Pakistan supports IT sector to promote economic, scientific development: president – Xinhua

ISLAMABAD, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) — Pakistan’s President Arif Alvi said on Sunday that the government has been taking measures to support the country’s information technology (IT) sector to promote economic and scientific development.

“The incumbent government is extending all kinds of support to the IT sector of the country and various laws have been made to facilitate the growth of the sector,” Alvi said while addressing a ceremony related to the Presidential Initiative for Artificial Intelligence and Computing in the southern port city of Karachi.

Noting that countries which focus on artificial intelligence and computing are developing rapidly, the president said that the Pakistani youth should focus on the information technology education to make use of the opportunities in the sector across the world.

He said that to help the young people, the Pakistani government has initiated several programs, such as the digital skill program which is free and imparting IT education through online classes.

After completing the education, the students would not only have job choices but also entrepreneurship opportunities, said the president, adding that the government would provide them with financial support for starting entrepreneurship. ?

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