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Planning Minister stresses holistic development of country’s IT sector

Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has directed IT experts from academia, Industry, and Higher Education Commission to jointly work for a holistic development of country’s IT sector.

He made these remarks while addressing a roundtable ‘Building Human Capital for Digital Revolution’ organized by the Ministry of Planning Development & Special Initiatives in collaboration with the HEC, Industry, and academic diaspora in Islamabad on Tuesday.

The Minister also directed for constituting a joint academia-industry working group to define a future of action, assign responsibilities, and set timeframes for various tasks and projects of IT sector all-inclusive development.

He also emphasized that the Pakistani youth need to be motivated to identify the problems of respective field and put in run of the mill to solve by fully exploiting the IT potential. He underpinned the universities need to not only impart education but also inculcate skills to enable the youth to learn latest techniques, be well-groomed, and have best entrepreneurial and communication skills, which would enable them readily employable.

Highlighting the importance of making progress on the IT frontiers for the country’s prosperity, he said that there is a need for uninterrupted execution of plans and policies. He stated that no country can make progress unless it witnesses political stability and continuity of policies.

Speaking on the occasion, acting Chairperson and Executive Director HEC Dr. Shaista Sohail stressed the need for keeping a watchful eye on the ever-changing market dynamics and improving the entire ecosystem around IT CS sector.

Source: Radio Pakistan

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