As per recent news, Prime Minister Imran Khan stated that Special Technology Zones are being developed in major cities to help IT professionals, while chairing the 4th meeting of the Board of Governors of the Special Technology Zones Authority in Islamabad.
In place of the NOC Regime, the Compliance Regime has been implemented for this purpose.
He further stated that the government’s primary aim is to facilitate the IT sector in order to create a large number of job opportunities for the country’s tech-savvy youth.
In addition, the Prime Minister stated that youth make up around 68 percent of our population, and that the IT sector has the capacity to employ them actively for socioeconomic upliftment.
However, the Board of Governors had previously approved declaring various technology and innovation clusters in Islamabad as Special Technology Zones in order to create an enabling environment for the IT sector to take advantage of existing infrastructure to grow tech companies and freelancers.
The Prime Minister has also urged the relevant authorities to take all necessary steps to create a tech-friendly ecosystem in the country.
