Information Technology Minister Anusha Rehman urges Google team to increase engagement and presence in Pakistan
The status of development of the IT industry in Pakistan, the pace of adoption of IT technologies and a vibrant market of 200 million-plus with a major youth component, coupled with proactive policies of this government, present a huge opportunity for global corporations like Google to have local presence in Pakistan.Minister of State for Information Technology Anusha Rehman said this while taking to a high-level delegation of Google Asia Pacific, headed by Rajan Anandan, the vice president and managing director for South East Asia, in her office on Friday. The meeting was also attended by other officials of the MoIT and PTA Chairman Dr Syed Ismail Shah.
The minister highlighted the initiatives being taken by the MoIT, including formulation of a comprehensive telecom policy, electronic crimes bill, initiatives for IT enablement for women and girls and various connectivity projects for un-served and underserved areas, and a well-structured nationwide tele-centres programme. Also highlighting the specific focus of the government on promotion of entrepreneurship in youth, she called upon Google to increase their engagement and presence in Pakistan to benefit from the immense opportunity.Provision of a clear-cut mechanism for intermediary liability protection for international content-hosting platforms provided in the PEC Bill and relevant clause of the Electronic Transaction Ordinance 2002 provide unambiguous support for localisation of various Google services in Pakistan.
The Google representative appreciated all the developments and particularly the efforts of the government for proliferation of broadband, promotion of innovation as well as e-governance programme, and said that these elements had led to a more focused outlook for Google to do business in Pakistan through multifarious projects. Rajan said that the proposition of a well-grounded engagement to increase Google’s presence in Pakistan was more viable than ever.The minister while appraising the delegation of the upcoming implementation of the ‘technology park’ project also informed the delegates about the opportunity for housing Google operations in the facility if Google decides to have full-blown local presence in the country.The Google representatives assured the minister of the maximum cooperation for achievement of mutual objectives and that Pakistan would benefit from the changed strategic outlook of Google regarding pursuing business in Pakistan.
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Quelle/Source: Daily Times, 12.09.2015
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