CANBERRA: The High Commission for Pakistan in Canberra, Australia Monday organized a Virtual Information Technology Delegations Meeting (VITDM) between the companies of Australia and Pakistan. Ninety-nine Pakistani and forty-seven Australian companies participated in the meeting. The meeting was organized in collaboration with the Consulates Generals of Sydney and Melbourne as well as Honorary Investment Counsellor Mr. Hassan Kanji.
Lead Speakers included the High Commissioner for Pakistan H.E. Babar Amin, Mr. Shoaib Ahmad Siddiqui, Secretary Ministry of IT & Telecom, Mr. Osman Nasir, Managing Director Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB), Mr. Ahsan Ali Mangi, Secretary, Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP), Mr. Shahjahan Ch. Director, National Incubation Center, Mr. Anthony Ellard JP, Australian Computer Society, Mr. Mellonie Francis, CEO Rareiio, Mr. Michael Giffney, MD, Voice Plus, Mr. Muhammad Ashraf, Consul General Sydney moderated the meeting.
The virtual meeting was a sequel of previous meetings organized by the High Commission for promotion of IT and software trade cooperation between Pakistani and Australian companies. The virtual meeting aimed at B2B collaboration and further building upon the progress already made during the earlier meetings. The High Commissioner H.E. Babar Amin, while addressing the event, underlined the importance that the Government of Pakistan attaches to the development of IT Sector in Pakistan and is keen to facilitate foreign investors in this regard. Pakistan, he said, has taken dynamic measures to bridge digital divide in the country providing network access to remote areas.–PR
