GIL successfully concluded a two days Design Thinking Workshop held between 29th-30th September 2020

GIL successfully concluded a two days Design Thinking Workshop held between 29th-30th September 2020. The workshop was attended by technical teams of 6 Line Departments, Government of Balochistan, each one forming a team with GIL developers and applying design thinking process on problems related to the theme of the workshop “How to improve service delivery and governance”. The workshop was concluded with interactive prototypes prepared by each team and evaluated by GIL Social Sector Specialist, Dr. Sanaullah Panezai. Dr. Sanaullah Panezai shared closing remarks to the audience with the aim to help the Government of Balochistan in improving Service Delivery …

GIL held an executive Technical Committee Meeting attended by senior officials from Government of Balochistan, UNDP and University of Balochistan

GIL held an executive Technical Committee Meeting attended by senior officials from Government of Balochistan, UNDP and University of Balochistan on 24th September 2020 at Syndicate Hall, University of Balochistan (UOB). The meeting was chaired by Vice-Chancellor UOB, Dr Shafiq Ur Rehman. Team Lead GIL, Dr Waheed Noor along with GIL Experts Dr Sanaullah Panezai and Prof. Jahanvash Karim presented the keynote. Representatives from Quetta Water and Supply Authority (QWASA) Mr Imran Hameed Durrani, Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) Mr Agha Imran Shah, Colleges Higher & Technical Education Department (CH&TE) Mr Syed Mehrab Shah and Mr Aamir Naeem, Balochistan Environment …

Secretary Colleges Higher & Technical Education Department, Mr. Hashim Ghilzai paid visit to Government Innovation Lab

Secretary Colleges Higher & Technical Education Department, Mr. Hashim Ghilzai paid visit to Government Innovation Lab and reviewed the current interventions for Government of Balochistan on Friday, 18th September 2020. He applauded the services provided from time to time and showed interest in acquiring services from GIL. Team Lead Dr. Waheed presented the documentary with complete briefing and introduction to successful projects. Social Sector Specialist, Dr. Sanaullah Panezai presented the concept notes and project proposals to Mr.Hashim Ghilzai. GIL development team including Jawad Ahmed, Saud Khan, Sajjad Ahmad, Sadia Lakho, Azam Jan and Hafsa Durrani presented a briefing about the …

UNDP Balochistan signed Letter of Agreement

UNDP Balochistan signed a Letter of Agreement (LoA) on 17 September 2020 with the University of Balochistan for content development, awareness research, and strategy development around different sectors for achieving SDGs to support and help GoB and Balochistan for the 2030 agenda at a global level. Mr. Zulfiqar Durrani, Provincial Chief UNDP Balochistan, Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Shafiq Ur Rehman, Registrar Wali Rehman, Director QAAD UOB Prof. Dr. Zahoor Bazai, Prof Jahanvash Kareem, Dr. Sanaullah Panezai, Director ORIC Dr. Waheed Noor, Dr. Muzamil Bukhari Manager ORIC and Muhammad Mari Communication Specialist UNDP were present at the ceremony. VC UoB and UNDP …

Government Innovation Lab invites application for its 2nd Batch of Fellowship Program 2020!

Government Innovation Lab invites application for its 2nd Batch of Fellowship Program 2020! Government Innovation Lab has established a fixed duration youth apprenticeship/fellowship program which provide resources, space and time to students/youth to join hands with peers to ‘do’ innovation. Once selected, the incumbent will get a chance to run tests or pilot projects, conduct randomized experiments, conduct data analysis, implement design thinking methodology, develop mobile apps or software etc. Get a chance to work with a dedicated team of developers in improving service delivery and governance for Government of Balochistan! Apply Now: http://oriac.uob.edu.pk/oric/index.php DEADLINE: Saturday 13th June 2020