{"id":63533,"date":"2020-04-02T16:19:08","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T11:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=63533"},"modified":"2020-04-02T16:19:09","modified_gmt":"2020-04-02T11:19:09","slug":"govt-to-put-it-sector-development-on-cpec-agenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/govt-to-put-it-sector-development-on-cpec-agenda.html","title":{"rendered":"Govt to put IT sector development on CPEC agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: The government has decided to develop the local Information Technology (IT) sector as part of the projects being carried out under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) initiative, a news source quoted Federal Secretary for Information Technology and Telecommunication Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui as saying. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pm-timely-completion-cpec-projects-avert-cost-escalation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"PM for timely completion of CPEC projects to avert cost escalation (opens in a new tab)\">PM for timely completion of CPEC projects to avert cost escalation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reportedly,\nthe government will form a Pak-China Joint IT Working Group to see to this end \u2013\nwith its summary expected to be moved before the Federal Cabinet for approval\nnext month. Following this sanction, the executive will sign the related\nagreements with China. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As per details, the two countries will extend mutual cooperation towards the development of the e-commerce sector, IT infrastructure, arranging for technical training and assistance, the formation of data centres and incubation facilities, and projects related to the provision of IT services. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/work-cpec-phase-ii-underway-china-determined-take-project-forward.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Work on CPEC Phase II underway; China determined to take project forward (opens in a new tab)\">Work on CPEC Phase II underway; China determined to take project forward<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking to\nthe media, the IT secretary revealed that successful rounds of talks for had already\nbeen completed with China for the purpose \u2013 and that the CPEC Authority had\nalso sanctioned the project\u2019s approval. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He further\nsaid that developing the IT sector under CPEC would bring revenue worth\nbillions of rupees to the country and create many job opportunities for locally\ntrained IT professionals. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The government has decided to develop the local Information Technology (IT) sector as part of the projects being carried out under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) initiative, a news source quoted Federal Secretary for Information Technology and Telecommunication Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui as saying. Read: PM for timely completion of CPEC projects to avert cost escalation Reportedly, the government will form a Pak-China Joint IT Working Group to see to this end \u2013 with its summary expected to be moved before the Federal Cabinet for approval next month. Following this sanction, the executive will sign the related agreements with China. As per details, the two countries will extend mutual cooperation towards the development of the e-commerce sector, IT infrastructure, arranging for technical training and assistance, the formation of data centres and incubation facilities, and projects related to the provision of IT services. Read: Work on CPEC Phase II underway; China determined to take project forward Speaking to the media, the IT secretary revealed that successful rounds of talks for had already been completed with China for the purpose \u2013 and that the CPEC Authority had also sanctioned the project\u2019s approval. 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