Prime Minister Gilani seeks Google help in tracking cross-border movement
Friday, June 15th, 2012 11:50:54 by Faisal Farooq
Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has sought Google’s help to address the key issue of cross-border movement across the Durand-line; the line divides Pakistan and Afghanistan.
His statement comes at a time when relations between Pakistan and the United States remain on a sour note.
Google’s Executive Chairman Eric Emerson Schmidt called on Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, discussed host of issues.
The premier emphasized the need for utilizing technology to compile electronic data of cross-border movement between Pakistan and Afghanistan, which would in turn help tracking down terrorists.
Gilani was of the opinion that it was virtually impossible to keep a physical check at some locations, as over 40,000 people crossed the hundreds of kilometers long border on a daily basis.
He sought Google’s help in establishing Universal Service Centres at union council levels throughout the country.
He noted, “The government was doing everything to facilitate Information Communication Technology (ICT) sector for effective delivery of ICT enabled services. It is making efforts for establishment of an information-based society in the country where true potential of such massive ICT infrastructure could be utilized”.
He stated that Pakistan had registered a 120 per cent growth in broadband adoption during past three years, with seven million users.
He maintained that they deeply acknowledged and recognized the efforts being carried out by Google for undertaking various community-based projects in the country.
Gilani informed the delegation that the PPP-led government had rolled out several projects for promotion of higher education in ICT by establishing several ICT campuses and IT blocs.
“We have spent billions of rupees to provide broadband Internet connections in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and in rural areas to extend state of the art facilities to the people”, he added.
Emerson Schmidt speaking at the occasion said that building up and maintaining of databases through use of information technology was crucial to deal with security issues as well as law and order situation.
In his view, the demographic composition of the Pakistani population was a great national asset and its youngsters were talented and eager enough to get acquainted with information technology.
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on Jun 15 2012. Filed under Latest News, National, Pakistan.
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In his own dumbness the PM has forgotten that there are companies inside Pakistan that can achieve this task of service centers (bar cross border survillance ). He has also forgotten that Google is liable to give all and any data at just a single request from CIA. Why do we get ALL the legends as our leaders is beyond me. They should sell the country to the US once for all and be rich and wear expensive suits while the poor public rots.
Google help? These companies will not enter the Country to help, they will enter to OCCUPY. how can we forget “East India company” who entered in India to do trading and with in 20years occupied the whole Hindustan.
Seeking help from Google is just plain Stupid