ISLAMABAD, Jun 2 (APP):Federal Minister for Information Technology (IT) and Telecommunication Syed Amin ul Haque on Friday said the initiatives implemented to promote the IT sector, freelancers, and start-ups had made Pakistan a digital hub.<\/p>\n
He said this in an address as keynote speaker in a Panel Discussion at Digital Summit, GITEX-23 Morocco in Marrakech the Historic City of Morocco, said a press release.<\/p>\n
Syed Amin ul Haque said, “To achieve the target of Digital Pakistan his ministry is working round the clock, and it will drive entrepreneurial innovation, productivity, and economic growth.”<\/p>\n
The minister said, “The Ministry of IT is working on different projects keeping 2050 in vision.”<\/p>\n
“The purpose of the conference is to inform about initiatives and various policies including Cyber Security, Freelancers Policy, and Personal Data Protection Bill.” <\/p>\n
“Pakistan is emerging as an important center of IT where wide opportunities and incentives are available for international investors,” he added. <\/p>\n
Highlighted the significance of start-ups in Pakistan, the minister said; \u201cIt is very well said that the entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity. Since start-ups are centers of novel innovations, they generate jobs, which implies more career opportunities.”<\/p>\n
“More employment leads to a stronger economy, and a healthier economy has a direct bearing on the growth of cities where the start-ups locate.”<\/p>\n
\u201cPakistan is filled with talented professionals in different fields and start-ups provide them with the right platform to showcase their talent and this ultimately attracts multinational companies to invest in Pakistan.”<\/p>\n
“National Incubation Center (NIC) across Pakistan are working to boost start-ups and facilitate youth to have their own businesses,” he added.<\/p>\n
He hailed the efforts GITEX-Africa organizers to host the mega event and manage to gather all Tech-Leader from across the globe. <\/p>\n
The Digital Summit was attended by a number of prominent members from International leaders, entrepreneurs, industrialists, founders of different startups, and other notables from different walks of life.<\/p>\n
Earlier, during the sidelines meeting Daniel Schaer Ambassador at Large Africa Estonia, Janade Du Plessis Managing Partner – Launch Africa Ventures South Africa and other delegations called on Syed Amin ul Haque and discussed about bilateral issues relevant to the IT sector.<\/p>\n
From the Pakistan side, the meetings were attended by Member IT Syed Junaid Imam and Chairman PASHA Zohaib Khan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD, Jun 2 (APP):Federal Minister for Information Technology (IT) and Telecommunication Syed Amin ul Haque on Friday said the initiatives implemented to promote the IT sector, freelancers, and start-ups had made Pakistan a digital hub. He said this in an address as keynote speaker in […]<\/p>\n
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