Pak-China digital corridor to boost IT cooperation

Training centres will be set up for developing software in different IT fields

BEIJING:

Pakistan and China have agreed to launch three new corridors, including the China-Pakistan Digital Corridor that will help enhance cooperation in different fields of information technology, said Pakistan’s Ambassador to China Moinul Haque.

In an interview with China Economic Net (CEN), Haque stressed that Pakistan has a rich repertoire of talent and human resources in different fields of science and technology and IT-based science and technology has become very important for the country.

“We will be an important source of help for China in terms of software development. So, we are working together to set up training centres in Pakistan for developing software in different fields of IT,” he stated.

The ambassador pointed out that the two countries recently agreed to launch three new corridors – the China-Pakistan Green Corridor, which will focus on the agricultural environment, food security and green development; the China-Pakistan Health Corridor, which will help Pakistan achieve efficiency in the medical field; and the China-Pakistan Digital Corridor, which will boost Pakistan’s IT industry.

Former FIA additional director general and Digital Pakistan founder Ammar Jaffri said that emerging technologies have now become a lifeline for the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals’ (SDGs) targets.

“We are aiming to organise an international conference on artificial intelligence on March 23, 2023, in which local and foreign enterprises will participate, and we will make strategic decisions to engage the government of Pakistan and international organisations in mega projects,” he mentioned.

He emphasised the need for focusing on artificial intelligence in the areas of cyber security, SDGs and emerging technologies where Pakistan has to work with China as Islamabad has the advantage of a huge young population in the region.

THE ARTICLE ORIGINALLY APPEARED ON THE CHINA ECONOMIC NET

 

Published in The Express Tribune, October 22^nd, 2022.

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