Caretaker Prime Minister Anwarul Haq Kakar inaugurated 39 e-Rozgaar centres in Islamabad.
Dr. Umar Saif, the Minister of Information Technology, announced during the opening event that the ambitious project of setting up 10,000 e-Rozgaar centres throughout Pakistan has begun.
Additionally, Rs. 1.0 billion has been allocated by the government to create e-Rozgaar centres around the nation through public-private partnerships. These centres would allow interest-free loans to qualified individuals and businesses who have been shortlisted.
During the project’s early stages, Dr. Umar Saif stressed the significance of IT. With the eventual goal of achieving 10,000 centers nationally, he announced the development of 250 centers through the public and private sectors in various small and large towns.
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In order to tackle the existing issues that the nation’s 1.5 million freelancers confront, Dr. Umar Saif emphasized the deficiency of essential resources, such as internet connectivity, laptops, and appropriate work areas. He disclosed intentions to house one million independent contractors in these hubs, each of which might house up to 100 people, potentially increasing yearly IT exports by $10 billion.
Work is now underway on around forty e-Rozgaar facilities, all of which are anticipated to be operationalized by February 19, 2024.
In the four months of the caretaker government, Dr. Saif expressed his satisfaction with the IT Ministry’s performance. He gave the Special Investment Facilitation Council credit for making it possible for policies and projects to be approved on time and for IT companies to keep 50% of their foreign currency revenues.
An important development in the freelancer digital payment channel was revealed. The Minister of IT disclosed intentions to establish 10,000 accounts as part of a trial project that would begin on February 1, 2024, enabling freelancers to get paid via PayPal. If this pilot initiative is successful, more third-party agreements for fund collection will be implemented on a wider basis.
Dr. Umar Saif removed barriers to ensure that the 5G spectrum was available by addressing the technological infrastructure; a spectrum auction is slated for August 2024. In addition, he revealed plans to install 200,000 kilometers more of optical fiber cable throughout the nation.
The minister cited the right-of-way policy’s implementation and the settlement of disputes between institutions as major accomplishments. He added during the occasion that the telecom industry had long wanted the Telecommunication Tribunal to be established.
The minister mentioned a number of other noteworthy projects, such as the establishment of the Pakistan Startup Fund, which had an initial investment of Rs. 2 billion, the “Smartphones for All” program, which provided cell phones to people in easy-to-afford installments, and the fund for research and development intended to assist firms that manufacture mobile phones.
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