Tech Desk 
Oct 15, 2024
Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB), Special Communications Organisation (SCO), and the Gilgit-Baltistan School and Education Department recently signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs).
These two MoUs were signed to transform the region into an IT hub, to strengthen the region’s information technology (IT) infrastructure and make Gilgit-Baltistan a hub for IT freelancing, innovation, and achieve digital excellence.
Gilgit-Baltistan's first MoU with PSEB
The first MoU highlighted the collaboration of PSEB and the IT Department of Gilgit-Baltistan to build Software Technology Hubs in different places including Diamer, Ghizer, and Nagar. This will help to serve as major innovation centres with PSEB offering top-notch technical expertise for the enhancement of the country.
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Gilgit-Baltistan's second MoU with SCO
The second MoU was signed between the SCO, the IT Department, and the Education Department of Gilgit-Baltistan, which aimed to develop almost 14 IT centres in schools in the region. This is certainly a significant step towards digital literacy among students and offers them great IT skills to propel and accomplish their goals in future.
Top officials including IT Minister Gilgit-Baltistan Suraiya Zaman, Chief Secretary Gilgit-Baltistan Abrar Ahmed Mirza, SCO Sector Commander Colonel Faheem, Secretary Education Akhtar Hussain Rizvi, and Secretary IT Riaz Ahmed attended the signing ceremony.
IT Minister Gilgit-Baltistan Suraiya Zaman outlined the significance of these collaborations in diversifying opportunities and how they will impact the professional and personal development of the youth and economic growth of the country.
According to Gilgit-Baltistan government spokesperson Faiz Ullah Faraq, these initiatives mark an important step in the region's journey towards economic growth. These Software Technology Hubs will efficiently use the IT labs developed in the 14 schools across the region, creating great opportunities for youth to engage in freelancing.
