He was addressing participants of Future Fest 2022
Islamabad: President Arif Alvi encouraged the Pakistani youth to learn digital skills saying that the technology sector can prove to be “the shortest path to development” for the country.
The president was addressing participants of the three-day (May 13-15) Future Fest 2022 — the country’s largest tech conference held in Islamabad — which brought together Pakistan’s top tech start-ups, entrepreneurs, investors, innovators, and professionals. More than 30,000 visitors are expected to attend the tech event where more than 100 exhibitors are presenting their products and services.
In his speech, Dr Alvi focused on enabling digital growth by offering youth the education and digital skills needed for current and future jobs. “Technology has revolutionised all sectors and it has the ability to bring exponential change,” he said while citing the example of Estonia, a small country seen as a benchmark for tech transformation of national economies.
Dr Alvi also shared that the government of Pakistan’s ‘Digiskills Training’ programme was the first and the largest national project that has trained 2.2 million youth free of cost in digital skills required to transform youth into successful freelancers and entrepreneurs. Pakistan is ranked the fourth-largest freelancer market globally.
He also highlighted the role of artificial intelligence, saying that AI is swiftly becoming a new horizontal for the global tech industry. He called on...
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