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.
Addressing ‘Agay Barho, a-Google for Pakistan’ event in Islamabad this evening, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif urged IT experts to come up with their strategies and plans to achieve a target of 25 billion dollars IT exports in next five years and lauded the services of Google for Pakistan and globally.
The Prime Minister also called upon the IT companies and experts to formulate a strategy to offer modern skills to the youth, which can give them productive jobs in Pakistan as well as in the Gulf States and other parts of the world.
Addressing the event, Minister of State for IT and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja highlighted Google’s pivotal role in advancing digitization in Pakistan.
She emphasized the importance of enhancing technical skills among IT graduates to support this progress.
Google’s Regional Director for Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka Farhan Qureshi acknowledged the vast opportunities available for freelancers in Pakistan.
He said that Google’s Career Certificates program is offering 45,000 scholarships in the country.
President of Google Asia Pacific (APAC) Scott Beaumont presented locally manufactured chrome book to the Prime Minister.
The prime minister, addressing the ceremony, appreciated the contribution of Google on global level and in Pakistan as well.
