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Government ICT-based cross sectoral collaboration strategy for financial support of low-income families during the COVID-19 pandemic

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ICEGOV '20: Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance

Pages 560 - 563

https://doi.org/10.1145/3428502.3428586

Published: 29 October 2020 Publication History

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In the time of the COVID-19 crisis, information and communication technologies (ICTs) have gained more attention, and they are now an important instrument of governmental policies and decision-making processes. The objective of this paper is to explore the application of the Pakistani government's ICT-based cross-sectoral collaboration strategy during the COVID-19 pandemic. The narrative literature review and case study approaches are employed for this study. After the COVID-19 breakout, the government of Pakistan immediately took initiative and launched a financial support program for low income people known as the "Ehsaas emergency cash" program. This study examines the government's cross-sectoral collaboration strategy, which was undertaken to help and support low-income through mobile payments and also promote public-private collaboration. The government policy also helps to maintain social distance and ensures transparency in the distribution of funds under the Ehsaas emergency cash program.

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Government ICT-based cross sectoral collaboration strategy for financial support of low-income families during the COVID-19 pandemic
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ICEGOV '20: Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance

September 2020

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DOI:10.1145/3428502

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https://doi.org/10.52280/pujm.2022.540903
Abbas AWang LMannan A(2022)Government’s COVID-19 Immunization Drive Through National Immunization Management System (NIMS) in PakistanTechnology-Enabled Innovations in Education10.1007/978-981-19-3383-7_41(507-513)Online publication date: 1-Oct-2022
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-3383-7_41
Abbas AHosseini SEscamilla JPego L(2021)Analyzing the emotions of students’ parents at higher education level throughout the COVID-19 pandemic: An empirical study based on demographic viewpoints2021 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)10.1109/EDUCON46332.2021.9454041(857-860)Online publication date: 21-Apr-2021
https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON46332.2021.9454041

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