ISLAMABAD: Huawei, a leading Chinese multinational corporation and technology company, has trained more than 20,000 Pakistani youngsters in advanced information and communication technology (ICT) skills, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s office said on Sunday, amid Islamabad’s efforts to develop a more technologically skilled workforce.
These youngsters have been trained under an agreement signed between Pakistan and Huawei last year to train 300,000 Pakistani youth in ICT skills to match international standards.
The Chinese tech firm is providing training to Pakistani youth in artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, cloud computing and other advanced technologies under the initiative.
“Huawei Technologies has trained 20,315 students so far. The program is upskilling students, trainers and those working in ICT technologies,” Sharif’s office said, following his meeting with a Huawei delegation in Lahore on Sunday.
“The master trainers trained by Huawei Technologies will provide training to youth at the local level.”
Pakistan views ICT as a driver of economic change and seeks to transform the sector into a cornerstone of its strategy for financial stability, courting foreign investment from countries like China and the Gulf states.
In Jan., the Pakistani IT ministry and Huawei launched a training portal to develop a more technologically skilled workforce in Pakistan, aimed at enabling the Pakistani youth to contribute to the country’s development.
During Sunday’s meeting, Sharif asked officials to ensure speedy implementation of IT training projects.
“The prime minister directed to make the ICT training portal accessible to maximum number of people, and expand the project to all provinces, including Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan,” Sharif’s office said.
Huawei trains over 20,000 Pakistani youth in AI, cybersecurity and cloud computing
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Huawei trains over 20,000 Pakistani youth in AI, cybersecurity and cloud computing
- Pakistan and Huawei last year signed an agreement to train 300,000 Pakistani youth in advanced information and communication technologies
- Islamabad views ICT as a driver of economic change and seeks to transform the sector into a cornerstone of its strategy for financial stability
At least eight killed in road crash in Pakistan’s Sindh
- Fatal road accidents are common in Pakistan, where traffic rules are rarely
- Fatal road accidents are common in Pakistan, where traffic rules are rarely
ISLAMABAD: At least eight people, including women, were killed as a result of a deadly collision between a car and a trailer in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, officials said on Saturday.
The incident occurred late last night on Jamshoro-Thatta road near Kotri SITE area, according to Edhi rescue service.
The deceased included four men and four women, whose bodies were shifted to hospital. Two others were injured in the accident.
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah expressed grief over the loss of lives and extended his sympathies to bereaved families.
“The Sindh chief minister directed strict implementation of road safety laws to avoid traffic accidents,” Shah’s office said.
Fatal road accidents are common in Pakistan, where traffic rules are rarely.
Such crashes are particularly common in areas in Pakistan’s south where single carriage roads connect various cities while local drivers usually avoid traffic rules and speed limit on highways.
Last week, at least 24 people were killed in two separate road crashes in Pakistan’s Punjab and Balochistan provinces, officials and state media reported.
