LAHORE – Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to empowering the youth with modern skills, ensuring they play a pivotal role in shaping Pakistan’s future. To achieve this goal, the government has launched several initiatives, including the Commonwealth Asia Youth Alliance Secretariat, Digital Learning Portal, AI for Youth Programme, Smart Youth Smart Pakistan, and National Volunteer Corps.
These programs aim to provide youth with access to cutting-edge technology, skills training, and volunteer opportunities, enabling them to drive progress and development in the country.
He said this while chairing a review meeting in Lahore on Sunday regarding the provision of ICT training to 300,000 youth in Pakistan in collaboration with Huawei Technologies.
Members of the Huawei Technologies delegation also participated in the meeting.
Various measures were discussed to equip the youth with digital skills and provide world-class training in the IT sector.
The meeting reviewed the implementation of agreements made with Huawei Technologies in China last year.
Shehbaz Sharif said the youth play a key role in the promotion of technology and the digital revolution.
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Representatives of Huawei Technologies expressed their commitment to launching advanced training programs in Pakistan.
Under this initiative, Huawei Technologies will provide training to the youth in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, cloud computing, and other advanced technologies.
The prime minister was informed that 300,000 Pakistani youth will receive online training. For this objective, the ICT training portal will be officially inaugurated by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
It is pertinent to mention that Huawei Technologies has already trained 20,315 students under this initiative.
Shehbaz Sharif further directed the expansion of this initiative to all provinces, including Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.
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