Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed concern over the delay in implementation of the e-office module for inter-ministerial communication in the federal government, and has directed all institutions to ensure its speedy adoption, according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office. Minister.
E-office infrastructure was introduced in all 40 ministries and divisions of the federal government in June 2022 by the National Information Technology Board (NITB).
NITB specializes in automation, design, development and key implementation of robust IT technologies to promote e-government culture in the federal government.
According to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting website, Cyber Wing implemented the e-office at the main secretariat, IP Wing and Cyber Wing. The process of deploying the remaining bodies of this ministry also began.
A statement dated January 3, 2025, a copy of which was seen by dawn.com today, said: “The Prime Minister has expressed serious concern over the persistent non-compliance with repeated instructions requiring the use of the e-office, especially for inter-ministerial correspondence.”
He said some departments were still relying on manual communication, calling it “unacceptable.”
The Prime Minister directed federal ministries that correspondence between all ministries must be carried out exclusively through the e-office, stating that physical communications “cannot take place”.
The IT Ministry and NITB were directed to submit a report on the use of e-office for inter-ministerial communication with statistics on compliance levels across all ministries/divisions.
In June last year, Prime Minister Shehbaz had said that the main objective behind the use of e-office system in federal ministries and departments was to provide better services to the public, besides ensuring transparency in governance.
Despite the implementation of the system in 2022, most ministries remained reluctant to use the e-office.
