Pakistan, Google sign MoU to light up $30bn digital roadmap

 
Pakistan, Google sign MoU to light up $30bn digital roadmap

MG News| August 21, 2026 at 02:19 PM GMT+05:00

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August 21, 2026 (MLN): The Government of Pakistan
and Google signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)  to strengthen cooperation on digital skills,
IT exports and innovation, which marks a significant step toward establishing a
Google office in the country and expanding AI access for Pakistani students and
institutions

The MoU was signed at a ceremony in Islamabad by
Secretary Ministry of Information Technology Zarar Hashim Khan and Google’s
Senior Director of Government Affairs and Public Policy for Southeast Asia,
David Weller, in the presence of Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, US
Chargé d’Affaires Natalie Baker, and members of the Federal Cabinet, said a
press release issued

Under the agreement, Google will expand its Career
Certificates programme in Pakistan, with a target of issuing 150,000 career
certificates during the current year to promote digital skills among the youth

The two sides also agreed to widen Pakistani students’
access to Google’s advanced artificial intelligence tools, including Google AI
Plus and Gemini, free of cost, while jointly establishing an AI Centre of
Excellence in Islamabad to train Pakistani human re

The MoU further covers cooperation to enhance the global
competitiveness of Pakistan’s mobile applications and gaming industry, promote
digital payments, and expand the scope of digital commerce in the country

On the government side, the agreement provides for the
use of AI-powered data analytics in the Federal Board of Revenue’s digitization
programme, along with the deployment of AI in agriculture for crop monitoring,
forecasting and sustainable farming practices

Digital platforms will also be leveraged to help small
and medium-sized enterprises access global markets

A joint task force comprising representatives of the
government, Google and other relevant stakeholders will be constituted under
the MoU to prepare a roadmap for enhancing Pakistan’s IT exports and
competitiveness, and to identify barriers and growth opportunities in the
sector

The two sides agreed to further expand opportunities for
young people in digital skills, startups and the technology sector, in line
with the Prime Minister’s vision of raising Pakistan’s IT exports and digital
economy to $30 billion by 2030

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