By 2026, Google plans to manufacture 0.5 million Chromebooks in Pakistan.
At a ceremony held here on Thursday, tech giant Google announced plans to create 500,000 Chromebooks in Pakistan. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif received the first computer as part of the program. The prime minister was presented with a Chromebook produced locally by Scott Beaumont, the president of Google Asia Pacific (APAC).
The prime minister gave a speech during the event thanking Google for its contributions to Pakistan and the world at large.
He thought that Pakistan’s youth had a great deal of potential in the field of information technology, which might be crucial to the country’s economic growth.
He stated that in order to guarantee their empowerment and education, the national and local governments have to make use of every resource at their disposal.
The prime minister stated that the administration has set a very attainable goal of exporting IT goods valued at USD 25 billion over the next five years.
In addition to encouraging freelancers and small and medium-sized businesses, he requested the IT specialists and business owners to submit a plan that would assist the government in reaching the goal.
In the best interests of the Pakistani people, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also decided to completely digitise and paperless the nation’s governing structure in order to eradicate widespread corruption.
He claimed that a new Secretary for the Ministry of IT and Telecommunication had been appointed by the government in an open manner.
Google, according to Minister of State for Information Technology and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja, is significantly contributing to Pakistan’s digitisation in line with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s goals.
According to Farhan S. Qureshi, Regional Director of Google for Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, the country’s economic activity would rise if it prioritised technology. He emphasised the abundant prospects for independent contractors in Pakistan to advance in many technological domains.
Ahsan Iqbal, the minister of planning and development, and Attaullah Tarar, the minister of information and broadcasting, were also present.
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