Strategic Planning
Setting the province's digital strategy, writing IT policy and aligning sector plans with the Chief Minister's priorities.
Establishment
The Information Technology & Innovation Department was established by the Government of Punjab in October 2025 under the Punjab Government Rules of Business. The Department was created to consolidate digital governance, IT infrastructure, innovation policy, and frontier technology adoption under a single line department, replacing previously fragmented arrangements across the IT Board and other entities.
Vision
To position Punjab as a digitally advanced and innovation-driven province where technology is integrated into governance, economic development, and public service delivery, through strategic collaboration with public institutions, industry, and global partners.To build a frontier technology ready landscape that supports sustainable growth and improved quality of life through inclusive digital transformation.
Mission
To advance Punjab's digital transformation by strengthening infrastructure and implementing integrated digital architecture. To prioritise capacity building, the adoption of frontier technologies, and the expansion of digital services.
Mandate
Ten functional pillars defining the Department's remit.
The Department's mandate, as notified under the Rules of Business, spans strategic direction, infrastructure, regulation, and execution.
Digital Infrastructure
Expanding connectivity, data centre capacity and cloud services, and building the physical and digital foundations of e-governance.
Policy Oversight
Drafting, reviewing and overseeing IT and innovation laws, regulations and standards across the province.
Capacity Building
Building skills across government, industry and the public, from the civil service to talent pipelines for frontier technologies.
Innovation
Setting up frameworks and tools, such as innovation funds and incubators, to commercialise research and help startups get going.
Frontier Technologies
Identifying and adopting satellite, blockchain, IoT and other frontier technologies in the public sector.
Stakeholder Coordination
Working with federal counterparts, regulators, industry, academia and international partners so efforts line up.
Governance Systems
Digital platforms, shared services and common standards that let government departments work together, including digital identity.
Service Delivery
Citizen-centred digital services that are easier to use, more transparent and of a higher standard.
Institutional Strengthening
Modernising the Department's attached departments and autonomous bodies through reform and capacity building.