October 15, 2013 www.irp.edu.pk k Contents: Innovation Hero 1 Training & Development 2 Upcoming Event 2 Brief R&D News 3 Agri technology and Innovation 3 Article: R&D depts. link to boost arid region 4 Editorial Team Chief Editor Zahid Iftikhar Managing Editor Rozeen Shaukat Associate Editor Mujahid Ali www.irp.edu.pk [email protected]Phone: +92 42 3584 6988 Farasat and the use of Internet enabled phones to improve health. For a long time, —management lacked timely, authentic information from health workers visiting health centers in the city and in rural areas. In 2009, Farasat joined Punjab Health Sector Reforms Program (PHSRP) as the Program Director and soon got involved in the Punjab Model for Proactive Governance, an initiative taken by Government of Punjab to seek feedback from citizens, availing various services provided by the government, through technology. The model has been piloted for various services, such as property registration and health related services. The program gives Internet enabled phones to staff who go around rural Punjab to collect information from medical centers. Staff are asked to visit all facilities at least once a month and upload their monitoring reports through these phones on a simple application. These reports are location and time stamped, preventing fraudulent reporting. Reports are fed into the computer system which can generate graphs on situations regarding absenteeism of doctors and staff, medicine stock levels, availability and functionality of equipment etc. Managers then access this information through an online dashboard and make decisions based on this timely and accurate information. The project has already scaled to 90 handsets, covering half of Punjab. Farasat is now planning to replicate this in other areas of public sector such as Agriculture, Irrigation, Livestock, Excise & Taxation etc. Source with Thanks: Innovation Punjab Report 2012 Innovation Hero of Pakistan
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Development Programme.In the meeting, research activities being carried on at the institutions
were also elaborated and representatives of different organizations agreed to strengthen the
interaction and collaboration among institutes.
They highlighted the significance of close linkages with organizations and hoped that it would
not only help them to resolve common issues but also enhance the mutual understanding for the
development activities/programs. The representatives of different organizations highlighted the
location, topography, demographic, climate and other characteristics of Potohar region along
with problems impeding the development of the area and discussed future action plans.
They also presented the glimpses of efforts made by their organizations for uplift of the area
through implementation of various projects and their impact thereof.
The participants appreciated the efforts of VC for arranging this important and need of the time
meeting and said that this initiative would improve the well-being of the farming community of
Potohar area and would strengthen economy of the country.The Nation
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