Dear GKD Members, Greetings from Pakistan and ePoor.org! This is Zubair working with ePoor.org as Project Director. While Federal Minister for Science and Technology, is actively pursuing a gigantic task of using IT for development purposes, a good news comes from the Governemnt of the Punjab (Province) with launching its website <http://www.punjab.gov.pk>. The site contains information about the economy, culture, government, cabinet, rules of business 1974, and much more. The website says, "Punjab Government may adopt 'SAAF Model' of E-Government. The model is devised in order to formulate a future paradigm for a stable and organised government. In its literal meanings, it connotes, 'transparency and openness', (the two significant hallmarks of Islamic government). It also echoes the concept of public participation in the political process and its access to the information." SAAF Model is based on the following cardinal features: S Seamless and Simple A Accountable A Accessible F Fair, Flexible and Fast ------- News -------- March 27, 2001 http://www.jang.com.pk/thenews/index.html Punjab Government goes online LAHORE: The website of the Punjab Government was formally launched Tuesday which would provide easy access to information about the activities and the working of the various departments of the Government. Speaking at a news conference at the Civil Secretariat, the Punjab Chief Secretary Imtiaz Masroor said the website has been established on the directives of the Punjab Governor Lt. General (retd) Muhammad Safdar to promote Information Technology and electronic government. The website address is: www.punjab.gov.pk ----------- Regards, Zubair Faisal Abbasi. Project Director, ePoor.org / BeezTech Waheed Plaza, West 52, First Floor, Blue Area, Islamabad, Pakistan. Ph: 092-051-2201342, 0303-7759274 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let Us Make IT Empowering The Poor And The Marginalized ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ ***GKD is an initiative of the Global Knowledge Partnership*** To post a message, send it to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. In the 1st line of the message type: subscribe gkd OR type: unsubscribe gkd Archives of previous GKD messages can be found at: <http://www.globalknowledge.org>
