Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday met with several heads of digital and technology firms, including Christian Klein, the chief operating officer of SAP — a European software cooperation, Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube and Joe Kaeser, CEO of Siemens.
In the meeting held on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF), Klein “expressed SAP’s commitment to train young software engineers in Germany and using them for software development in Pakistan”, a tweet from the Prime Minister’s office said
Prime minster Imran Khan expressed
“We have young experts working on a digital Pakistan. We have invited foreign companies to invest.”
“The first year was spent stabilising the economy. This year is the year of growth. We are doing everything possible to attract investment, make it easy for our local industries to invest by giving them incentives. It is for the first time since the 1960s that the government is consciously planning to help its industries grow.”
Joe Kaeser, CEO of Siemens While appreciating the long association of Siemens with Pakistan’s energy sector, Prime Minister Imran stated that skills development of youth is among top priorities of the government. In this regard, the prime minister expressed his desire for Siemens to introduce high technology skills training programs for Pakistani engineers under the ‘Hunarmand Jawan’ programme. Prime Minister Imran also extended an invitation to the CEO of Siemens to visit Pakistan.
Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube also called on Prime Minister Imran Khan in Davos.Discussions on utilising digital platforms for building Pakistan’s image were held. The Pakistani entourage also discussed the possibilities of promoting tourism, education and attracting investment through digital platforms.
