‘Role of technology pivotal in projecting soft image of Pakistan’

Islamabad : Secretary Ministry for Information Technology and Telecommunication Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui Tuesday said the role of technology was pivotal in this era of social media and digital platforms for inclusion.

“We are a soft heart, loving and caring nation and stressing on projecting the soft image of the country,” he said while addressing 3rd two days international workshop here.

The Inter Islamic Network on Information Technology (INIT) organised the workshop on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Development: Mainstreaming the Marginalized in collaboration with Ministry, COMSATS University Islamabad and UNESCO Chair in ICT for Development, University of London. The workshop builds on the efforts of INIT to identify ways through which stakeholders included academia, government, civil Societies and private sector can contribute towards diffusion of technologies for creating a positive impact on the marginalized communities.

The thematic areas of the workshop included understanding the deprived context for learning technologies; need of awareness of the government efforts on the use of ICTs for development; technology policies for the provision of ICTs for the marginalized.