Prime Minister Shehbaz on Wednesday called for the implementation of the National Digital Vision (NDV) in health, agriculture, utilities, housing and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to ensure timely delivery of improved public services to citizens.
Chairing a review meeting on the NDV’s implementation status, he said that its full implementation would enable citizens to access a wide range of public services through a single digital identity, including government document verification, banking facilities, healthcare services, transfers and other essential services. It would, he continued, also align decisionmaking, institutional performance and transparency with international standards.
During the meeting, he directed authorities to take immediate and effective measures to make the facilities of the newly established federal government-operated national central data center, Sky47, available to all federal institutions. He said a meeting of the National Digital Commission should be convened at the earliest to take all stakeholders, including the provinces, into confidence regarding the policy.
According to Sharif, a single, integrated national data center for the public sector would provide a centralized platform for the data of all government institutions, helping eliminate the need for separate data centers and resulting in significant savings of national resources. He said the Pakistan Digital Authority was providing an active, efficient and transformative direction for government services, social systems and, in particular, the delivery of citizen-centric services.
The prime minister further emphasized that implementing the NDV in line with contemporary requirements was essential for building an integrated society.
Praising progress under the three core pillars of the NDV—digital economy, digital citizen services and digital government services—he said its effective implementation would strengthen international partnerships and ensure Pakistan’s effective representation at global forums.
During a briefing, participants were informed that the NDV is currently being implemented in agriculture, food, health, energy, housing and SMEs. They were told implementation of the vision in the housing sector would enable the introduction of a centralized identification number for all public and private properties, while its application in the SME sector would establish a unified system of unique legal business identities, contributing to increased national productivity.
The meeting was also informed that all legal, administrative and institutional measures required for the full implementation of the National Digital Vision were being expedited.