Overview
- Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar unveiled the country’s first Google Chromebook assembly line at a ceremony in Islamabad, with operations based in Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
- The assembly effort is a collaboration involving Google for Education’s partner Tech Valley, the National Radio and Telecommunication Corporation, and Australia-based Allied.
- Under a strategic memorandum, officials announced training for 100,000 developers and 100,000 Google Career Certificates, alongside support for AI-driven local solutions and the startup and gaming sectors.
- Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif approved pursuing a dedicated Chromebook manufacturing facility in the province and reiterated plans to position Punjab as an AI hub.
- Google for Education reported training more than 2,000 public-school teachers in Punjab, and upcoming Chromebooks are planned to include an AI Toolkit with Gemini, Read Along, and Canva for classroom use.