LAHORE: While taking a giant leap towards facilitating members of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI), a number of LCCI services have been introduced online. After this important breakthrough, the LCCI members could apply for the LCCI visa recommendation letter, invitation letter, new membership and certificate of origin while sitting at their offices and homes besides submitting their documents. The LCCI members would have to enter their CNIC Number and e-mail address, they have given to the LCCI while getting membership, to get access to the LCCI online services.
The LCCI President Sheikh Muhammad Arshad, along with the LCCI Senior Vice President Almas Hyder, Vice President Nasir Saeed and Executive Committee Members, inaugurated the LCCI online services here at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
The LCCI President Sheikh Muhammad Arshad, Senior Vice President Almas Hyder and Vice President Nasir Saeed said that this initiative has been taken to bring the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry at par with the Chambers of Commerce in the developed world. They said that the LCCI online services will save precious time of the LCCI members.
To expedite the processes, an upgraded system known has been put in place. This system will help strengthen data feeding and communication with the LCCI members. They said that the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry will continue to facilitate its members in the larger interest of the trade, industry and economy.
The LCCI office-bearers urged the LCCI members to get full advantage of the LCCI online services. They said that in today’s world, IT knowledge is of prime importance as not only it unlocks the doors of progress and prosperity but also provides a chance to get access to global opportunities.
They said in the knowledge race in the 21st century and rapid globalization, the quality of information technology-based education has to be enhanced to bring it at par with international standards for bringing the country out of economic mire.
“And to achieve the goal, the government would have to spend more on education as the existing budget is too meager to produce desired and required results”, The LCCI office-bearers concluded.
