Prime Minister seeks comprehensive roadmap to boost IT exports
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed for the submission of a comprehensive roadmap to boost IT exports.
He said the government would take steps to fully avail of the billion-dollar potential of the country for IT exports, besides, the young people would be provided with the required facilities of education, skills development, and startups.
The prime minister chaired a review meeting on IT and Telecom sector. The meeting was attended by Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb, Minister for Economic Affairs and Establishment Ahad Khan Cheema, Minister of State for IT Shaza Fatima Khawaja, Governor State Bank of Pakistan Jameel Ahmed, Shahzad Saleem and the relevant senior officials, PM Office Media Wing said in a press release.
During the meeting, the prime minister said that during their previous tenure, positive outcome was witnessed from the initiation of different projects in the IT sector.
He stressed upon resolution of all issues of start ups, freelancers and IT companies relating to banking.
Expressing his satisfaction over the IT export volume of more than $3 billion in the current year, he emphasized upon its further increase.
