In collaboration with the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT), three subcommittees have been formed to examine the development, difficulties, and future directions of Pakistan’s digital economy.
The choice was decided at a preliminary meeting of the Prime Minister’s Advisory Council on IT and Digital Economy at MoITT, which was presided over by Syed Amin-Ul-Haque, the minister of information technology and telecommunications.
To advance the nation’s digital economic activity, the attendees talked about issues pertaining to the IT and telecom industries.
The Advisory Council also examined suggestions made by investors for improving the digital economy by identifying significant growth areas, difficulties, and solutions.
The council was briefed by leaders of the industry, the Managing Director of the Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB), and the CEO of Jazz on the challenges facing the sector and the strategy to expand the local digital economy.
Three subcommittees for IT Exports, Personal Data Protection, and Telecom Sector Growth were established by Minister Amin-Ul-Haque, who gave them a week to complete their reports.
The premier, who is also the Advisory Council’s Chairman, will then be given the suggestions.
“When all the stakeholders/institutions are on board and the issues resolved in a timely manner, there is no reason the industry cannot become the backbone of the country’s economy and lead the country out of the economic crisis,” IT Minister added.
On June 5, PM Shehbaz Sharif established the 18-member Advisory Council for IT and Digital Economy, which is made up of notable figures in the telecom sector.
By resolving the problems and worries of the IT industry, it seeks to strengthen the digital economy.
The Special Advisor to the Prime Minister on Youth Affairs, Shiza Fatima, the Senator Afnan Ullah Khan, the Secretary IT, Mohsin Mushtaq Chandna, the Additional Secretary MOITT, Aisha Humera, the former Secretary IT, Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui, the Chairman P@SHA, Badar Khushnood, and other council members from the IT & Telecom sector all attended the meeting.
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