Amazon partnership to help KPK govt experiment with cloud technology.
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa IT Board just signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Amazon Web Services Inc. today (AWS). The partnership aims to assist the KPK government in advancing the province’s digital development journey.
With this Amazon Web Services Memorandum of Understanding, the KP government will be able to better understand how cloud technology works and then apply it in various areas to improve efficiency, reliability, and security at a lower cost.
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa IT Board will now take this program to various government agencies to identify processes that can be aided by the use of cloud computing. Once identified, the agencies will be given the proper training on how to use cloud technology to their advantage.
These government agencies will have access to world-class infrastructure and security capabilities thanks to AWS. This will also provide them with access to world-class services such as analytics, computing, database, Internet of Things (IoT), machine learning, mobile and storage services, and other cloud technologies.
The KP government is already making rapid progress toward a more citizen-friendly environment. They will now be able to provide a large number of new tech-related citizens services in a very short span of time.
Once trying to discuss the agreement, Atif Khan, KPK Minister for Science and Technology and Information Technology, stated that “cloud services will enable the KPITB and other Government departments to strengthen their existing IT infrastructure, as well as provide a sustainable long-term solution for keeping data on a secure and reliable platform.”
“We are excited to collaborate with KPITB, our first official engagement with a government agency in Pakistan, to drive transformative innovation for the country,” said Mr. Eric Conrad, ASEAN’s Worldwide Public Sector Regional Managing Director.
