ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday held its first e-cabinet meeting that was carried out with the help of tablets and other e-devices and did not use any paper at all.
The Prime Minister’s Office on Twitter called it a giant leap toward digital automation of the federal cabinet procedures.
“The members used digital tablets to mark [the] commencement of digital automation of Cabinet Procedures,” it said in the Twitter post.
In a first, an entirely paperless Cabinet Meeting was held in Islamabad with Prime Minister @ImranKhanPTI in chair.
The members used digital tablets to mark commencement of digital automation of Cabinet Procedures pic.twitter.com/oo95CMrdq2
— Prime Minister's Office, Pakistan (@PakPMO) May 25, 2021
The cabinet secretary, Ahmed Nawaz Sukhera, pointed out on the social media that the move was not only cost-effective but also environmentally friendly.
He thanked the National Information Technology Board for providing technical assistance and applauded officials of other departments for providing requisite support.
Sukhera added that approximately 3.1 million sheets of paper were used during last year’s cabinet meetings which led to an expense of over Rs50 million in the procurement of paper, printing and delivery costs.
Grateful to @ShabahatAShah & his dedicated team at NITB for developing the software & running the hardware. Also my gratitude to my colleagues at Cabinet Division & @PakPMO for devising the required flow charts & getting it executed across ministries & PMO.
Well done, all of u! https://t.co/tvj9RDyKFI— Ahmad Nawaz Sukhera (@ansukhera) May 25, 2021
Senator Faisal Javed Khan maintained that “a paperless future [was] on the horizon” in Pakistan as the country’s cabinet completely went digital.
A paperless future on the horizon.
Pakistan cabinet goes Digital completely.
Future is here as for the 1st time ever any PM in our country's history conducts the Cabinet meeting using Digital Tablets.
Welldone @NationalITBoard @ShabahatAShah @ansukhera #PakistanMovingForward pic.twitter.com/xWwynzbdWQ— Senator Faisal Javed Khan (@FaisalJavedKhan) May 25, 2021
