To A Better, Digitized Future: PM Khan Inaugurates The Ambitious ‘Digital Pakistan’ Campaign

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To A Better, Digitized Future: PM Khan Inaugurates The Ambitious ‘Digital Pakistan’ Campaign
As stated by Imran Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan, the country has a second-biggest population of youth that can be turned into a strength rather than a weakness through digitalization.
By SARA RASHEED On DEC 5, 2019
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The government will now be focusing on ‘Digital Pakistan’, a scheme that will unveil the real potential of Pakistani youth. As stated by Imran Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan, the country has a second-biggest population of youth that can be turned into a strength rather than a weakness through digitalization.

Today, Prime Minister launched the campaign of ‘Digital Pakistan’ as a part of the digitation program of the government that was aimed at initiating remarkable new technologies for the wellbeing of people.
The inauguration event of ‘Digital Pakistan’ took place at Prime Minister’s office today in Islamabad. A number of journalists, politicians as well as tech enthusiasts attended the launch ceremony.

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Imran Khan, while addressing at the inauguration ceremony, stated that one of the major needs of the country includes digitalization. He further said that it is crucial for the youth to progress if we want them to succeed on a global level.

“Digital Pakistan will be the utmost priority of the government”


Prime Minister Imran Khan feels that Pakistan is lagging behind, while other countries are running towards progress. He said, “Digital Pakistan will be the utmost priority of the government. As it will unveil the potential of the youth. We have the second biggest population of the youth, which can be turned into strength through digitization.”

He mainly focused on the fact that women should also come forward and make a name for themselves in this sector. While speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Prime Minister joked a little about when he said ‘ghabrana nahe hai’ in his early speech, as an elected Prime Minister and the nation panicked.
He further added, “Now I am telling you not to panic because Pakistan is headed in the right direction.”

As per the reports by GEO news, Imran Khan revealed that current economic policies of the country are being appreciated by international agencies now.

Prime Minister has given the task of digitalizing the correspondence between the offices of government workers to the ministry of Information Technology. Therefore, the respective ministry has started the ‘Digital Pakistan’ campaign. According to sources, the minister of Information Technology has been directed to complete the digitalization task in a period of three months.
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[Chakar The Great]

Great initiative. This is need of the hour, if government provides enabling environment Pakistan can become major hub for software and IT related services. We have all the ingredients needed.

 

[Mugen]

Beautiful. Please focus more on science and technology. We are decades behind the first world countries and have lot of catching up to do.

 

[Shahzaz ud din]

 

[BATMAN]

She said most democratic force of our society is internet (ironically, gifted by Pervez Musharraf).
What did so called democrats, did in comparison to Musharraf in spreading and forwarding connectivity and broad band?
Another take away for IK is this is how you talk, not like a joker.

 

[Shahzaz ud din]

 

[BATMAN]

what were those secret reforms we keep talking about?
he's mentioning digital payments a lot, what new have they implemented and how is it helping? and where in past they have announced it in their policy?

 

[Rafi]

Tania Aidrus, was an executive at Google, well done for coming back to Pakistan.

 

[Diggy]

Copying campaign ideas of Modi, funny he is bankrupt of ideas too.

Digital India
Launched by Modi back in 2015
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_India

Similarly,

Swach Bharat Mission Modi started in 2014

READ MORE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swachh_Bharat_mission

He also talks about ease of doing business in pakistan, another campaign slogan that modi
gave when he stormed to power in 2014.

You rant about him , call him a fascist and a hitler , then you copy him. Looks like Imran khan needs Modi more than pakistan army to come back to power for a second term. Maybe this time legitimately

 

[Salahuddin Ayyubi]

You have a clear hard on for IK. And that's why no one respects your opinion on on this forum. Try being a bit less partisan and biased. Only someone like you could use this forum and think of something negative to say.

She said most democratic force of our society is internet (ironically, gifted by Pervez Musharraf).
What did so called democrats, did in comparison to Musharraf in spreading and forwarding connectivity and broad band?
Another take away for IK is this is how you talk, not like a joker.

 

[Village life]

how much he is in a hurry to place each and every foreign dubious dual Nationals in the matters of national interests , and this retard believes security institutions are sleeping, another dubious initiative by this puddle, not going to materialize , no private and public entrepreneurs going to give them any data,

 

[Haris Ali2140]

Copying campaign ideas of Modi, funny he is bankrupt of ideas too.

Digital India
Launched by Modi back in 2015
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_India

Similarly,

Swach Bharat Mission Modi started in 2014

READ MORE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swachh_Bharat_mission

He also talks about ease of doing business in pakistan, another campaign slogan that modi
gave when he stormed to power in 2014.

You rant about him , call him a fascist and a hitler , then you copy him. Looks like Imran khan needs Modi more than pakistan army to come back to power for a second term. Maybe this time legitimately

There is digital bangladesh and also digital malaysia. Ease of doing business is a global term.

 

[RealNapster]

Copying campaign ideas of Modi, funny he is bankrupt of ideas too.

Digital India
Launched by Modi back in 2015
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_India

Similarly,

Swach Bharat Mission Modi started in 2014

READ MORE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swachh_Bharat_mission

He also talks about ease of doing business in pakistan, another campaign slogan that modi
gave when he stormed to power in 2014.

You rant about him , call him a fascist and a hitler , then you copy him. Looks like Imran khan needs Modi more than pakistan army to come back to power for a second term. Maybe this time legitimately

Modi also eat. Should IK stop eating? Just listen to IK victory speech, he told you what he is going to do. All this was part of that speech, the malnutrition and toilets too.

 

[Shahzaz ud din]

Roti, kapra, makan — aur internet': Ex-Google executive's vision for Digital Initiative
By Azifa Ayaz / Sana Jamil Khan
Published: December 6, 2019
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KARACHI: In its latest efforts to strengthen the digital landscape of the country, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday launched ‘Digital Pakistan’ aimed at introducing the latest technology for public welfare.

The project will be headed by former Chief of Staff and Head of Strategic Initiatives on the Next Billion Users (NBU) team at Google Tania Aidrus, who left her very well-paying job and has come to Pakistan to head Digital Pakistan on the request of the premier.

Before her appointment at Google, Aidrus co-founded ClickDiagnostics— a mobile health diagnostics company that connects patients in rural areas to doctors around the world.

“A person I knew told the prime minister about me and forwarded an email to his reform team to contact me. Over the next course of months, I was in contact with Jahangir Tareen and members of the federal cabinet. I even met the president before I met Prime Minister Imran and discussed the project,” Aidrus said during the launch ceremony.

She stated that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-led government was taking roti, kapra aur makaan a step forward to roti, kapra, makaan aur internet considering access to internet a right of every Pakistani.

PM Imran launches ‘Digital Pakistan’ initiative

She highlighted the strong role middle-income group plays in the country’s economy and the high rate of consumer spending but also added that there was a lack of technological penetration which is a major setback.

“Technology is a fast-growing sector that accumulates to a billion-dollar enterprise, there are around 70 million broadband internet users and yet the tech industry is not able to cater to this growing number,” she added.

Aidrus underscored the importance of government providing an enabling environment for the immense tech talent the country has.

How this tech buff’s leap of faith announced Karachi on the digital landscape

Speaking about connectivity and internet across Pakistan Aidrus said: “A soldier posted in Siachen gets one opportunity a week to speak to his family members. I want to ensure that whenever he connects to his family via a video call, he is able to do so without any issues.”

She further said that she wants to “put Pakistan on the map” as far as technology and innovation were concerned while emphasising on the fact that new tech startups should be allowed to open bank accounts and complete the paperwork required in order for them to officially launch.

Under the leadership of Imran Khan, PTI has focused its energy in launching citizens portal that was to help Pakistanis in reaching government offices and it comes as no surprise that the head of ‘Digital Initiatives’ also discussed that Rs 3 trillion is wasted each year on the procurement that our government offices require that is largely paper-based and all of which could be saved and invested elsewhere if everything was digitised.

Aidrus also focused on ease of conducting businesses and attracting investors that would eventually bring big companies to Pakistan.


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[Mr ambassador]

this guy left Microsoft company and launched his own online teaching platform https://www.educative.io/. This platform seems easy and does not depends on brain teasing books. So he and his team should be given a chance in digitalPakistan project to teach computer programming to our highschool and college students .If not ,then tania airdus should establish this kind of online learning platform.

All colleges and schools must be connected with brand bend connection . District education officers must be given this task right now. For rural areas , get 3G services from mobile communication companies at special educational packages .

Moreover,Include IT field in matric apart from pre-engineering, pre-medical and arts field . Students should be taught computer coding from matric through e-learning platforms with online practicals in schools .
Right now board marks decide the field of students ,not their interest. If there is lack of funds for this project ,then charge 20 rs per IT school kids. Teach elders on special evening classes.
Pre-medical
Pre-Engineering-
Arts & commerce
+ include (information technology in curriculum.)
It will create public and private jobs for unemployed software engineers.
it’s a mega project of the mega project to create our future bill gates ,mark zukurberg etc.