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e-Reforms

The Higher Education Commission is dedicated towards meeting the development challenges and opportunities that the recent rapid evolution in information and communication technologies (ICT) has brought about, so that these can be effectively leveraged to address fundamental development challenges of poverty reduction and sustainable economic development.

The HEC has aimed to ensure that a comprehensive Information and Communications Technology strategy is implemented in our goal to develop a knowledge-society in Pakistan. A host of programs have been introduced to establish a world-class ICT infrastructure provide high-speed internet connectivity to universities across the country. These initiatives lay the platform for the delivery of a range of ICT-based educational services, including a world-class Digital Library and Video Conferencing Facilities amongst many others.

The leveraging of ICT to in order to support higher education reform and the development of a research culture in Pakistani universities is essential. By helping to bridge the digital divide between institutions in Pakistan and the developed world, and providing our research community with the tools and skills to maximize the potential of ICT as a mechanism for economic development, the HEC aims to assist our nation in achieving sustainable economic growth and future prosperity for all our citizens.

PERN

	The revolutionary Pakistan Education and Research Network (PERN) Program is a nationwide educational intranet connecting premier education and research institutes and providing high-speed internet bandwidth

Digital Library

A program to provide researchers within public and private universities in Pakistan and non-profit research and development organizations with access to international scholarly literature based on electronic (online) delivery, providing access to high quality, peer-reviewed journals, databases and articles across...

PRR

	The Pakistan Research Repository is a project of the Higher Education Commission to promote the international visibility of research originating out of institutes of higher education in Pakistan. The aim of this service is to maintain a digital archive of the intellectual output...

e-Learning

	The Higher Education Commission, Pakistan has initiated a project titled “Online Lecturing and Net-Meeting using IP-based Video Conferencing System” for provisioning of Video Conferencing facility at all public sector universities and establishment of world class video conferencing lecture room ...

ERP

The Higher Education Commission, Pakistan (HEC) intends to obtain an off-the-shelf ERP solution to be customized and implemented, for its Financial, Payroll, Human Resource Management, Procurement & Assets Management, and Project Management systems.

CMS

The Higher Education Commission, Pakistan (HEC) intends to obtain an off-the-shelf Campus Management Solution (CMS) to be customized and implemented for the Public Sector Universities and Institutes.

IT Infrastructure Upgrade

Higher Education Commission (HEC) has built the IT Infrastructure, which provides the IT facilities viz. Video Conferencing, Interactive Lecturing, Internet, Email, Files Sharing, etc. to the employees of HEC and to the users of universities/institutes...

Broadband Facility

The Higher Education Commission has taken a number of initiatives for broadening the reach of Information Technology to meet the IT challenges of the country, especially for the education sector...