Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says this project will significantly increase domestic IT exports while expressing satisfaction over the progress on IT Park project in Islamabad


Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday directed the authorities concerned to ensure timely completion of all projects of IT sector.
He was chairing a meeting in Islamabad, to review information technology projects and implementation of measures to increase IT exports.
Expressing satisfaction over the progress on IT Park project in Islamabad, the Prime Minister said this project will significantly increase domestic IT exports.
He said it will prove to be a milestone in achieving the target of IT export of twenty five billion dollars.
The meeting was briefed that work on IT Park project is underway at a fast pace and the Korean company collaborating on the project has reduced its completion period from June to February next year.
The meeting was also briefed about digital smart cities project being launched in Islamabad initially, to provide easy access to citizens to 150 services through the Islamabad City Super application.
Under the project, services of Capital Development Authority, Islamabad Police, Health and Education departments will be available to citizens through a mobile application.
The meeting was told that the services of the federal government will be made available across the country through mobile application in the final stages.
The Prime Minister said citizens should be encouraged to use mobile applications for government services.
The meeting was also briefed about the performance of the IT sector in the last five months during which IT exports have increased by 30 percent compared to last year.
In the last five months, three lakh students have registered for training in IT skills programs while four new incubation centers were also launched during this period.
The meeting was also given a detailed briefing on investment in various projects of IT sector and step-by-step increase in IT exports from them.
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