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  • President Alvi calls for paying attention towards IT industry in Pakistan

    Dr Arif Alvi File Photo Dr Arif Alvi

    President Dr Arif Alvi has stressed the need to pay attention to the Information Technology industry for betterment of the country.

    He was addressing a certificates and awards distribution ceremony jointly organized by the Presidential Initiative for Artificial Intelligence and Computing and Saylani Welfare International Trust in Karachi.

    The President said Information Technology is the fastest-growing sector in the world and it is the only industry that can help us in getting quick and desired results.

    It may be mentioned that the Presidential Initiative for Artificial Intelligence and Computing was launched by President Dr. Arif Alvi to promote education, research and business opportunities in Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Internet of Things, and Cloud Native Computing.

    Meanwhile Minister for IT and Telecommunication Syed Amin Ul Haque said under the program, 2200 more IT graduates would also complete their training by June this year.

    About 1800 IT graduates have successfully completed their training session under the Techlift Boot camp program, launched by Ministry of IT and Telecommunication in May 2022.

    The Minister said the IT graduates are being offered training by Pakistan Software Export Board, Pakistan Software House Association and twenty one leading tech companies.

    He said the industry-driven boot camp program, funded by the government, is specifically designed to provide latest technology training to the youth, making them competitive in the job market with an impressive 80 percent employability rate.