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Barcelona, March 04, 2015 (PPI-OT): Mobile World Congress (MWC) is the biggest telecom event of the year and is happening in Barcelona, Spain from March 2nd to 5th this year. Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB), an apex body of Ministry of Information Technology, has setup a Pakistan Pavilion with leading mobile applications companies of Pakistan at the exhibition.
“For the first time in the history of MWC, a Pakistan Pavilion has been facilitated and setup by the Pakistan Government. IT companies are showcasing their expertise in mobile applications development through demos of their different mobile apps such as retail mobile apps, health care mobile apps, games, mobile cash and self-care applications.
Speaking on the occasion, Minister of State for Information Technology, Mrs. Anusha Rahman Khan, said that “MWC is the biggest telecom event of the year for telcos and mobile apps companies. This is the first time Pakistan set up a pavilion displaying expertise in Pakistan in the IT sector and we will inshallah setup an even bigger pavilion in 2016 with more participation of the IT companies of Pakistan.
Talking about the ministry’s vision, Mrs. Khan said, “Our vision is to put in place an accelerated digitization ecosystem to enable socio-economic development, to expand knowledge-based economy and to spur the economic growth. I invite IT investors and customers to consider Pakistan’s IT industry for investment and outsourcing at substantial cost savings for the same IT service quality and standards as in other countries and to capitalize on the economic growth in the local economy. The Pakistani Pavilion attracted a good number of foreign visitors and it is hoped that the exhibition, which will run till March 5th, will create significant awareness about Pakistan’s IT and mobile apps industry.
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