IT ministry looks to promote exports

States its achievements in the last four years

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information Technology and its departments are looking to provide an enabling environment for the industry and help boost exports of the country.

According to official data, it was revealed that Pakistan’s IT exports have almost doubled in the last four years.

The department working under the IT and telecom ministry, the Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB), has selected 30 professionals and 28 companies and given certifications in Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) platform.



Moreover, 134 companies got certifications in ISO 9001, ISO 20001 and ISO 27001, helping them generate IT exports for developed countries.

Managing director of PSEB told the directors in their previous meeting that the body has achieved significant milestones in IT promotion over the last four years.

The PSEB participated in 11 international trade fairs along with 65 IT companies. He told the board that Pakistani companies were able to generate more than 2,000 leads with the help of those events.

He said trade fairs and exhibitions have promoted Pakistan as a viable destination for outsourcing, and exports increased due to efforts of participation in international expos. The ministry official told APP that PSEB in partnership with the National ICT R&D Fund (IGNITE) has placed 1,700-plus IT graduates as interns in various IT companies and banks and more than 60 percent of interns had a job offer from their respective companies.



Later in another meeting, Minister of IT Anusha Rehman approved the “DigiSkills” programme to provide training to 1 million youth to streamline excellence in technology, innovation, and professionalism, focusing on building a workforce for the future driven by 4th Industrial revolution.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 7^th, 2017.

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