{"id":2602,"date":"2025-06-10T12:28:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T07:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/?p=2602"},"modified":"2025-06-10T12:49:55","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T07:49:55","slug":"pakistan-emerges-as-regional-it-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/2025\/06\/10\/pakistan-emerges-as-regional-it-hub","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan Emerges as Regional IT Hub"},"content":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan\u2019s IT and IT-enabled services (ITeS) exports showed remarkable growth, rising by $541 million to reach $2.82 billion during July to March, according to the Economic Survey 2024-25 released recently.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This surge has resulted in a trade surplus of $2.42 billion in the sector.<\/p>\n

Freelancers contributed $400 million to these ICT export earnings, highlighting the growing importance of individual digital entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n

The survey underlined that Pakistan\u2019s tech-savvy and professional youth are poised to become a leading regional hub for digital services, tech startups, and high-value software exports.<\/p>\n

Building IT Capacity and Skills<\/h3>\n

In the first nine months of fiscal year 2025, Pakistan made significant progress in strengthening its IT human capital and industry capacity.<\/p>\n

A total of 6,400 professionals were trained in advanced technologies, with an additional 3,400 currently undergoing certification.<\/p>\n

More than 2,700 interns secured placements in IT firms, with an impressive 70 percent retention rate.<\/p>\n

Thousands of young professionals also benefited from soft skills and technical boot camps, enhancing their readiness for the tech industry.<\/p>\n

Collaboration between industry and academia facilitated training for over 1,600 graduates and skill assessments for 9,300 students, further expanding the talent pipeline.<\/p>\n

Infrastructure and Institutional Support<\/h3>\n

The Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) manages over 50 Software Technology Parks (STPs) and e-Rozgar centres across the country.<\/p>\n

Among ongoing initiatives is the establishment of 25 new Software Technology Parks aimed at nurturing innovation and supporting startups.<\/p>\n

These developments provide critical infrastructure and resources to sustain the growth of Pakistan\u2019s digital economy.<\/p>\n

With continued investment in skill development and infrastructure, Pakistan is set to solidify its position as a regional leader in IT exports and digital services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan\u2019s IT and IT-enabled services (ITeS) exports showed remarkable growth, rising by $541 million to reach $2.82 billion during July to March, according to the Economic Survey 2024-25 released recently. This surge has resulted in a trade surplus of $2.42 billion in the sector. Freelancers contributed $400 million to these ICT export earnings, highlighting …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":2603,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[287,1307,1308],"class_list":["post-2602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tie-business","tag-exports","tag-it","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2602"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2602\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2604,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2602\/revisions\/2604"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}