The Government of Pakistan identifies that the growth of information and communication technology (ICT) is a vital factor for the mid-to long-term progress of the country, therefore, government is working on a Digital Pakistan vision to enhance digital economy that will spur economic prosperity and citizen empowerment.
The Government of Pakistan strives to improve its citizens’ quality of life and economic well-being by ensuring availability of accessible, affordable, reliable, universal and high quality ICT services. GOP strongly believes in mass adoption of emerging digital technologies and innovative applications to enable cross-sector socio-economic development and transformation of economic activities, governance models, social interaction, and achievement of sustainable development goals.
Economic growth is targeted through ICT eco-system enablement resulting in business growth and job creations, while Citizen Empowerment has been focused through e-governance. To achieve above objectives, a multipronged strategy has been adopted that focuses on building the capacity of public and private sector besides provisioning of requisite infrastructure and platforms.