KARACHI: Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication, Syed Amin ul Haq has said that skilled manpower is vital for Pakistan’s socio-economic development.
He said this while addressing a meeting at Sir Syed University. the meeting has also discussed the issues of common interest in developing the IT sector with collaborated efforts.
Speaking on this occasion, Syed Amin ul Haq said, “Our youth has tremendous potential and what they need is a proper guideline for a journey towards success. He pointed out that in Pakistan 3.1% of GDP is reserved for education, yet we are endeavoring to take it to 10% at least.”
The minister said that the rapid adoption of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is immensely important for the socio-economic development of any country and our focus is to enhance the growth of Pakistan’s economy.
“The efforts are paying off as the IT industry is growing in terms of the number of companies, revenue, exports, and workforce every year,” he added.
Chancellor SSSUET, Jawaid Anwar said that the time of excuses has gone, and now the nation needs to deliver. To boost the economy of Pakistan, Pakistan should cut down the import and increase the volume of exports, he said.
Limited employment opportunities led to forced entrepreneurship that offers manufacturing of different components to be assembled later to prepare a product for commercial use, Anwar added.
He said, “Information technology is a key lever of economic development and innovation is the prime determinant of the rise and fall of societies”.
Vice-Chancellor SSUET, Prof. Dr. Vali Uddin said, “The vision of Sir Syed University is to meet the demands of challenging times as envisioned by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan by transforming Pakistan into a knowledge-based society through some impact projects and innovation in education, research, and creativity”.
“The university’s focus is on innovation, research, and commercialization with a deep sense of social and moral responsibility imbued with the Aligarh Spirit,” he added.
Syed Junaid Imam, CEO of Ignite, said that Digital Pakistan is based on two pillars skill development, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Collaboration with universities for developing soft skills increases the credibility of children globally and locally.
Syed Hassan gave an informative presentation on IT development focusing on National Idea Bank, which is an entry point for big and small ideas to be investigated by universities.
Memorandum of Understanding was also signed between Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology and Ministry of Information Technology and Communication Pakistan.
Registrar Syed Sarfraz Ali and Syed Junaid Imam signed the MoU on behalf of Sir Syed University and Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication Pakistan respectively.
