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Usefulness of Automated Domicile Issuance System by PITB

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Domicile Management System, developed by PITB, has smoothed the whole domicile issuance process by solving many problems such as workload during admissions and jobs, corruption, long queue of citizens for domicile processing, out of turn issuance of domicile, and difficulty in record keeping. Transparent and Quick Delivery of Computerized Domiciles! Under the automated Domicile Management System, more than 2,089,878 computerized domiciles have been issued till date while maintaining a flexible data open to any future changes in citizens' profiles. This system has been designed to facilitate the public and ensure timely provision of domicile. The vision is to use information technology to enable and support an efficient, flexible, responsive and in novative public service delivery with enhanced internal efficiency and improved decision support system. District administrations are provided access to the software for digital data documentation enabling the timely deli

e-Stamping for Transparent Asset Transactions in Pakistan

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PITB is currently working on e-Stamping project in collaboration with Board of Revenue and Public Banks to issue stamp papers in a short span of time using online registration and payment processes. Stamp papers are the medium to legally document property and commercial transactions. They are also a source for Board of Revenue to collect taxes in the form of stamp duties which is 3% of the transaction value. e-Stamping would be a transparent system of stamp issuance and duty collection while making the whole process convenient for citizens. How e-Stamping Works? The proposed system will be online and any person desiring to purchase a high value non-judicial stamp can access the system by a simple internet connection. The names of the buyer, seller and the person through whom   ...

More than 100 Keyboard Shortcuts

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Keyboard Shortcuts (Microsoft Windows) 1. CTRL+C (Copy) 2. CTRL+X (Cut) ... 3. CTRL+V (Paste) 4. CTRL+Z (Undo) 5. DELETE (Delete) 6. SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin) 7. CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item) 8. CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item) 9. F2 key (Rename the selected item) 10. CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word) 11. CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word) 12. CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph) 13. CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph) 14. CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text) SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document) 15. CTRL+A (Select all) 16. F3 key (Search fo

Intel’s 14nm Broadwell chip reverse engineered, reveals impressive FinFETs, 13-layer design

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Intel stated that it would bring 14nm in with substantial scaling in transistor fin pitch, transistor gate pitch, and interconnect pitch, with a further significant reduction in SRAM scaling. Now,  independent analysis and reverse engineering from Chipworks  has confirmed that Intel did indeed deliver on its technological promises. Gate pitch has been measured at ~70nm, fin pitch at ~42nm, and a more complex 13-layer metal design. Intel had previously stuck with nine-layer designs before stepping up to 11 for its Bay Trail SoC.When Intel  announced the details  on its 14nm process last year, it raised eyebrows in some circles by claiming some extremely aggressive scaling figures. Put simply, Intel stated that it would deliver a better 14nm process with superior characteristics, die size, and overall efficiency than any competitive product TSMC, its largest foundry competitor, would release on 20nm. This predictably kicked off a PR blizzard between the two companies. The FinFET t

Pakistan wins seat on ITU administrative council

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ISLAMABAD:  Pakistan has been elected to the administrative council of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). According to an official release, Pakistan won the seat at the administrative council of ITU during the elections held during the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference currently in progress in Busan, South Korea. Pakistan secured 101 votes out of a total of 168 votes to secure a position in the administrative, management and policy making body of the telecommunication body. The Council is the premier board for global telecom’s policy making body of the UN with a mandate to consider broad global policy issues in the field of ICTs and telecommunications, and thereby ensure that the Union’s policies, activities and strategy fully respond to today’s dynamic and fast-changing environment. The members of the Council are elected for a term of four years by the members of ITU at the Plenipotentiary Conference. The victory is attributed to the collective efforts of go

Hajj Management Information System by PITB

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Hajj Management Information System, developed by  Punjab Information Technology Board  ( PITB) , is an automation of Hajj process starting from registration and flight booking to accommodation and returning back to Pakistan. Apart from making the journey convenient for Hujjaj, the automated system generates insightful reports for Ministry of Religious Affairs. The graphs below show the number of Hujjaj from various areas. Annually around 1.5 million Pakistani pilgrims travel to KSA to perform the religious obligation. Majority of the Hajis are travelling for the very first time outside Pakistan and have a very low formal educational background. Accommodating such a large number of people has caused discrepancies for the government in the past. PITB has automated the whole rooms allotment process for convenience of the pilgrims and the government.  Graph below summaries the buildings capacities and their distances from Haram to manage the pilgrims appropriately.

What is tsū? The New Social Network Where You Can Make Money

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Have you ever been writing out a Status Update on Facebook and thought, “There is so much wit in this post, I should get paid for my thoughts!”? Or, “If only I could make some money off these awesome photos I am sharing with my audience.” Of course you have, because you’re a clever person but you still need to pay the bills. There have been attempts by the major social networks of the world to pay users for their originally-generated content, but most have fallen short or somehow intruded on users’ privacy policies and terms and conditions. But that hasn’t stopped people from trying to create new methods of earning. Enter the newest social network that wants to pay you for your original content:  tsu.co . While tsū (pronounced ‘Sue’) is still in its infancy, the new social media site hopes to reward users and content generators for their original content in ways no other platform has prior. Here’s a few “about” blurbs from tsū’s website: With tsū, users can monetize all soci