interact with the world around us but has also redefined literacy and competency required to participate in the society as useful citizens.

As we inch towards digitization, it becomes paramount that we bridge the digital divide across the various socio-economic classes of the society by imparting digital literacy and relevant digital skills. This shift in priority needs to be reflected in the curriculum adopted at public schools in order to stay at par with current trends. Coding and Programming are essential tools of computer science. The emergence of drag and drop computer programming has enabled easier learning for coding languages and kids can learn to code using visual code blocks that represent real programming concepts. This particular concept of block coding forms the very essence of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Technology Board’s (KPITB’s) Early Age Programming initiative.

KPITB in collaboration with the Elementary & Secondary Education department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa launched the Early Age Programming project in 2017.In the Phase-I of the project from January 2017 to December 2017, 3000 students and concerned IT Teachers of 57 Government Schools in 13 districts were trained on EAP curriculum. In the Phase-II of the project from January 2018 to June 2019, the initiative was extended to 300 Government Schools of 14 districts, wherein 17,000 students and IT Teachers of the respective schools were trained on EAP curriculum and currently in Phase-III 11,000 students of 225 schools across 10 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are benefitting from the said Project. The project has produced remarkable results and the computer literacy and digital skill level of the marginalized students of government schools have improved significantly. The curriculum developed for the Early Age Programming initiative is by far the most advanced in the country, leaving behind the curriculum offered by most of the renowned private schools. It is pertinent to mention that the Early Age Programming initiative falls under the Digital Skills pillar of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Digital Strategy. The initiative is well in line with the Sustainable Development Goals and promises to contribute towards the economic uplifting of the country as well as reducing inequalities and improving the quality of education.

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The ArtTech Festival is a two-day festival in Peshawar, Pakistan exploring the intersection between art, culture and technology. Our vision is to encourage cross-disciplinary creativity and nurture entrepreneurship. The ArtTech Summit is a ‘sister’ festival to the Digital Youth Summit-Pakistan’s largest tech conference and is organized by the World Bank, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa IT Board and Peshawar 2.0

The festivities will weave together three complementary themes: Innovation, Storytelling and Design For Good. Click here to learn more about the three themes.

What you can expect:

• Spectacular installations mixing art with technology.
• World-renowned international and Pakistan-based speakers.
• Interactive workshops on topics such as design thinking, augmented reality using technology and smart e-conservation
• Design expo to display local tech, art and culture products.
• Cultural performances, local food and much more!
• The festival will be held in the historic Peshawar Museum: a living legacy of multi-cultural and faith influences on architecture, art and culture in the KP region.
• Art and technology are free for everyone but book your spot here to let us know you are coming! Spaces in the workshops are limited.

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Technology Board (KPITB) intends to establish Citizen Facilitation Centers (CFCs) across the province phase wise in collaboration of various Departments of Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In the first phase, CFC will be established in Peshawar whereas in the next phases it will be established in other districts of the province. KPITB would execute the project, whereas the Chief Secretary, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa would provide support in bridging and directing the line-department for necessary automation and alterations in their business processes.

Citizen Facilitation Centers are one stop service centers to be established for facilitation of citizens to access public services. The focus is to provide consolidated access to various services such as provision of domicile certificates, route permits, driving licenses, arms licenses, death certificates, birth certificates, divorce/ marriage certificates, affidavits, provision of Fard, mutation, character certificates, challan/ fine payments, vehicles registrations, transfer of ownership of vehicles, grant of water connections and supply of clean drinking water etc. The CFCs will serve as an interface between the general public and government departments. With the establishment of CFCs, transparency, accessibility, and efficiency of public service delivery systems would be improved significantly.

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As the province moves towards a knowledge-intensive economy, the demand for highly-skilled workers such as engineers and medium-skilled workers such as technicians will increase exponentially. KPITB has proactively taken effective step to cater for this huge demand for skilled workforce and has signed an MOU with Chinaccelerator during the KP Investment Roadshow to China in April 2017. The first batch of 23 internees are set to travel to China in the first week of May to commence the 6 months internship program with different IT companies operating under the umbrella of Chinaccelerator.  

Eligibility Criteria:

Degree in electrical/ electronics/ computer software/computer science/computer systems/ tele communication/mechatronics engineering or any other relevant field (at least 16 years of education)

Deadline: 11:00pm on 29th October, 2017

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PSA is both Mobile and Web Application developed for the process automation of issuing of summons and notices from different courts.In the Manual Process, Respondent or a person who shall receive notice from honourable Judge may refuse in court that he/she didn't receive any notice from the Court, or on the other side a Process Serving Agent (PS Agent) who is responsible to dispatch the court's notice may not visit the desired place.

In order to overcome the issues in current practices, PSA application has been developed to improve the ongoing process. PSA web shall be used by Niab Nazir or Court itself to create new Notice, the Notice may be summon, Warrant, Notice Auction, Notice Property Plutch or any other type. The newly created notice shall have all related information of Notice and the Person's details who shall be receiving the notice, after new notice is created it is then marked to the Process Serving Agent of the same district or to Court of the other District. PS Agent receive a notification message on his Mobile Phone, this message shall have all relevant information of the Notice and Address detail where the Notice shall be dispatched. PS Agent visits the place, takes photos of the place and records an audio of the receiving person, System automatically picks the geo-location of the place from where the photos has been taken or the Activity has been possessed, thus court can verify that the place has been visited or activity has been performed on particular date time.

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Development of a web-based automation platform “ITELAA” for digitization of police FIR reporting system. Under the pilot project in Malakand, establishment of a central command and control room to monitor centrally connected 14 Levy Posts and 6 Chowkis through ITELAA platform and online supervision of Malakand Levies force’s operations through vehicle tracking system. Malakand District depicts a unique setup in the country where the regular policing functions of law and order are performed by Malakand Levies Force under the command of the Deputy Commissioner. After successful deployment in Malakand, the ITELAA platform will be introduced in all districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to further enhance the image of police force and ensure peace and stability in the province.

KPITB will deploy the software “ITELAA” for automation of FIR/Roznamcha and other registers in locations identified by the the Home and Tribal Affairs Department, Govt. of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.For provision of ITELAA software at each Police Station/Post location, KPITB will be provided a software licensing fee by the Home Department for software provision, maintenance and technical support purposes.

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As the first building block of KPITB’s Digital Policy for addressing youth employment through the digital economy, “Addressing supply side constraint by building a skilled workforce”, KPITB initiated its flagship program “KP Youth Employment Program (KPYEP)”. Being Pakistan’s first digital skills platform, KPYEP connects youth with training, skills and employment opportunities, using a flexible and adaptive approach to accommodate the rapidly changing demands of the digital economy.

KP Youth Employment Program aims to empower 40,000 un and under employed youth in the province by providing a range of basic, intermediate and advance level skills in IT and linking them with employment opportunities. This will create a larger base of IT workers in the province, who can be tapped as the market develops. The program aims to reduce the industry academia skills gap by providing short courses that enhance employability in a changing economy.

In 2016 Phase 1 of KPYEP commenced and equipped 2100 youth from the province with digital skills of the future, out of which 30% had successfully started earning online through different freelancing platforms. As per the updates of September 14, 2018, a total of 7658 youth had been equipped with different digital skills under phase 2, out of which 5200 had successfully completed their assessments.

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  Swat, Mardan, Peshawar, DI Khan, Kohat, Bannu, Abbottabad

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One of the problems we face is that in Pakistan and in KP, we do not have correct and representative statistics of the number of freelancers, their revenue, the type of services they provide - to get a representative estimate of the freelancing industry and to award the 2100 Freelancers trained in our program (the Youth Employment Program), the KPITB announced the KP Freelancers Award. As a result of the application process very meaningful statistics have been collected for the very first time. The KP Freelancers Award was organized in May 2017.

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A large number of students graduate each year from KP universities. However, they are unable to secure jobs due to the lack of the required skills set that are sought by the employers. General market trend shows that companies usually prefer to hire professionally experienced candidates who allure the employer with their skill sets, capabilities and experiences and they are expected to bring returns on investments and add value to organizations, so fresh graduates remain jobless. Under digital skills and digital economy strategy of KPITB, an internship program is proposed to provide an opportunity to IT, CS and ICT graduates of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa so that they may develop their professional and technical skills and become capable to earn jobs based on those skills.

This program is also aimed at provision of human resource support to the companies located in KP IT Parks for their business operations and sustainability. Duration of each batch of Internship is 6 months.

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KPITB has launched its Durshal (a pushto word for doorstep/gateway) centers all across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Durshal centers are envisioned to link communities with the growing opportunities in technological developments. In addition, Durshal centers aim to advance entrepreneurship with a view to promote inclusion, particularly of women and other disadvantaged groups. So far KP IT Board has established Durshals in Mardan, Swabi, Swat and Peshawar while the process has been initiated for remaining 3 locations.Durshal Government Innovation Lab is a platform for launching the KP Civic Innovation Fellowship Program and aims to bring about the much needed technological revolution in the province. Durhsal provides a vital link between the local governments, tech industry, IT entrepreneurs and investors to anchor KP’s digital transformation.

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  Swat, Nowshera, Mardan, Peshawar, Swabi, DI Khan

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Information is one of the basic and fundamental pillars of knowledge based economies and during the last decade there is exponential increase in nature and volume of information contained and processes by digital systems. ICT acting as enabler, can result in improved governance, assistance and services as well as economic integration, improved living standards, narrow the digital divide, and improve government services utilization and management. Increase in the use of communication technologies for connectivity, mobility and versatility exposure to the digital assets to cyber threats. Traditional information security techniques may work in isolation but with increased connectivity systems are exposed to increasing vulnerability. Procurement of ICT based assets has been priority but now the security of the acquired assets along with the data generated or processed is equally important. As KP advances in to the digital era, the need for a level Cyber Security framework becomes crucial. This Cyber Security framework shall not only ensure maximum security but shall also ensure maximum availability.

Trained human resource is the fundamental to address the challenges of cyber security. There has been number of training programs and degrees offered across Pakistan to address some of the aspects. Most of the training programs are offered as higher education degree programs; however there is a dire need to educate our young graduate with the rapidly evolving Cybersecurity body of knowledge.

To address provincial & national CyberSecurity challenges KPITB has established KPCERC , which aims to build capacity by leveraging expertise and skills in domains of cyber security. KP CERC aims to train skilled human resources, contribute towards empowering the government departments across KP along with industry by providing advisory in the cyber and information security area. Empowering the government departments of KP with technology support is fundamental by establishing and leading the Cybersecurity framework for the province along with establish Security Operation Centre (SoC) & Cyber Emergency Response Team (CERT) & guidelines for Cyber Emergency Incidence Response (CSIR). KPCERC is mandated to ensure the health and quality of digital application and services & digital assets used, managed or deployed by the government departments across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. KPCERC is accomplishing these by designing a KP Cybersecurity framework.

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1. The demand for high-speed Internet connectivity across the entire spectrum of consumers continues unabated, growing at 80-100 percent per year in terms of traffic volume. Wi-Fi has become an integral part of the cellular network’s technology eco system as well as an indispensable part of our daily lives. In order to completely implement the concept of open internet access, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Technology Board has initiated the KP Open WiFi Program.
2. Providing seamless, high-speed, open Wi-Fi Internet access to consumers (students in particular) all over Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is one of the primary objectives of the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. KP IT Board is set to implement this program across universities and colleges selected by the Higher Education Department, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Technology Board - KPITB in collaboration with the KP Health Department signed an agreement with COMSATS Internet Services for establishing and operating a Telemedicine Center in Behali, District Manshera. The facility will be extended across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The ceremony was chaired by the Senior Minister for Health and Information Technology, Mr. Shahram Khan.

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The Digital Youth Summit (DYS) is a tech conference and startup expo that takes place annually in Peshawar, Pakistan. Since its inception in 2014, DYS has quickly become one of the premier tech conferences in Pakistan—differentiated by its focus on youth empowerment; its ability to attract high-profile domestic and international attendees and speakers and its unique venue: Peshawar, which is one of the oldest living cities in the world.

The summit aims to bring together “the next generation of digital innovators in Pakistan” and typically attracts three key audiences: tech industry leaders from Pakistan and abroad, the nascent startup community; and young people looking to network, learn and be inspired. The summit therefore draws participants from the private sector, investors, government, civil society, youth groups and academia. DYS 2017 is organized around three key issue areas: Digital Employment, Tech Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

DYS is a joint initiative of the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the World Bank along with key local community and academic partners.

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Assasay is an assets Management System, specially developed for the management of fixed assets of Government Departments.

The system is used to assign and generate QR-Code against each fixed asset. There are two applications developed to use the system, a web based application for getting register and uploading fixed assets data from a spread sheet, and a mobile application that is being used for scanning the generated QR-Code. Once the code is scanned using mobile Application, all relevant information related to an asset is shown up to department's user. Name and details of all departments have been added to the system, a designated person from each department can visit the website for registration and select department and nature of department to get register. After logging in, user many upload data from excel file or may use system form to enter each asset's detail, System automatically generate QR-Code against each asset and a bulk print option is available to print QR-Code on sticky pages using any printer. Departments could be given access to create district and tehsil level users if required. Department can view how much items have been procured during a time period and what was the cost of the procurement, department may also view the overall report of items purchased based on item categories.

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KP IT Board (KPITB) has planned to initiate the program to grant fund for the speedy development of the province’s phenomenal entrepreneurs. The grant funding program would connect the entrepreneurs to KPITB. This would create a relationship of demand and supply as entrepreneurs has ideas but no source of money and KPITB will be granting that money i-e amount of 2 million PKR. Such an opportunity would encourage the local idea developers to come forward and give an impact to their ideas. It’s a project of experiential and intentional process that would allow the teams to explore their own personal growth and self-efficacy to have a greater sense of being able to make a positive difference.

Around the globe, a great percentage of failure is observed in starting-up new business initiatives. These failures are mainly due to the constraint of initial investment, unavailability of free/low cost guidance, un-awareness of market trends and lack of technical expertise. The chance to provide hands–on support in the form of Grant, guidance and information, and to connect startups with strategic resources and to bring creation of innovative and sustainable start-up companies and support their growth and development. To transform the startups idea into a funded project to help incubatees getting fund/grant to innovate, grow and sustain their business.

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The need for developing a Testing Agency for Automated Recruitment Process is driven by number of factors mainly efficiency, transparency and scalability. Automated Recruitment Process is efficient means of assessing candidates in huge numbers under identical conditions. Automated Recruitment Process provides a tool to benchmark candidates in a uniform manner, but most importantly it is the apparatus to ensure transparency & credibility.

The current recruitment and assessment process is inefficient, prone to errors and performance issues usually go unnoticed due to lack of regulatory oversight.

The KP IT Board Testing Agency can be easily scaled by expanding the testing labs all over the province to extend its benefit to remote and far flung areas to ensure the convenience of the applicants.

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During the first phase of Digital Jobs KPITB has established BPO ready spaces to place 350 BPO workers. The BPO industry in the country will also benefit from this initiative, as incentives will be offered to existing and prospective BPO operators to set up their businesses in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Establishment of BPO ready spaces has the following objectives:
 
attracting investment and growth in the BPO sector
promoting job opportunities through outsourced work.
 
Investments in the BPO sector are expected to create jobs for local youth, many of who are either unemployed or underemployed and lack opportunities.

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