Education dept to go digital
The Sindh government has initiated work on a mobile application aimed at digitally monitoring teachers' and staff attendance, linking attendance records directly with the Accountant's Office, and digitising student enrollment records. Sindh Education Minister Sardar Ali Shah stated, "We are embarking on a digital journey of performance, transparency, and monitoring to ensure that resources are utilised based on facts."
A meeting regarding the digital attendance system was held in Karachi on Wednesday, chaired by the education minister.
During the meeting, the Monitoring & Evaluation Wing demonstrated the mechanism for digitising attendance. It was explained that teachers' attendance will be recorded through the IRIS Recognition System, a biometric authentication technology that identifies individuals based on the unique patterns of their irises.
This system will be integrated into the mobile application to ensure the accuracy and security of attendance tracking. Officials highlighted that iris patterns are unique to each person and remain unchanged throughout life, making iris scanning a fast, accurate, and secure method of identity verification.
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