The Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) is the entity within Government charged with the task of accelerating growth in the Information Technology (IT) and Information Technology enabled services (ITeS) industry.
PSEB is a guarantee limited company totally owned and funded by the Government of Pakistan. It is under the administrative control of the Federal Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications, and has a non Executive Board of Directors that is chaired by the Federal Minister of IT and Telecommunications.
Through its many support programs, PSEB aims to help Pakistani IT companies and IT professionals in obtaining a greater share of the global IT and ITeS marketplace.
Major Functions of PSEB Since 1995, PSEB has been facilitating the overall development of the IT industry in general, and the export of software as well as IT enabled services in particular. Major functions are as follows;
- Formulate and implement policy frameworks and incentive packages for the IT industry.
- Act as an interface between the Government and the IT industry.
- Interact with the relevant regulatory bodies to develop the enabling infrastructure.
- Conceptualize and execute projects for the development of the Industry.
- Enhance the quality of IT education.
- Resolve problems/concerns of the IT industry with relevant government quarters.
- Address queries by overseas companies or direct them to the appropriate channels.
- Maintain the competitiveness of the local IT industry in the international market by creating a viable domestic environment.
- Bring IT companies under one platform.
- Market Pakistan as a viable IT Destination
- Monitor developments within the global IT sector and formulate / implement polices to adjust for the changed environment.
- Accelerate the growth of the domestic IT Sector.
PSEB Data Node Operations
Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) has established eleven (11) Software Technology Parks to facilitate the development of the local IT industry by extending all possible help to prospective foreign and domestic investors. PSEB also established Data Network Nodes at STP Islamabad in 1999 and STP Lahore in the year 2001 to act as One Stop Shop to provide IT-enabled office space to help IT&ITeS companies to start the operations in shortest possible time.
These Data Network Nodes have proved really helpful in the growth of IT industry. IT&ITeS companies with offices in the STP(s) are very appreciative of PSEB for establishing these data nodes as they provide them high-speed connectivity according to their requirements within 24 hours. These data nodes played a great role in populating STP(s) within shortest time span and indirectly generating a huge number of job opportunities as well.
Dedicated high-speed data connectivity acts as catalyst for rapid development of software and IT enabled service companies. The Data Node Network is capable to offer the following services:
- All STP(s) are connected to PTCL infrastructure through Optic Fiber.
- International Bandwidth from 64kbps to 155Mbps on optical fiber backbone through state-of-the-art infrastructure under a Bandwidth Reselling Agreement with PTCL.
- Provision of IP connectivity, including Site Survey, Feasibility Report and issuance of D/Note to the IT&ITeS companies, within 24 hours.
- Infrastructure for the termination of PRI(s)/E1(s) through optical fiber.
- Data Desk service for data upload/download for small IT&ITeS companies.
- Graphical Traffic monitoring system available for the subscribers to monitor the bandwidth utilization.
- Round the clock technical support through an automated e-ServiceDesk to provide an efficient and customer oriented service.
- Last mile through optic fiber and redundancy over DRS links or other alternate media.
