“We have not yet achieved any breakthrough in development of e-governance,” Mr Noorani said while speaking at the certificate- distribution ceremony of graduates of 74th advance course on public sector management at NIPA on Saturday.

He said the adoption of advantage of information technology would bring the public sector at par with the private sector.

He admitted that it would be difficult for the old batch to adapt to the IT, however, the new-comers and existing young officers could play a major role in this regard.

“Paperless and computerised work will ensure full transparency and efficiency in the public sector,” he said.

Mr Noorani asked the officers to be innovative and wherever possible attempts should be made to improve the performance of their respective departments within the rules and framework.

“Even suggestions be made to bring changes in rules and regulations that seem outdated,” he said.

He was critical of those officers who would neither quit nor service the public. “A civil servant should be brave enough to quite or he should serve the masses in a better way,” he said, referring to various instances.

He was hopeful that the course participants would take practical measures in their departments to pass on the advantages of the courses they had at NIPA.

The director general NIPA-Karachi, Kamran Aslam, highlighted the features of the courses and workshops being held by the institute from time to time.