Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday appreciated the supportprovided by Huawei towards realizing the objectives of “Digital Pakistan.
He expressed it during a meeting with a high level delegation of technologygiant Huawei led by Hou Tao, Global Senior Vice President Huawei Technologycalled on Prime Minister Imran Khan at Islamabad today.
Minister for IT Amin ul Haque, Advisor on Commerce Abdul Razaq Dawood,Chairman Board of Investment Mr. Atif R. Bukhari, Chairman PTA Maj. Gen.(R) Aamir Azeem Bajwa and senior officers were also present.
Huawei delegation comprised of CEO Huawei Pakistan Mr. Qiang Meng, Dy. CEOMr. Ahmed Bilal Masud, Managing Director Mr. Weijie Gao, Director PublicAffairs Mr. Han Wu.
The delegation apprised the Prime Minister that Huawei is dedicated towardsrealizing the IT initiatives of the Government and in this regard Huaweiplans to train one thousand federal government employees.
Huawei will also provide support in training university level students toequip them with latest IT skills.
Read Top Stories
Mr. Hou Tao stated that Huawei supports the vision of Prime Minister tocreate a young skilful workforce in the field of IT.
Huawei also offered to formulate Information Communication Technology (ICT)White Paper with the help of international consultants identifying theexisting ICT systems and suggestions for improvements.
He stated that IT sector holds tremendous potential of investment, revenuegeneration and economic development. The Prime Minister emphasized that ITsolutions in government operations ensure transparency, speed of deliveryand good-governance.
