Overview
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reviewed the IT sector roadmap and directed third‑party validation of government IT training to ensure quality and international standards.
- Officials told the meeting that annual IT exports rose to $4.6 billion, a 21 percent increase, with freelancers contributing about $1.164 billion to that total.
- The government reported major connectivity gains including an increase in available mobile spectrum from 274 MHz to 880 MHz, higher smartphone penetration and 5.1 million fixed broadband and fibre connections.
- A new Software Technology Park in Bagh, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, has been completed and 130 government services have been digitised under the Digital Nation Pakistan initiative.
- Officials are preparing to launch Connect Pakistan Vision 2030 as part of a longer‑term push to scale infrastructure and institutionalise tech-led growth, which could expand export capacity and job training outcomes.