1	Information Technology & Telecommunications …a Report Card! IT & Division Ministry of Science & Technology Aug , 2002
2	VISION
3	Vision Use IT for Poverty Alleviation Economic Development Better Governance and Service to the Citizen IT for Economic Development Short Term – October 2002 Medium Term – December 2005 Long Term - 2010
4	Vision …and do it fast October 2002!
5	Getting there.. Create the base for IT enabled: Industry and Commerce Investment opportunities Software exports Much misunderstood issue
6	Achievements… Creation of a world class infrastructure within 24 months IT Educational programs which have enabled us to leap frog decades of neglect International confidence despite all odds – dot com crash, 9/11, Telco implosion…. Major Regulatory reforms and incentives
7	Volunteerism @ work
8	Would have been impossible without support from you… Taken bold decisions and created new avenues Have worked against the status-quo mentality..with considerable resistance! Bulldozing our way Created new elements of Transparency in Government
9	How do you eat an Elephant? Bit by Byte! A calibrated smaller sized projects with a higher visibility, impact and probability of success, rather than… only major ‘mega-projects’ A greater control and a greater impact
10	The bridge… An environment that stimulates creativity and welcomes advances in the use of Information Technology
11	The Team.. All this was possible because of a different breed of people in my team A team of dedicated IT and Telecom professionals Quite willing to take on challenges and stick their necks out This team was charged with not only making policies but creating major effects on ground.. Which would allow us to catch up and overtake…
12	So, what did we do and achieve… August 2002
13	Perhaps the biggest achievements….. Gave something for Pakistanis here and abroad to cheer for Harnessed Pakistanis around the world to work as volunteers Broken new ground and created a name for Pakistan in IT and Telecoms – all over the world USA, Canada, UK, China, Germany, UAE, Saudi Arabia, People took notice: BBC, Merrill Lynch, Computer World, US Department of Commerce, And many others…
14	IT & Telecommunications
15	News
16	TReMU: Technology Resource Mobilization Unit Microcosm of interaction of Public and Private sector Experts in relevant areas Test bed for Web based services, interactive forms and database integration Security and hosting, feedback and ‘steam off’, discussion forums Transparency Basis for a comprehensive Think Tank
17	Worked across the Board…. Health: Telemedicine projects…. Law: Access to Justice Program, IT Laws… Industry: ISO cert, SW for Industry… Defence: C4I, NCSB, POF, AWC, Education: Teacher training, syllabus…. Commerce: Trade Facilitation, e-Commerce
18	…in all areas of the Government and the private sector… Board of Investment: Investor support, .. Mineral Dev: GIS, Investor facilitation… Women: WIT programs Disabled: SW for Blind schools… Urdu and Regional Language development
19	Telecommunications August 2002
20	Internet as a key driver for the development Universal Access to Internet Cost Quality Use it for delivery of Education Telemedicine E-Governance Services to the citizens
21	240 Cities on Optical Fibre – up from 53, one year agoSDH/PDH (525/622 Mb/s) backbone being upgraded to DWDM 10 Gb/s
22	August 14, 2000
23	August, 2002: 805 locations
24	Bandwidth Available
25	Plummeting costs….
26	Internet user growth
27	Capturing the imagination
28	Cellular explosion
29	Triggered off by … ‘Calling Party Pay’ régime Royalty and other issues resolved by PTA U-fone launch Pricing New models Market will evolve to have more Cellular users than Fixed line users in the next 3 years!
30	Reaching the grass roots
31	Reduction in Prices Until August 2002 Reductions in Tariffs Cellular (Rs. 6.25 to 5.75), Payphones (Rs. 4 to 3.47) Fixed Phones (Rs. 2.5/5 min to 2.31) NWD 12% reduction ISD 25% reduction Instal’n Charges 50% reduction Leased Lines 70% Constant Improvements in Quality of Service Surveys and advertisements
32	Reduction in Prices Second Round – September 2002 Bandwidth for Internet: US$ 3,800/E1 down from US$ 6,000/E1 NWD 29% reduction Prime time e.g. max rate Rs. 10/minute ISD 25% reduction additionally Leased Line: 25% reduction in addition to the earlier announced 70%
33	Breaking the ‘Million’ barrier in one year! Connected more than a Million fixed and mobile customers during the year. Achieved million mark in mobile customer industry. A million mark in terms of Internet customers. Crossed 1,000 million minutes of International traffic (1250 million minutes). Crossed 3000 million minutes in domestic NWD traffic.
34	Progress – Telecommunications Several decades to March 2000… and now… March 2000 June 2002 Dec 2002 Universal Internet 29 Cities 802 Cities 1000 cities Bandwidth 32 Mb/s 410 Mb/s 800 Mb/s Bandwidth Tariff Red’n $87,000 $6,000 $3,500 Fiber Connectivity 53 Cities 210 Cities 240 PTCL Profitability Rs. 13 Billion Rs. 19.2 Billion % Digitalization 90% 99% 100% Tele-density 2% 2.58% 2.7% NWD locations 1,400 1,700 1,750 Domestic BW Tariffs 70% reduction
35	Progress – Telecommunications Several decades to March 2000… and now… March 2000 June 2002 Dec 2002 Private Sector Revenue 5.5% 12.5% 14.7% Internet Customers 120,000 900,000 1,300,000 Internet Users 480,000 3,600,000 4,200,000 Mobile Customers 225,000 1,100,000 1,200,000 Payphones 40,000 88,000 115,000
36	PTCL Income to the Government from PTCL: 2001 – Rs. 24.5 Billion 2002 – Rs. 32 Billion International Traffic Minutes: 2001: 1 Billion - 2003: 1.4 Billion PTCL 2003 Plan : Rs. 19.4 Billion translating to 600,000 lines Increasing fibre capacity by a factor of 5 Doubling the International Gateway capacity
37	Telecommunications September 2002
38	PAKSAT 1 and other International bandwidth availability PAKSAT 1 FLAG – second International Fibre SEA-ME-WE 4 – Third International Fibre Multiple Satellites with footprints over Pakistan permitted with no restriction
39	Outreach by Satellite
40	New Undersea Optical Fibre
41	Regional Play Extensive opportunities exist to position Pakistan as the regional traffic hub for Middle East Afghanistan Central Asia Republics
42	Projected Middle Eastern inter-regional traffic, cumulative 1999-2005
43	Overall IT environment is set for huge growth Internet penetration of 0.55% is quite low; but fast growth is on the anvil. Favorable regulatory environment GOP committed to IT infrastructure and job growth significant incentives for IT investments Growth in IT to result in Increasing demand for bandwidth & dialup lines, Cable TV and ADSL Increasing Internet usage in the country
44	Basic Objectives Development of infrastructure and services for the broadest coverage of the population at competitive prices Ensuring a multiplicity of choices Enforcement of a predictable, transparent and consistent policy and regulatory framework
45	Basic Objectives Policy will be non-discriminatory in terms of levels of investment and foreign participation Promotion of local entrepreneurship Effective management of scarce resources Protection of consumer interests Encouragement and facilitation of investment
46	So, the bottom line… Deregulation August 2002
47	The market opening policy being set out is being designed to… Promote infrastructure development (especially concerning tele-density) Increase investment in the telecommunications sector Harness local entrepreneurship Increase quality and choice for businesses and consumers Enhance long-run benefits to GoP financial position Extend telecommunications service to under-served areas.
48	Principles Provide conditions for fair competition Maximize efficient entry Avoid unduly high fees to ensure fast sector growth Compliance with international standards for market opening.
49	Licensing process being considered….. Types of Licences generally considered: Local loop (LL) fixed telecommunications Long-distance (and international) (LDI) fixed telecommunications. Entry to both markets to be motivated. Any party requesting a license, and who meets the conditions required by the license, should receive one. A company can hold both types of licenses.
50	This will…. Incentivise new entrant in local loop markets, and reward the construction of new local loops Address the physical restrictions to entry to the local loop market posed by spectrum and rights of way Manage the long distance market trend towards a stable number of entrants, And provide maximum pricing flexibility within approved price caps
51	…and… Ensure the viability of smaller-scale projects Allow entrants flexibility to build small amounts of local loop network, learn from the result, and give maximum roll-out flexibility within licence parameters Leave entrants free to switch technologies to take advantage of price-performance improvements Avoid shutting out smaller regionally based firms or entrepreneurs.
52	Rights…… Right of Way Points of Interconnect Non-geographic number ranges Buy Domestic and International capacity Access to Spectrum
53	…and obligations Licence Fees Performance bonds Roll out and Quality targets Universal Service Fund
54	The Opportunities Telecommunications Service licences Local Loop Long distance and International Equipment and Service providers Consultation Outsourced services Value Added Services Standard Innovative
55	Education in IT August 2002
56	Explosive growth in IT enabled Pakistan… Proliferation of IT training institutes At the very least it has saved the government billions of rupees in training costs and motivating people to learn to use computers 1.8 Million computer literate people in 2000 21 Million today – growth in 2.5 years!! Government and Private sector participation in training programs Building on this base
57	Net Impact…
58	Education 75% of Budget spent on education and capacity building Setting up 7 new IT universities Lahore, Abbotabad, Baluchistan, Sindh, COMSATS, FAST, VU, Provincial Universities Accreditation and National Testing
59	Birds Eye View Strengthening IT Institutions All CS departments of Public Sector Universities funded Endowments – Rs. 1 Billion Scholarships - BCS and MCS – 957 Retraining of Public Sector Engineers - 87 Faculty from Abroad Teacher training programs 25,000 Primary and Secondary school by June 2002 Introduction of IT curriculum from class 9 onwards
60	Education Training programs Medical Transcription – 2,000 graduates, 500 doctors Federal government employees 5,000 in BPS 1-15 2,000 in BPS 16-19 Legal, Java, Networking, etc
61	Projects Launched in HRD…… Six fold expansion of Ph.D. programme Post-Doctoral Fellowships – exponential increase Strengthening of Polytechnics/Skill Development – 13 Polytechnics Initiating Programme for Inviting Foreign/Expatriate Pakistani Experts Collaborative R&D
62	Flagship: Virtual University August 2002
63	Virtual University Network Backbone - 155 /Mb/s ‘Last mile’ to universities 60 Public and Private sector Universities on fibre and microwave – on government expense Content server Nodes Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad Use Digital Television uplinks Internet 2 connectivity
64	The Virtual University and Distance Learning Educational Optical Fibre backbone direct access 60 Universities 2500 schools and colleges Upto 10,000 institutions via dial up Intranet Two Content Server nodes
65	The Virtual University Funds released Nov 27, 2001 Classes Started – March 23, 2002 18 cities 28 institutions 550 students Tremendous local and International response India, Nepal, Middle East Mid term exams – 64% students score 50% or higher Low drop out ratio – 28 out of 550!
66	The Virtual University Expansion plan Sept 2002: Institutions requesting affiliation – 400 target is 100 Target student strength – 2000+ BCS, MCS Enrollment from home
67	The Educational TV Channel Use PAKSAT bandwidth for IT and other programs Low cost project Completely sustainable Huge economic benefits
68	The Whole Picture…….
69	E-Government August 2002
70	E-government Vision and Objectives Use IT to Provide better and more efficient services to the Citizen, make their lives more productive and reduce and remove irritants Leverage technology to create efficiencies in the economy and increase productivity Improve the working of the Government and making it more efficient, responsive to the needs of the public and transparent in its working
71	Role of MoST Policy making Catalyst Coordinator Support Helping set up and evaluate Pilots and test sites Standardization in IT based software and systems Assistance to other Ministries, divisions and provinces Network provisioning
72	Selection of projects High feasibility High visibility Easy to replicate Commonality and multiple utility Provincial projects Model Districts Automation of processes
73	GIS gives the capacity in Measuring & Integrating the Parts . . .
74	Software IPR and Piracy issues Way forward LINUX Global Deals with Microsoft, Oracle, etc Local development Urdu and Regional language software and man-machine interfaces
75	Accessibility Computers and Networks in the Offices Urdu and Regional language software Internet Kiosks Cyber cafes, Internet community centers, PSO Post office project
76	PAK GOV
77	Forms-Progress
78	Form
79	E-Commerce August 2002
80	Progress and issues IT Law Formation of e-commerce Task Force Formation of PEPS PKI infrastructure Payment facilitation E-forms Working with the Min of Commerce Trade Facilitation project
81	PEPS – Certificate Authority PEPS will provide PKI (digital certification) services to Financial Institutes E-Government Private sector End users
82	Incremental Action Plan for E-Commerce
83	Projects underway E-Commerce project directorate – Task Force in two weeks Awareness & Training Exchange of commercial documents – MoC trade facilitation project Legislation - Done E-Form (SBP) project PEPS formation Payment Gateway Electronic Clearing House – SBP instructions to connect to the two switches
84	Projects in Pipeline PKI / CA LogisticNet / TradeNet Trade point formation EFT Network Foreign Remittance International e-commerce conference on Sept 18, 2002
85	Private sector investment Telecommunications – current licensing regime
86	Flagship: PSEB August 2002
87	Pakistan to figure strongly in the IT Domain in the next three years
88	Progress
89	Accomplishments
90	Future Plan & Targets(1/2)
91	Future Plan & Targets(2/2)
92	Opportunities – IT Enabled services Software Domestic, international SW Testing IT Enabled Services Call Centers GIS Industrial automation project Consultancies Information Security
93	Opportunities – IT Enabled services E-Government Projects E-Commerce related projects PKI Banking networks and services Video Conferencing Education and Training related on the distance learning platform
94	"“The greatest danger for..." “The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it,