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Education
and IT Sectors must be Facilitated for attaining Glorious Future
Taking a glance over the Federal Budget 2005-06, one can easily analyze the
proportion of attention that has been given to the Education and Information
Technology (IT) Sectors. The allocation of sizable funds (up to some extent) for
both the sectors though seems to be a positive step taken by the government.
However still more sufficient funds are required in this area especially keeping
in view the changes that have taken place through the Education and IT Sectors
in our neighboring country India. During 2004 – 05 from July to March, the
federation and the four provinces spent Rs. 74.43 billion on education which, in
every respect, was not a justifiable allocation to the deserving education
sector. This sector requires more funds for imparting standard education
adequately supported by quality IT Education & Training. Looking at the painful
conditions of both the sectors, KRG proposed few suggestions regarding
structural reforms in Education Sector in general and IT Sector in particular,
through a letter sent to the Federal Education as well as IT Ministers while the
letter’s copy was also sent to the Prime Minister of Pakistan. The Prime
Minister in return, has urged both the Ministers (vide his letter no.
F.8/SO/S-1/PAW/PMS dated 6th June 2005, a copy of which also sent to KRG) to
give due consideration to the same.
Out of few KRG’s proposed suggestions, the government for now has successfully
implemented two suggestions i.e., (1) sizable funds have been allocated in the
federal as well as provincial budgets mainly for the Education and IT sectors
and (2) To begin with, Computer Science has been made a compulsory Subject in
206 schools in Sindh. However, remaining suggestions also need to be considered
and implemented duly by the government and particularly the one that recommends
to declare IT as our priority No. 1 because of the fact that the progress and
development of all other sectors of the national economy such as agriculture,
manufacturing and services, are now heavily dependent on IT’s promotion,
progress and growth.
As the pace of change accelerates, the only relevant time frame for us to
counter the situation is to take measures just-in-time and that’s what the
government attempted to do so to some extent in the Federal Budget 2005 – 06.
However, the mission is not over yet and this can rightly be said the beginning
of a new developmental phase for the future generation of Pakistan.
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