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Lahore: A memorandum of understanding was signed between Punjab government and Google for co-operation in information technology sector at Arfa Software Technology Park, here on Monday.

According to the agreement, Google will provide access to historical and tourist attractions of the province on Internet, to create worldwide awareness about the rich heritage of the province.

Tourism Secretary Dr Allah Bakhsh Malik and William Fitzgerald of Google Asia signed the document in the presence of Punjab Chief Minister Mohammad Shahbaz Sharif, Provincial Finance Minister Kamran Michael, Chairman Planning & Development, Secretary Irrigation, Chairman Information Technology Board and representatives of Google.

Speaking on the occasion, the Punjab Chief Minister welcomed the agreement with Google for co-operation in information technology and said that access to the historical and tourist sites of Punjab through Google mailing and internet would promote awareness about the modern and ancient Lahore as well as its historical and cultural heritage.

Speaking on the occasion, Fitzgerald said that interaction between the Punjab government and Google in the IT sector was a good beginning and that the agreement was the beginning of further cooperation in thid sector.

He said that access to historical and tourist sites of Punjab on the website will promote awareness in the world about the cultural traditions and civilisation of Punjab.

Punjab govt, Google sign MoU to promote tourism | The News Tribe
 
Can't pakistan build this 17 story building of its own??? :blink:
If you have the enough "brain power" to grab the concept, its a "Technology park" not a shopping mall....retards!...
 
well IMO the vision of arfa is not just to construct a building on her name for business purpose she want more n more research in IT sector she even want to make a company of microsoft caliber...

ny ways its also nice.
 
well IMO the vision of arfa is not just to construct a building on her name for business purpose she want more n more research in IT sector she even want to make a company of microsoft caliber...

ny ways its also nice.

:-s to do research you need government support, a location, and on that location you need building so here it is, The IT Technology park, and IT University is on the way.

Good to see more investment in IT Industry, i bet we can compete india in IT for sure.
 
If you have the enough "brain power" to grab the concept, its a "Technology park" not a shopping mall....retards!...

shopping mall is never 17 storey tall bt buildings in tech park are....just kidding...

wish u ppl complete it asap...

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:-s to do research you need government support, a location, and on that location you need building so here it is, The IT Technology park, and IT University is on the way.

Good to see more investment in IT Industry, i bet we can compete india in IT for sure.

well m not too sure about comparison with india....but hope u ppl lift up ur IT industry....trust me its a HUGE asset in long term

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:-s to do research you need government support, a location, and on that location you need building so here it is, The IT Technology park, and IT University is on the way.

Good to see more investment in IT Industry, i bet we can compete india in IT for sure.

well m not too sure about comparison with india....but hope u ppl lift up ur IT industry....trust me its a HUGE asset in long term
 
To compete with India you need educated people. Madrassa educated people cannot become software engineers.
Just chinese building IT parks not enough.

dont be soo stupid & use ur empty skul before comenting.

Plus we should think high following india means just manipulating numbers & cheat the whole world to be the world's leader in IT plus its cheap indian labour due to which western companies transfer their low level work (cz their own western pplz dont like to do tht) cz of no labor rule, no securities & high unemployment in india ppl ready to work for even cents.
 
Punjab IT Labs

About

The overwhelming revolution caused by Information and Communication Technologies have ubiquitous impact on all the global societies in the world. It has universally influenced almost every aspect of human life, be it Trade, Services, Manufacturing, Government, Education, Research, Entertainment, Culture, Defense, Communications etc. It is undoubtedly known as one of the prominent determinants and yardsticks of progress of nations, communities and individuals. Role of IT in development and progress of a country cannot be over-emphasized. Nowadays IT Education is necessity of the time and no nation can do without it. It has now become an essential ingredient of progress and prosperity of a society. Information Technology as a tool provides numerous opportunities to overcome historical disabilities and ensures leapfrog to attain a position of economic strength and respect in the comity of nations.
Overview

Chief Minister Punjab, Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, initiated the Punjab IT Labs Project in Government schools to overcome the Digital Divide between the public and private sector schools. This project was completed in a record time of 110 days and over 4286 schools were covered in this project. This initiative will revolutionize the education sector and the new generation will play an important role in the progress and development of the country with adequate IT education. In Punjab IT lab project, every school is equipped with 3 desktop PCs and 12 virtual desktops with powered by Microsoft technologies , high speed internet connection and state of the art hardware solutions from companies like Inbox, Siemens, PEL, N-Computing, PTCL, New Horizon. All the labs are also equipped with cooling and power backup solutions. The project was executed and monitored by Microsoft technologies of project monitoring & collaboration with the assistance of M/s. Hospex Consulting Services, The Microsoft Partner & Microsoft Team – moreover has provided extensive trainings to master trainers to enhance their skill set & teaching methodologies to meet international standards. Project is a success story and completed in record time because of visionary administration of Chief Minister Punjab and His team.
Objectives

The Objectives of the Project are:

To equip Govt. High & Higher Secondary Schools with the Computer Labs for I.T awareness, I.T enablement, development of I.T skills and introduction of Computer Science among the students in Secondary and Higher Secondary Schools. In this way overwhelming majority of the High /Higher Secondary schools will be covered.
To help the country in identifying students with aptitude for I.T. learning during Secondary/Higher Secondary education. This would offer better opportunities to the nation to select the best talent amongst a large population base.

Number of Schools

The IT labs have been established in 4286 Government High / Higher Secondary Schools across all 36 districts of the Province.

Total Investment / Savings:

An amount of Rs. 6068.763 million allocated for the project, while the revised cost came down to Rs. 4787.590 million
Saving of Rs. 1281.173 million.

Hardware provided to each Lab:

1 Server
3 Desktops
15 Terminals
1 Split type Air Conditioner (1.5 tons)
1 UPS (3 KV)
1 Printer
3 N-Computing Kits
16 Tables and 30 Computer Chairs

Software provided to each Lab:

Microsoft Windows 2008 Server Std Edition (Licensed)
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Std client Access (Licensed)
Windows Terminal Services (CALS)
Microsoft Office 2007 Professional (MS Word, MS Outlook, MS Excel, MS Access and MS PowerPoint, etc) (Licensed)
Microsoft Forefront Client Security AntiVirus, (Licensed)
Media Kits for each Lab (MS Windows 2008 Server, Office 2007 Pro , MS Forefront (Antivirus) and N-Computing V-Space Software)

backup Facilities

All labs fully covered under warranty and managed services for an extended period of three years i.e. up to 31-12-2012

Salient Features of the Project:

Project for establishment of 4286 labs was completed in record time of 6 months while actual deployment was done in 110 days
Saving of more than 20% funds allocated for the project without compromising on quality
Over 4000 new I.T. Teachers are being recruited creating new employment opportunities.
Over 10,000 teachers have been trained
Licensed software from Microsoft Corporation
Labs will be centrally connected 24/7 and monitored online for a period of 3 years
Transparent mechanism adopted for complete process
Payments made after verification by the locally constituted independent Inspection Teams
5% of the labs inspected by the concerned DCO in each district
10% of the labs being inspected by CMIT
25% of the labs shall be inspected again through a third party in the interest of transparency. Process of selection of firm for this task is underway.

Expected Benefits and Impacts of the Project:

PTCL to upgrade internet connection at all the 4286 school sites to DSL within a period of 18 months.
Hundreds of long term and short term jobs created through setting up of local offices of the System Integrators in Punjab
Beginning of drive against software piracy
Foundation of a silent revolution
More than 3.4 million High School students shall benefit each year
Treasures of knowledge just one click away from the students due to Internet access.
Fundamental changes in conventional teaching at government schools
Will bring about a change in mindset of both teachers and students.
Bridging of the digital divide
Promotion of IT culture among all stakeholders
Project can be upgraded and integrated with other similar projects like online school management, learning management, digital libraries and databases etc.

Recruitment of IT Teachers:

It was outside the purview of the Project; the process of recruitment of IT Teachers for all IT labs has been undertaken by the respective district governments independently through a transparent process; 3400 teachers recruited so far. However, recruitment is still not complete in some districts because of litigation and court cases.

Courses:

Introduction to Computer Basics – covering computer and common computer terminology
Introduction to networks, computer performance, operating systems and features
Introduction to Internet and worldwide web – introduction to internet, types of internet connections, browsers, bandwidth, internet surfing and messaging etc.
Introduction to productivity programmes – word processors, spreadsheet, presentation programmes, database programmes etc.
Introduction to computer security and privacy – protecting computer and users from security threats and computer ethics
Communication at “Live@edu”

Utility of the offered Courses:

IT enablement of more than 3.4 million students passing out from High / Higher Secondary Schools each year
Help promote introduction of compulsory subject of computer science from Class 6 to Class 8 as per Government decision
Help promote e-learning and e-content development in the educational system
Live@edu service from Microsoft will be available to students, teachers and administrators for online communication and interacti
Punjab IT Labs - About Us
 
Punjab IT Labs

About

The overwhelming revolution caused by Information and Communication Technologies have ubiquitous impact on all the global societies in the world. It has universally influenced almost every aspect of human life, be it Trade, Services, Manufacturing, Government, Education, Research, Entertainment, Culture, Defense, Communications etc. It is undoubtedly known as one of the prominent determinants and yardsticks of progress of nations, communities and individuals. Role of IT in development and progress of a country cannot be over-emphasized. Nowadays IT Education is necessity of the time and no nation can do without it. It has now become an essential ingredient of progress and prosperity of a society. Information Technology as a tool provides numerous opportunities to overcome historical disabilities and ensures leapfrog to attain a position of economic strength and respect in the comity of nations.
Overview

Chief Minister Punjab, Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, initiated the Punjab IT Labs Project in Government schools to overcome the Digital Divide between the public and private sector schools. This project was completed in a record time of 110 days and over 4286 schools were covered in this project. This initiative will revolutionize the education sector and the new generation will play an important role in the progress and development of the country with adequate IT education. In Punjab IT lab project, every school is equipped with 3 desktop PCs and 12 virtual desktops with powered by Microsoft technologies , high speed internet connection and state of the art hardware solutions from companies like Inbox, Siemens, PEL, N-Computing, PTCL, New Horizon. All the labs are also equipped with cooling and power backup solutions. The project was executed and monitored by Microsoft technologies of project monitoring & collaboration with the assistance of M/s. Hospex Consulting Services, The Microsoft Partner & Microsoft Team – moreover has provided extensive trainings to master trainers to enhance their skill set & teaching methodologies to meet international standards. Project is a success story and completed in record time because of visionary administration of Chief Minister Punjab and His team.
Objectives

The Objectives of the Project are:

To equip Govt. High & Higher Secondary Schools with the Computer Labs for I.T awareness, I.T enablement, development of I.T skills and introduction of Computer Science among the students in Secondary and Higher Secondary Schools. In this way overwhelming majority of the High /Higher Secondary schools will be covered.
To help the country in identifying students with aptitude for I.T. learning during Secondary/Higher Secondary education. This would offer better opportunities to the nation to select the best talent amongst a large population base.

Number of Schools

The IT labs have been established in 4286 Government High / Higher Secondary Schools across all 36 districts of the Province.

Total Investment / Savings:

An amount of Rs. 6068.763 million allocated for the project, while the revised cost came down to Rs. 4787.590 million
Saving of Rs. 1281.173 million.

Hardware provided to each Lab:

1 Server
3 Desktops
15 Terminals
1 Split type Air Conditioner (1.5 tons)
1 UPS (3 KV)
1 Printer
3 N-Computing Kits
16 Tables and 30 Computer Chairs

Software provided to each Lab:

Microsoft Windows 2008 Server Std Edition (Licensed)
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Std client Access (Licensed)
Windows Terminal Services (CALS)
Microsoft Office 2007 Professional (MS Word, MS Outlook, MS Excel, MS Access and MS PowerPoint, etc) (Licensed)
Microsoft Forefront Client Security AntiVirus, (Licensed)
Media Kits for each Lab (MS Windows 2008 Server, Office 2007 Pro , MS Forefront (Antivirus) and N-Computing V-Space Software)

backup Facilities

All labs fully covered under warranty and managed services for an extended period of three years i.e. up to 31-12-2012

Salient Features of the Project:

Project for establishment of 4286 labs was completed in record time of 6 months while actual deployment was done in 110 days
Saving of more than 20% funds allocated for the project without compromising on quality
Over 4000 new I.T. Teachers are being recruited creating new employment opportunities.
Over 10,000 teachers have been trained
Licensed software from Microsoft Corporation
Labs will be centrally connected 24/7 and monitored online for a period of 3 years
Transparent mechanism adopted for complete process
Payments made after verification by the locally constituted independent Inspection Teams
5% of the labs inspected by the concerned DCO in each district
10% of the labs being inspected by CMIT
25% of the labs shall be inspected again through a third party in the interest of transparency. Process of selection of firm for this task is underway.

Expected Benefits and Impacts of the Project:

PTCL to upgrade internet connection at all the 4286 school sites to DSL within a period of 18 months.
Hundreds of long term and short term jobs created through setting up of local offices of the System Integrators in Punjab
Beginning of drive against software piracy
Foundation of a silent revolution
More than 3.4 million High School students shall benefit each year
Treasures of knowledge just one click away from the students due to Internet access.
Fundamental changes in conventional teaching at government schools
Will bring about a change in mindset of both teachers and students.
Bridging of the digital divide
Promotion of IT culture among all stakeholders
Project can be upgraded and integrated with other similar projects like online school management, learning management, digital libraries and databases etc.

Recruitment of IT Teachers:

It was outside the purview of the Project; the process of recruitment of IT Teachers for all IT labs has been undertaken by the respective district governments independently through a transparent process; 3400 teachers recruited so far. However, recruitment is still not complete in some districts because of litigation and court cases.

Courses:

Introduction to Computer Basics – covering computer and common computer terminology
Introduction to networks, computer performance, operating systems and features
Introduction to Internet and worldwide web – introduction to internet, types of internet connections, browsers, bandwidth, internet surfing and messaging etc.
Introduction to productivity programmes – word processors, spreadsheet, presentation programmes, database programmes etc.
Introduction to computer security and privacy – protecting computer and users from security threats and computer ethics
Communication at “Live@edu”

Utility of the offered Courses:

IT enablement of more than 3.4 million students passing out from High / Higher Secondary Schools each year
Help promote introduction of compulsory subject of computer science from Class 6 to Class 8 as per Government decision
Help promote e-learning and e-content development in the educational system
Live@edu service from Microsoft will be available to students, teachers and administrators for online communication and interacti
Punjab IT Labs - About Us

This site is Down @
http://www.punjabitlabs.edu.pk:81/Pages/Home.aspx
www.punjabitlabs.edu.pk:81/Pages/CMSHome.aspx
www.punjabitlabs.edu.pk:81/Pages/ReportsHome.aspx

Any in picture galary....i dont understand wht is this
Punjab IT Labs -Picture Gallery
 
Inauguratiion of Resource Center Murree
Murree (January 2012) – In the First week of January, Inauguration ceremony held of modern resource centre constructed at a cost of Rs. 10 crore in a record period of six months in Murree. Facilities of modern digital library, live conferencing, direct participation in lectures, high speed internet, direct contacts with international universities, libraries and hostel for researchers are available in the resource centre.
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Shahbaz Sharif Inaugurates Murree Resource Center (Digital Liberary)
 
these links you gave are not for everyone username and password require and Punjab IT Labs link I gave you in my post is working OKPunjab IT Labs - About Us

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Any in picture galary....i dont understand wht is this
Punjab IT Labs -Picture Gallery
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dont be soo stupid & use ur empty skul before comenting.

Plus we should think high following india means just manipulating numbers & cheat the whole world to be the world's leader in IT plus its cheap indian labour due to which western companies transfer their low level work (cz their own western pplz dont like to do tht) cz of no labor rule, no securities & high unemployment in india ppl ready to work for even cents.

Its quite clear who has the EMPTY SKULL here...

According to a World Bank report in 2008, heavy reform would be desirable. The executive summary stated,
India’s labor regulations - among the most restrictive and complex in the world - have constrained the growth of the formal manufacturing sector where these laws have their widest application. Better designed labor regulations can attract more labor- intensive investment and create jobs for India’s unemployed millions and those trapped in poor quality jobs. Given the country’s momentum of growth, the window of opportunity must not be lost for improving the job prospects for the 80 million new entrants who are expected to join the work force over the next decade.[14]

Source-http://www.worldbank.org.in/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/SOUTHASIAEXT/INDIAEXTN/0,,contentMDK:20195738~menuPK:295591~pagePK:141137~piPK:141127~theSitePK:295584,00.html

It is the labor laws that have have resulted in China overtaking India. The govt. is overly protective of the workers and workers rights. They give massive security to the workers.

India publishes false numbers on IT growth? Any proof? How STUPID are you?
 
Its quite clear who has the EMPTY SKULL here...

yes you who is trolling non stop get you empty head back to topic or dont post indians are starting to have problems with everything they need to kept at check

India publishes false numbers on IT growth? Any proof? How STUPID are you?

not even half as you who had to post that couldnt leave it without trolling

this is great i am glad this is happening it will boost our it alot hope more projects are followed
 
To compete with India you need educated people. Madrassa educated people cannot become software engineers.
Just chinese building IT parks not enough.


i m a madarsa educated person and doing phd have 2 international publications .. my brother is madarsa educated and he is telecom engineer .. my 2 cousin are madarsa educated and both are mechanical engineers working in KSA ... so stop this **** .. we just need gud government rest all is well ...
 
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