PESHAWAR, Nov 11 (APP):Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi on Wednesday called for providing greater opportunities to the province's youth in federal government IT training programmes to equip them with modern digital skills and make them economically independent. Chairing a meeting jointly with Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja at the Governor House, he said young people and women should be equipped with modern IT skills to …
KP youth to get more opportunities in digital skills training: Governor
PESHAWAR, Nov 11 (APP):Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi on Wednesday called for providing greater opportunities to the province’s youth in federal government IT training programmes to equip them with modern digital skills and make them economically independent.
Chairing a meeting jointly with Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja at the Governor House, he said young people and women should be equipped with modern IT skills to help them secure online employment and become financially self-reliant.
Adviser to the KP government on Science and Information Technology Usman Saifullah, Chief Secretary Dr Fakhre Alam Irfan, Secretary Science and Information Technology Nisar Ahmad and other federal and provincial officials attended the meeting.
The meeting reviewed the Digital Master Plan and National Digital Commission. Participants received a detailed briefing on Digital Nation Pakistan and the National Digital Master Plan.
The briefing revealed that all four provinces had representation in the National Digital Commission, while 500 digital platforms were operational across the country under federal government initiatives. Of these, 150 were functioning in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Governor Kundi said special initiatives would be taken for the province’s youth with federal government support, adding that the provincial IT department would maintain close coordination with the federal Ministry of IT.
He appreciated the KP Information Technology Board’s progress in digitalisation and said the province wanted to establish more IT parks with federal assistance to provide modern training facilities, particularly for women.
He said empowering young people and equipping them with skills in line with modern requirements remained a priority. KP had embarked on a journey from terrorism towards tourism and wanted to promote its positive image, he added.
Federal Minister Shaza Fatima Khawaja assured full cooperation in addressing the challenges facing the IT sector in KP.
She informed the meeting that 800,000 young people in the province had already received training under the Digital Skills Programme.
She said further initiatives would be taken to empower youth and women, enabling them to earn through online employment opportunities while working from home.
