Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif meeting with delegation of GSM Association
A four-member delegation of GSMA led by Julian Gorman, Head of Global Systems for Mobile Communications (GSMA) Asia Pacific, met with Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif.
Regarding the promotion of telecommunication and information technology in Pakistan, the holding of Digital National Summit in Islamabad today is very welcome: Prime Minister’s conversation with the delegation
GSMA has a very fundamental and important role in digitization initiatives: Prime Minister
Action plan for reforms and digitization of information technology sector is being implemented: Prime Minister
Better access to internet for common man, improvement of digital infrastructure, e-governance, vocational training of digital skills among youth and innovation and promotion of business in this sector are focused: Prime Minister
Regarding the development of IT and telecom sectors, the federal government has allocated a historic development budget in this financial year: Prime Minister
Countries are working on priority basis to increase IT exports: Prime Minister
Our vision is that every person should have a smartphone, broadband internet in every home and QR code facility in every business: Prime Minister
The delegation briefed the Prime Minister about the role of GSMA in promoting telecom services across the world including Pakistan.
The delegation expressed interest in further enhancing cooperation with the Government of Pakistan in the fields of Information Technology and Telecom
The meeting was attended by Minister of State for Information Technology and Telecom Shaza Fatima, Chairman Pakistan Telecommunications Authority Major General Retired Hafeezur Rehman and other relevant senior government officials.
Editor: Kamran Raja