Authorities introduced plans to determine the nation’s first ladies’s software program expertise park in Azad Kashmir, with a focused launch date set for February. The initiative goals to bridge the area’s gender-based digital divide and promote ladies’s participation within the tech business.
The choice was made throughout a gathering of the Pakistan Software program Export Board (PSEB), chaired by Minister of State for Data Expertise, Shaza Fatima Khawaja. The assembly reviewed the general efficiency of Pakistan’s IT sector.
This transfer is a part of a broader authorities plan, revealed in Could, to determine 10 new software program expertise parks throughout the nation by subsequent 12 months, together with one within the capital, Islamabad. These parks will characteristic incubation centres, services to assist start-ups, and can intention to develop Pakistan’s digital panorama, improve IT exports, and promote gender inclusivity within the tech sector.
“The initiative [in Azad Kashmir] underscores our dedication to creating equal alternatives for girls and guaranteeing their significant participation in Pakistan’s digital financial system,” Minister Khawaja stated in an official assertion after the assembly.
Presently, ladies make up 20 % of the workforce in PSEB-supported expertise parks, which collectively make use of over 18,000 export professionals throughout 43 IT parks in Pakistan.
The PSEB has additionally been proactive in creating job alternatives by coaching, certifications, and internship applications.
Since 2020, the organisation has facilitated over 10,000 job placements. Wanting forward, the PSEB goals to empower 25,000 freelancers by 2027 by establishing 250 e-Employment Centres and increasing the nation’s IT sector internationally.