ISLAMABAD: The global tech giant Google on Thursday launched an initiative to produce half a million Chromebooks in Pakistan, marking the occasion by presenting the first device to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at a ceremony held here.
Regional Director of Google for Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka Farhan S. Qureshi presented the Chromebook to the prime minister.
He believed that the young generation of the country was much capable in the field of Information Technology that could play key role in economic development of Pakistan.
He said the federal and the provincial governments should utilize all possible resources to ensure their education and empowerment.
The prime minister informed that the government had set a target of IT export worth of USD25 billion in next five years that was quite achievable.
He asked the IT experts and entrepreneurs to present a plan to help government achieving the target besides promoting Small and Medium Enterprises and freelancers.
PM Shehbaz Sharif also resolved to make the country’s governance system totally paperless and digitized to get rid of massive corruption in the best interest of people of Pakistan.
Minister of State for Information Technology and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja said Google was playing important role in digitization of Pakistan under the vision of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
Farhan Qureshi said focusing on technology would help increase economic activities in the country. He highlighted that there were huge opportunities for freelancers in Pakistan to move forward in various fields of technology.
