Ambassador Rizwan Saeed Sheikh Champions U.S.-Pakistan Tech Collaboration in Silicon Valley
Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States, H.E. Rizwan Saeed Sheikh, accompanied by the Consul General of Pakistan in Los Angeles, engaged in a series of level meetings in Silicon Valley, focusing on enhancing trade and investment in Pakistan’s rapidly expanding IT sector. These interactions underscored the government’s commitment to fostering a dynamic environment for technological innovation and international collaboration.
At the Annual Forum of the Organization of Pakistani Entrepreneurs (OPEN) Silicon Valley, the Ambassador outlined Pakistan’s ambitious IT growth targets, aiming to increase IT and IT-enabled services (ITES) exports to $15 billion by 2029 and $30 billion by 2030. He highlighted the thriving freelancer ecosystem, comprising world’s second largest active professiona...