{"id":326,"date":"2020-02-26T10:30:08","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T10:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sirmaya.com\/blog\/?p=326"},"modified":"2020-02-26T10:31:34","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T10:31:34","slug":"government-vows-to-support-20-billion-usd-for-information-communication-technology-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sirmaya.com\/blog\/government-vows-to-support-20-billion-usd-for-information-communication-technology-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Government Vows to Support 20 Billion USD for Information-Communication-Technology Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='epvc-post-count'><span class='epvc-eye'><\/span>  <span class=\"epvc-count\"> 1,698<\/span><span class='epvc-label'> Views<\/span><\/div>\n<p>The Government of Pakistan has vowed to take initiative to\nsupport $20 Billion for country\u2019s Information-communication-technology (ICT)\ndevelopment in an effort to upsurge Pakistan\u2019s Technological surroundings and\nencourage digital advancement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prime Minister Imran Khan <\/strong>on Wednesday addressed that the government has taken initiative known as \u201c<strong>Digital Pakistan<\/strong>\u201d, which aims to offer a platform to Pakistan\u2019s growing youth that holds the future economic growth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, he stated that In the coming few years, the government aims to increase the size of Pakistan\u2019s <strong>Information and communication Technology (ICT)<\/strong> sector to US $ Billion, under the digital policy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Prime Minister had a meeting with Sergi Herrero, the\nGroup Chief Operating Officer of VEON (Parent company of Jazz) in which he\nemphasized about Pakistan having a great investment potential in the\ncommunication and energy industry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Acknowledged by international financial institutions, the\ngovernment was focused on providing business convenience with liberal\ninvestment policy. 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