ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday invited German softwaredevelopment giant Systems, Applications and Products in Data Processing(SAP) to establish laboratories in Pakistan.
“The Prime Minister made the offer in a meeting with SAP CEO ChristianKlein on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum being held in Davos,Switzerland,” read a tweet shared by the PM Office.
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Mr. Christian Klein, CEO SAP called on Prime Minister Imran Khan at Davos,on the sidelines of WEF Annual Meeting 2020. #PMImranKhanlink #Davos2020link
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In the meeting, the German executive briefed PM Imran on SAP’s longassociation with the country over the past 20 years. He highlighted thatthe most significant project taken up by the German firm was ofadministering a digital system of salaries and pensions for the federalgovernment.
“The Prime Minister also offered SAP to establish software labs in Pakistanto do software engineering work for SAP in Pakistan,” said the PM Office.
SAP CEO Klein lauded the Pakistan government’s focus on digitisation ofgovernance and economic sectors in his meeting with the premier.
Klein expressed the company’s commitment to training young softwareengineers in Germany and using them for software development in Pakistan.
