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Information Technology
(IT) has become an inherent and indispensable component
of teaching, research, and campus life. Realizing the
importance of Information & Technology, Directorate
of IT has been established under the direct supervision
of the Vice Chancellor. The head of Directorate of IT
is Director IT (currently Deputy Director IT) who is
responsible and Incharge of all the IT matters of five
campuses including three campuses at Bahawalpur and
two campuses at Rahim Yar khan and Bahawalnagar.
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1. Directorate of IT is formulating strategic planning
and management of IT across the University, including
all infrastructure, user support services and core enterprise
applications.
2. It provides technology solutions for better education
management, thereby leveraging IT for efficient management
of academic problems.
3. Provides a spectrum of campus-wide services, including
academic technology support, administrative computing
services, networking, information security, data centre
operations, systems management, applications services,
including user support, training and outreach.
4. Ensure that arrangements are in place for the provision
of essential, accurate and up to date information about
the departments.
5. Reviews and advises on purchases of all hardware,
software, and automation-related services.
6. Reports on the status and progress of automation
projects and operations, and makes recommendations for
modifications of automation systems as needed.
7. Provision of computers, laptops, printers, multimedia
and other IT related latest equipment to management,
faculty and scholars.
8. Develops and manages IT budgets. Manages IT staff,
determines capital improvements.
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i. Campus
Management solution (CMS)
The HEC has initiated a project named as Campus Management
Solution to make universities world class center of
education, research and development. This Project automates
majority of task that are required for proper functioning
of the university. Deputy Director IT and his CMS team
is working with Techlogix team to execute the project
under the kind supervision of Worthy Vice Chancellor.
ii.Networking
a. Provision and installation of networking to more
faculties and departments.
b. High speed internet provided to main campus and Rahim
Yar khan and Bahawalnager campuses.
c. Bandwidth increased up to 14 Mbps from 2Mbps for
more than 2000 nodes.
d. Wireless Networking is being done in different offices.
e. Managing the delivery of information technology services
including web, email, network storage,
software and hardware updates and backup and recovery
services.
iii. Computer Labs
Directorate of IT has 25 computer labs equipped with
latest pc's multimedia and internet facility. All Labs
are fully furnished and air-conditioned. Basic aim of
these Labs is to carry out Research across a broad range
of subjects and facilitate the students with Modern
IT related equipment.
iv. Out Sourcing Project
IUB has established helpdesk through Global Business
System that is responsible to provide solutions of IT
related maintenance, repair and part replacement of
the University computer setup. It is also responsible
for network and internet troubleshooting.
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