ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi said the government has been taking measures to support the information technology (IT) sector to promote economic and scientific development.
“The government is extending all kinds of support to the IT sector of the country and various laws have been made to facilitate the growth of the sector,” Alvi said while addressing a ceremony related to the Presidential Initiative for Artificial Intelligence and Computing in Karachi.
Noting countries that focus on artificial intelligence and computing are developing rapidly, the president said that the Pakistani youth should focus on information technology education to make use of the opportunities in the sector across the world.
He said that to help the young people, the government has initiated several programs, such as the digital skill program which is free and imparting IT education through online classes.
After completing the education, the students would not only have job choices but also entrepreneurship opportunities, said the president, adding the government would provide them with financial support for starting entrepreneurship.
