*LAHORE:* The Russian cooperation in information technology (IT) sector ofPakistan will open up new avenues of bilateral relations in the field oftechnological interventions, which will also strengthen and promote theinteraction between experts of two countries, said PITB Chairman Dr UmarSaif while addressing a visiting Russian IT delegation on Wednesday.
Dr Saif said that Russian IT solutions would be beneficial in terms ofexpertise and technology transfer, which was needed to be result oriented.“In order to start the activity, education, health and revenue areas shouldbe targeted,” he added.
Earlier, the members of the delegation made a detailed presentation on theintegrated IT-based solutions to the education sector being implementedover 100 schools in Russia. The presentation included new gadgets forvocational skills programming with logical solutions.
The two-day visit came in the backdrop of the 5th Pak-RussiaInter-Governmental Commission (IGC) on trade, economic andscientific-technical cooperation meeting held in Moscow in November lastyear.
In the conference, Russian side shared its willingness to collaborate withPakistan in multiple areas, including prospective projects in the field ofinformation and communication technology (ICT). The Russian side agreed tocooperate in e-government solutions, public sector automation, healthcare,citizen centric multifunctional service centres, financial and paymentsystem.
The Russian IT organisation for future correspondence in the field of ICTis the state-owned Limited Liability Company Russian IT Export (LLC RITE).Recently on the invitation of LLC RITE CEO, a delegation of Punjab IT Boardvisited Moscow, which opened up new avenues of bilateral relations betweenthe two countries in terms of Information and telecommunication. Thedelegation from Punjab IT Board showcased PITB’s projects for transformingPunjab into a hub of information technology.
The ten-member Russian delegation included senior management of RussianInformation Technology Export (RITE), IDVP, Codewards and YARUS.
PITB officials, Punjab Curriculum and Text Book Board managing director anddirectors of school monitoring and curriculum were also present during themeeting.