Creating digital skills platform need of hour: seminar

LAHORE : “Youth digital innovation is a powerful force for sustainable development, particularly in countries like Pakistan. To create next generation of knowledge workers in the country, most important need is to create digital skills platform, connecting youth with training, skills and employment opportunities, using a flexible and adaptive approach to accommodate the rapidly changing demands of the digital economy”.

These views were expressed by the speakers at a public seminar “From Clicks to Progress: Youth Digital Pathways for Sustainable Development,” organised by Women in Struggle for Empowerment (WISE) in connection with International Youth Day 2024, here Saturday, at a local hotel. A large number of young girls and women, including students, sportswomen and activists joined the event. JFK Institute of Technology and Management, Islamabad President Dr Ijaz A Qureshi was the chief guest on this occasion.

Dr Ijaz Qureshi said there are infinite skills hidden in our youth that go unrecognised. The future of work is changing, and new sectors demand higher-value skills. Let us recognize the incredible potential of digital technology to drive sustainable development. Young people are leveraging digital tools to build their sustainable future. By supporting and investing in digital pathways, we can accelerate progress towards the SDGs and build a more sustainable and inclusive world, he added.

We cannot empower our youth through distribution of laptops only, rather green jobs for women and youth are need of the hour. The unemployment rate among degree holders is three times higher than the overall unemployed people.