Pakistan termed emerging digital hub in region
Caretaker Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Dr Umar Saif has called Pakistan an emerging digital hub of the region where 30,000 IT companies are working and more than 75,000 IT students are graduating every year.
Speaking at the Pak-Qatar IT Conference in Doha, the minister pointed out that Qatar was home to abundant Pakistani knowledge workers and urged Pakistani IT companies to leverage the resourceful diaspora to establish a foothold in the Qatari market.
The IT conference, a collaborative effort involving Pakistan’s Ministry of IT and Telecom, the embassy of Pakistan in Qatar and Pakistan-Qatar Business Council with support from the Qatar Financial Centre, featured speakers from public and private sectors along with representatives of IT companies.
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Highlighting Pakistan’s wealth of talent and success stories in innovation and entrepreneurship, Saif saw the potential for Pakistani businesses to provide technological solutions and collaborate with Qatar, particularly in fields like artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.
“Forging a common, secure platform that enables professionals from both nations to share knowledge, expertise and technological advancements can propel both countries’ tech ecosystem to new heights,” he remarked.
Talking about Qatar’s forward-looking vision in expanding its knowledge economy, the minister underscored the potential for Pakistani businesses to not only offer tech solutions but also collaborate in global ventures.
He noted that Qatar had taken a big leap in establishing data centres by bringing Microsoft Azure Cloud, adding that Pakistan had a lot of capability in cloud management, data centre operations and cloud applications.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 5th, 2023.
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