This document discusses leveraging telecoms for a digital Pakistan. It provides background on key telecom metrics like broadband penetration and discusses how telecom investment and adoption has impacted lives through increased connectivity, financial inclusion, and internet/mobile usage. It outlines Pakistan's tax contributions from telecoms and proposes initiatives to accelerate digital government services through online portals for services, payments, and transparency. A governance structure is proposed with the Prime Minister's office providing leadership and oversight of federal and provincial digitalization efforts.

1. Leveraging Telecoms for a
Digital Pakistan

2. Some Terms
• 4IR- Fourth Industrial Revolution
• Broadband / Mobile Broadband
• 2G / 3G / 4G / LTE
• Teledensity
• SmartPhone Penetration

3. INVESTMENT
2016-17
EMPLOYMENT FDI INFLOWS
To date
USD 635 Mn ~USD 20Bn
14,000
Direct
Hundreds of Thousands
Indirect Jobs Source: PTA

4. Impacting
Lives
SUBSCRIPTIONS
155Mn
~100Mn Users
CONNECTIVITY
88%
of Population
FINANCIAL INCLUSION
278Bn
Volume of transactions
through Mobile Banking
in 2018
Mobile
BROADBAND
63Mn
Subscribers
INTERNET OF THINGS
1 Mn
M2M Subscribers

5. Contribution to Exchequer
2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
126.3
160.2
161.4
Source:
PTA PKR in Billions
Banks Construction
Energy Enterprises
Fertilizer Insurance
Healthcare Textile
Telecom
& Tech
Agri
94.1
64.5
25.8
15.9
3.5 3.5
9.4
3.8
9.0 8.6
Source:
FBR Tax Directory
Cellular Mobile Operators
Total Revenue: 382 PKR in Billions (2017-18)
Corporate Tax
PKR in Billions
(2017-18)
- GST
- AIT
- Custom Duties
- PTA Levies
2017-18
147.2

6. Tax Breakdown
GSMA Country Overview 2016

7. Pakistan State of Digitalization

8. Accelerate to the Digital State

9. Pakistan Key Focus Areas

11. Digital Government
Transparency
Convenience
Government
Efficiency
Citizens the right to
complain, efficient and
effective service delivery
Easy processes and one-
window interaction-
Participatory Governance
Replacing the need for
physical visits to govt.
departments
Need Analysis
Proposed Initiatives
 On-line portal where all government services are
available on one single website
 Filing tax returns, applying for a passport or driver’s
license
 Filing a birth or death certificate
 E- Challans
 E-FIRS- without even visiting police stations
 Pay utility bills through mobile
 Cloud Computing services to citizens
How
Measure of Success
• Automate all
Government departments
by 2022
• 50% of Government
services available on
Mobile web by 2020 and
100% by 2022
• 30% of those who uses
government services,
should use it through
Mobile by 2022
• All utility bills to be paid
by Mobile by 2022
• Creation of Digital Transformation Unit in each ministry to coordinate with the NITB/ Provincial IT Board
• MoIT to develop Government Digitalization strategy with provincial IT boards
• Identification of 20 citizen services most important for citizens
• IHubs/ Academia/ Private sector to participate in providing solutions
• ICT spending for 3-government

12. Prime Minister Office
MoIT&T Planning Commission
Proposed Governance Structure
Advisory Group
KPITB
PITB S&IT
IS&T
PM Office
• Leadership, Targets, Monitoring
Advisory Group
• Advise government on Policy and Strategic matters
• Headed by Min of IT, representatives from Line
Ministries, Provincial IT Boards, Telecom Industry
MoIT&T
• Main- Development of Digital Agenda
• Support- Line Ministries
Planning Commission
• Responsible for policy development initiatives in
tandem with MoF
Provincial IT Board
• Implementation layer for National Digital Policy
• Plan and implement indigenous projects
Provincial Level Digital Committee
• Leadership and Monitoring
• Head by Province Chief Minister, Relevant
Departments and IT Board
Chief Minister
Punjab
Under the 18th amendment, Finance, Defense, Communications, Foreign affairs and Revenue are Federal subjects
Agriculture Department
Education Department
Health Department …
Provincial Level Execution
Punjab-shown for
illustration, same for every
province