Staff Reporter
Peshawar
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government approved appointment of new Managing Director for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Technology Board (KPITB) here Tuesday. The decision was taken at 11th Board of Directors meeting of KPITB chaired by Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood at Chief Minister’s House Peshawar.
The meeting of the BoD was attended by Advisor to CM on ST & IT Zia Ullah Bangash, Special Assistant to CM on Information Kamran Bangash, Additional Chief Secretary Shakil Qadir, Principal Secretary to CM Shahab Ali Shah and other relevant high ups.
Speaking on the occasion, the chief minister said that promotion of information technology and digitization of services of provincial department was fundamental and significant part of incumbent government’s good governance strategy adding that KPITB had to be made a strong institution to achieve the goal.
The chief minister stated that Provincial government had made various services of different departments online which would be extended to others for public facilitation. The meeting was briefed in detail on the recommendations of Research and Scrutiny committee with regard to appointment of new Managing Director of KPIT Board. The meeting was also informed about the selection criteria.