ISLAMABAD, February 28: : President Dr Arif Alvi has underlined the need for promoting IT related education to take the country forward on the path of development.
Addressing the 14th convocation of Sarhad University of Science and Technology on Monday, the president said that there are great prospects of employment in this field. He pointed out that only in the field of cybersecurity, the world would require about 80 million people by 2030. The president also called for a paradigm shift in the education sector, saying online education should be promoted in order to substantially produce the IT skilled manpower. Expressing satisfaction over the online education policy of Higher Education Commission, he said this will also make education inexpensive.
President Alvi said the Chinese side during the visit of the prime minister to Beijing expressed interest to shift the chip manufacturing plant to Pakistan in a matter of one year. Given the demand in the IT sector, he said, “We have to produce the manpower on a fast track basis.”
Advising the youth to become achievers, the president said they should also remain on the guard and not allow destabilisation of the country. He said Pakistan has successfully waged a war against terrorism.
He said, “We also open heartedly hosted millions of Afghan refugees for forty years. – TLTP
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